10 MIN LEGATO WORKOUT // exercises to get a clean technique - Rafael Trujillo

[@RafaelTrujilloEducation]

Hey everyone, thanks for joining me for these daily workout routines! As always, you can get the GP files and the backing track through my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/rafaeltrujillo. If you want to practice these exercises at different tempos, it can be very effective to use the Guitar Pro files. This time I guide you through the process of building up speed and precision using the legato technique. Timing is the key here, so make sure you really get the rhythm of the patterns before going into faster tempos. Have fun practicing and let me know what you wanna see next!

[@jojimerc7396]

New sub here, thank you for sharing this exercise you make our life much easier

[@RafaelTrujilloEducation]

thanks for the sub!

[@karmatilya]

Facebook reels brought me here

[@mistakenforahat]

These workouts have been amazing for my playing. This and the alternate picking have found a place in my practice routine now. Looking forward to trying the others. A full on sweeping one would be great.

[@edainramirezherrera9231]

Gracias Sensei , excelente ejercicio 🤘🏼

[@EkremTunaKayksz]

Hey Rafael, I'm having trouble understanding the "hammer-on" and "pull-off" techniques on the guitar. Can you give me some information about these techniques?

[@TheGuitarmageddon]

I’m not Rafael, but I’m happy to try and help! Hammer-ons and pull-offs are the basic building blocks of the legato technique he is demonstrating in this video. It’s basically a way to get multiple notes out of a single string while minimizing and/or completely eliminating an actual stroke of the pick. Hammering-on is basically picking one fret and then fretting another note above it while the string is still ringing, thus creating two notes with one pick attack. Pull-offs are essentially the opposite - picking a higher note and then pulling your finger off to a fretted note that is lower on the neck. Arguably, pull-offs are more difficult because you need to build up strength in your fretting hand to ensure that the pull-off motion is imparting enough energy into the string to keep it vibrating so the lower note can be heard. Hammering-on is much easier because, if done quickly enough, the string will retain much of the initial energy imparted into it from the pick on the previous note. If you look at examples of tapping, it’s basically just long sequences of hammer-ons and pull-offs where the energy needed to make the notes sound is derived from the fingers on the right hand tapping down hard on the string (generally done higher on the neck) and then a series of hammer-ons and pull-offs with the fretting hand to both keep the string vibrating and fill out the arpeggio or chord tones being fretted to further the melody. Hopefully this provides a little bit of clarity and keep practicing!

[@EkremTunaKayksz]

@@TheGuitarmageddon thanks for your answer :)

[@HakikiAnxiety]

Thank you so much ssiirr ❤

[@ryankyungsoocho4291]

What do you use to display the music on the bottom of the screen?

[@RafaelTrujilloEducation]

I just screen record the guitar pro file and put it all together in Final Cut Pro.

[@Shredalist]

Hello Rafael, love your content. I’ve been on your channel everyday for about a week now. Can you please expand upon your legato workout series? Different scales/keys/strings, more patterns? Bursts? Thanks in advance ;)

[@markopazyniak]

Thanks! I'll try this routine! Very well desogned. Are you going to upload sweep picking workout as well? Thanks in advance!

[@RafaelTrujilloEducation]

coming soon!

[@heitornolla]

Amazing! Thanks a lot. When it comes to legato playing, do you believe all players should work on All Hammers Legato, or just ones interested on that sound?

[@RafaelTrujilloEducation]

It is a very interesting approach but I wouldn't say one thing is better than the other. I think it is a personal reference but also it makes sense to try out both ways and see what works best.

[@pathaleyguitar9763]

Would love to see your string skipping practice! You've got ridiculous accuracy.

[@RafaelTrujilloEducation]

thank you!