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- Legato Workshop 1LEVEL 7This is the part 1 of the workshop based on Legato technique for beginners & intermediate players.
- Legato Workshop 2LEVEL 7Work on your timing and soft picking.
- Legato Workshop 3LEVEL 5Legato technique using open strings.
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Ben Higgins2nd May 2012Hi Muris, do I need a special effect to play legato?
Hi, I sent you a p.m. with some legato advice but I'll post it here too so any other students reading this can maybe pick up some helpful hints:
You don't need any special effects at all.. one thing that will help you with legato though is having enough sustain so you really need a tone with enough gain. Legato licks don't really work on a clean guitar sound because it relies on playing loads of notes in succession without picking the string, so having enough gain and sustain is the key.
I always advise people to use a really light touch when starting with legato, so they can train their fingers to memorise the correct positions with the least amount of force and tension. Once the positions and shapes have been memorised and you're comfortable with them, you can start putting a bit more 'force' behind your fingers. When I say 'force' I just mean the normal amount of pressure that you would use to fret the notes when playing. This is really where all the tone comes from. So, to recap.. when training the shapes, have a really light touch, much lighter than you think. When playing them for real, use normal force so the tone and sustain sounds better. Hope that helps
marchiano30th April 2012Hi Muris, do I need a special effect to play legato?
Daniel Realpe1st September 2010great lesson!
Bluesberry13th July 2010Thanks Muris! This is really going to give my (pathetic) legato a great boost!
- Daniel Realpe2nd May 2010
I really like your lessons! this one is great
Jean-Marc30th November 2009Give feedback on the lesson (56 replies so far)
- Jean-Marc23rd November 2009
Great lesson !
I don´t have any problems with my left hand..but how much do you mute the other strings with your other hand ? specially when I play your lesson really slow ( I don´t know why ..but it seems that playing slowly legato stuff is somekind harder) i have to focus on the right hand because often other strings make this noise which appears by playing legato without muting ^^ ( sorry but i can´t explain that diffrent...)
I hope you know what I mean ^^
Greetings 
Muris Varajic9th May 2009Because it runs on batteries.
Alexiaden939th May 2009Hey again, I was just wondering why your pick is on fire ?!
- Muris Varajic30th April 2009
Great, let me know if you need any help!
- Alexiaden9330th April 2009
This is a really nice tune Muris, I'll start practising at once !
- Muris Varajic10th November 2008
That's great to hear,keep it up!
Fretburns9th November 2008thanks Muris,ive just completed that lesson...im gona keep playin it tho,so they become second nature..Thanks
- Muris Varajic8th November 2008
I'm pleased to hear,many thanks!
Please feel free to ask if you need any help tho,
you can use my instructor board per example.
Cheers - Fretburns8th November 2008
great lesson Muris!! this is a great exersize...im not a beginner at legato,but im not great either..this has given me different pattern ideas to work with..plus its inspired me to get better...I only joined a week or so ago,and im loving all the lessons...i especially love the way you play...your style,melodic ideas,feel,songs...you make me want to practise hard! great lessons!! I THANKYOU!
- Muris Varajic26th July 2008
Thanks guys,glad it helps.
midnight26th July 2008This and your blues bending lesson has strengthened my hand and fingers so much in the last two weeks. Great stuff!
Canis28th May 2008Gotta learn this one. I suck at legato. It might help me play cleaner as well ^^
The melody is awesome as well Thanks for this one ^^- Muris Varajic30th March 2008
Appreciate it!
Luciana Segovia30th March 2008Very nice melody...
- Muris Varajic24th March 2008
Glad it helps,cheers.
- bigcondublin24th March 2008
this lesson really showed me how weak my pull offs are, am i right in saying that i should be pulling off the string in a downward fashion? great lesson as usual
- tolga28th February 2008
having trouble with finding the right finger for some notes.also do we pick for slides?you will prob. say it's a matter of choice.dude I'm somewhere between beginner and int. and your exercises puts me on a higher level,I feel it.thanks man you have my prays.
- Muris Varajic22nd February 2008
Thanks guys.
glazmusik,it might be your tapping but it also could have been action on your guitar.
If strings are too high then it's really hard to play legato. 
glazmusik22nd February 2008loving all of you lessons, Muris! really tight stuff.
One question though: I do have trouble getting good volume out of hammer-ons. Is it so simple as I'm just not tapping hard enough? Or is there something else that I could maybe be doing wrong? I've got plenty of ampage and gain
Carlos Carrillo21st February 2008muris!!!!great sounds...
Danilo Capezzuto21st February 2008Thanks for a normal lesson...
d.- glazmusik17th February 2008
This is a great technique to practice! It definitely does really improve your overall accuracy. Thanks!
- Muris Varajic15th December 2007
Pandora is multi effect processor
There's a review I did in gear reviews board,check it out.
Mrblomme15th December 2007hmmmz so you play clean ?
Caus i'm playing it with Boss DS1 (distortion) on- Muris Varajic15th December 2007
Same as always,Korg Pandora PX4D straight into audio card
- Mrblomme15th December 2007
I have a question: what effects or amplifier settings do you use ? Becaus if I do so it sounds way wrong.
- Muris Varajic3rd December 2007
Yeah,might be,
as I said,it is hard to draw steady line between levels....
- john from dubai28th November 2007
hey muris great lick.. but i cant call that beginner stuff ............I wish I could play one line properly .. please do post some more melodious numbers.
- Mateusz26th November 2007
Gimmie that shinning pick!
Anyway, I have to practise legato so it's great lesson for me thanks - Muris Varajic26th October 2007
Great,thanks!!
Farbror Kudde25th October 2007You have a very cool and original style in my point of view
so clean and rhytmic. Very nice lesson aswell, Im on it as we speak keep them comming- Muris Varajic25th October 2007
You're welcome RemMIDI,glad it's working fine for you!!!
RemMIDI25th October 2007Still, a super scale practice jam, slow video looped finger placement, and with a band that does not complain, that I really suck at guitar... Over and over?
Another thanks, Muris!
If I learn this in 3 months, money worth spent.
Kudos- RemMIDI5th October 2007
Just what I was looking for. You pointed me in the right direction. Thanks Muris!
- Muris Varajic3rd October 2007
That's great,glad it helps!!
timono2nd October 2007awesome Muris,
this lesson will deffinatly strengthen my left hand pinky
thanks
timon- wilfrusciante2nd October 2007
This is real good!!!
- Muris Varajic2nd October 2007
Wow,I'll take it as a compliment ,thanks!
So,he plays legato too? 
Gilmore2nd October 2007This sounds alot like Mike Oldfield.
- Muris Varajic2nd October 2007
Thanks
It's The Light Pick 
christian2nd October 2007wat kind of pick are you using, its sick and so is the lesson
- Muris Varajic2nd October 2007
Glad you like it,go for it!
seanM12nd October 2007Awesome, gonna jump right in this one!
The Uncreator2nd October 2007Simple yet beautiful!!!
Lester1st October 2007wow, learned something new again...
Great lesson Muris!!
Jeff Curtis2nd October 2007yaaa i like it. Legato is a great great tool to use
- ch00ch00man1st October 2007
"Good one!
Funny, I'm preparing a legato one as well."
"Yeah,never enough of legato David,looking forward to your version!!"
Absolutely agree! Was just thinking the same thing myself. Excellent lesson Muris, thanks. David, definitely bring it.
Boris - Muris Varajic1st October 2007
Thanks everybody!
Yeah,never enough of legato David,looking forward to your version!! 
Juan M. Valero1st October 2007Excelent lesson, I like the music taste that I feel in your exercices
congratulations !!!
David Wallimann1st October 2007Good one!
Funny, I'm preparing a legato one as well.
krudtaa1st October 2007helpful stuff again. thanks.
Nick3251st October 2007cool
jammer911st October 2007Amazing lesson. I need to further work on legato. You really got your own sound/ style Muris...
silentkap1st October 2007sounds very cool
Iluha1st October 2007I could use this, my legato is just pure cr**
Cool pick muris!
Kristofer Dahl1st October 2007Nice Muris!
Not only is legato super cool technique in itself - it also improves your general left hand accuracy and therby improves your tone.
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Hi guys!
I this lesson I will try to explain the main stuff regarding legato technique. So if you're new to legato, try to follow me here because this is pure beginner level.
What legato means?
It means that we don't hit every note with the pick, so we are using lots of pull-offs, hammer-ons and some sliding here and there. Compared to picking, legato has much more smoother and softer sounding. I combined a few patterns here so you could play different things. Later on, just incorporate this into your own playing and licks.
It's in key of G major,tempo is 110 BPM.
We were all beginners too, so step in and have fun!!
Muris Varajic
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