Rick Graham's 'The Practice Room' - 5) Working on Legato Technique

[@gregorymacdonnell7914]

Rick ,I believe you are the cream of the crop player. I can honestly say that you are miles ahead of the many rich rockers out there who have 1/10th of your soul and chops.I thoroghly enjoy your vids,please keep em comin,as I as a subscriber cant get enough of.

[@karunramani3513]

that was honestly the cleanest, most efficient legato technique i've ever seen

[@chief4615]

two words. Allan Holdsworth.

[@xRisingForcex]

have you been shredding more than just your guitar lately? you're looking healthier than ever rick! as always, thanks for the class video!

[@RickGraham]

You know your stuff, you're THE man Laurie!!!

[@lost_track_moto]

Rick, always a pleasure listen about the way we can practice more efficiently our musical and guitar skills, such a awesome player and an awesome teacher, thank u so much!!

[@MeMyselfandGuitars]

Rick, you never disappoint! Thanks for all of your help!

[@THESTIG5954]

Superb WoW loving the Tone, the Accent, the Package....TOP CLASS.

[@Otayeh]

I just bumped into your videos and seen more than 20 in the last hour, thanks for the excellent take on legato much appreciated and love your thorough explanations ! Subscribed !

[@TheSubconsciousness]

Best moment 6:35, and the following facial expression^^ The open string is probably only so recognisable, because the playing was so flawless the entire time.

[@Planet9_music]

Probably worth noting the slight drop in the left shoulder allow wrist to come further forward, putting the overall hand in a more relaxed position

[@RickGraham]

Thanks dude, always appreciate your comments man :-)

[@GrumpyMJK]

Yeah.... That darn bar has been set soo high now, I need a pair of binoculars to even see the friggin' thing!! As always, insightful,down to earth and very impressive Rick... Thank you yet again!

[@RubberStig]

Thanks Rick - particularly good advise today - being able to control the tension in your fret hand, no matter what you are trying to play, I have recently found to be key to improving many aspects of my playing, particularly when trying to increase my speed. I will take your advise here for the legato as well. Thanks again Rick :-)

[@GronwRoberts]

Dude, your legato is insane! I've always been a fan of the sound.

[@dougsteeleguitar]

My favorite part was "fuck!" I also like that you say you use a lot of gain; lots dudes won't admit that or poo poo that. Thanks for the honesty.

[@dougsteeleguitar]

No need to butt in.

[@rikkardjsmith9358]

Wow Rick !! Amazing control and accuracy. I've just discovered your lesson channel. Looking forward to spending a lot of time studying these vids. Thanku !!

[@kmanick]

the hybrid picking "thing" always gets me. great stuff keep em coming

[@eamonnryan6602]

Thanks for the tips rick, I've been working on legato runs lately & this has given me a fresh & inspiring new perspective. All the best dude :) Eamonn

[@MrWetduck]

Great content Rick...working my but off.Your Video's have been extremely helpfull getting my Legato together,Still a ton of work to go....but it is coming together.....thank you.

[@stupidusername38]

I find that what makes legato playing tricky isn't the technique, but the ability to keep the beat going, to maintain the pulse when perform legato licks. Picking really allows us to emphasis the pulse.

[@RickGraham]

Thanks man, much appreciated!

[@ecaepevolhturt]

I love that background beat!

[@guidojuve]

Nice man! I do just the same to free my left hand and left it the more softly I can

[@MrJstimers]

Something to aspire to! Thanks for the insight Rick!

[@OnlyBARKMATTER]

awesome lesson rick but could you go into a bit more detail about using just hammer ons? Thanks!

[@SergeScherman]

WOOOOOOOW. AWESOME WORK! I'm a bassist, but I'll try to adapt some of your great concepts Rick, thanks for sharing your VAST knowledge! =)

[@wildstringdom]

I enjoy your stuff so much I had to say that I watch all your videos and didn't want to be the troll you are incredible you are inspiring and I wanted to say hello from Boulder Colorado USA my friend I'm working on all your material as fast as I can just beautiful stuff you are wonderful and I hope to see you on tour playing with Joe Satriani and opening for the big guys

[@manuelamador9407]

What a monster sound. And damn you csn shred

[@jcee6886]

Amazing legato.

[@freddiebleeko6223]

Great vid Rick!.. I was wondering if maybe you could go more indepth into how you determine the sequencing as you "float" through the scale when soloing or maybe you could point me in the right direction where I could find a good collection of sequences to play around with.. I've been working at fine tuning my pick hand accuracy/timing to the metrnome a lot lately without any problem but when I try to work with left hand legato I can't seem to get past quarter notes using the standard unsequenced scale patterns.. I can't remember the last max bpm I managed to achieve (I think it was around 110) but I'm only able to hammer-on for ascention & pull-off for descention using quarter notes via scale patterns in their stock numerical "1-7" formula.. I can't seem to figure out how to break out of the box!??..:-D I feel that if I could aquire a garden variety of various scale sequences that I could memorize it would help lend a more structured left hand approach for legato practice with a metronome.. Any tips, advice or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated as it seems to me that the importance & value of sequencing is seldom (if at all) discussed anywhere on or offline..

[@Thomas-qi7hx]

I'm essentially in the same position now, did you end up getting anywhere with it?

[@jaymc6451]

Love Legato, not saying I am great at it, but I love learning it

[@yonisuke0610]

this guy looks like van damme.. :) imagine van damme plays guitar, :)

[@janti1455]

He's lost alot of weight. You seen him before ?? He was chunkier jajaja....

[@sacredgeometry]

Can you walk through some of those legato patterns a little more slowly please :)

[@gabrielalmeida3583]

I love that ibanez! Great great player man!

[@goldenox2370]

This is not even fair, dude is fn machine!!!:O

[@goldenox2370]

Hey, check out some of his older videos, he did a great lesson on the subject:)

[@davebrusco6633]

Absolutely preposterous skill level. I just set my Les Paul on fire.

[@knucklesprayer]

Thanks for that Lesson !

[@AnouckAndre]

Pure and clean ! How much for your left hand ? ;)

[@MAR.COmusic]

Amazing Rick! you are amazing!!

[@letrasonora]

So Nice Ur explanation. Congrats.

[@antonlasy7501]

HOLY SHIT MAN! Total Brett Garsed stuff! Awesome!

[@guitarvoyagerchannel]

Thanks for making this

[@lar208]

Rick is the Man who play like a God

[@jaymc6451]

Awesome Video

[@grantmungo5738]

Hi Rick just wondering if you use all hammer ons for your legato and what your opinion is on hammer on vs pull off legato. Thanks great video as always

[@vl7studio939]

Vc é incrível... Que técnica!

[@caponi14]

Rick what pattern are you using for getting around the neck? We can't see what you are doing :(

[@xxczerxx]

What RG model is that? Never seen that finish before, epic!

[@ciegeVGM]

Rick, do you usually incorporate that Holdsworth 'all hammers' legato approach or do you mostly still use pull-offs along with sequences and patterns? I'm currently subscribed to the Tom Quayle school of legato but your approach I feel should be able to get me that burst of speed that I want in my solos, for dynamics. Insane stuff by the way, these practice session videos are absolutely brilliant and inspiring as always. Thanks man.

[@ThePainTrainNZ]

Do you have any tips for working on left hand technique, I struggle with hammering on really fast, it feels so unorthodox

[@rohanknowles]

That was insane. Awesome stuff

[@909090340]

salve Rick aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷 , tamo junto .

[@RohanAlmeida77]

Hi Rick, great lesson. Are you using hammer onS only? As in Allan Holdsworth style, or do you use pulls offs as well. Pretty smooth playing!

[@MattHarnettMusic]

Been waiting for this video, killer man!

[@georgemurray6941]

awesome!! legatooo lines

[@shuszzam]

awesome gui..tarr

[@Lew1G]

Wow, you're such an amazing player. Whats the pattern you used at 2:27? Love the sound of it!

[@emilybarryrealtor]

Great video Rick. I was wondering how you create your backing tracks? For us newer players is there an easy way for us to create our own either via a software or hardware solution? Cheers

[@andreasnasman1321]

Hey Rick! Awesome playing as always! ;). Any plans on making (as some have requested already) some more in-depth videos on your approach to hammer-ons-only legato playing? When do you chose that style of legato over the common hammer on-pull off technique; is it just the sound? I remember seeing a video of you talking about it but I couldn't find it (maybe it was on InfiniteGuitar?). It would be greatly appriaciated, as there aren't really any thorough videos of it, that I could find atleast.

[@SooDevilish]

this guy shreds

[@MrAmaj]

Awesome playing...^^

[@merrittmussorgsky2937]

Where can I get this amazing backing track? Any tips on how to make my own in this vain? How do you go about making backing tracks, equipment programs used?

[@mattspiers77]

Are you hybrid picking as well on some of the runs?

[@MrStartAgain]

Hello Rick, i wanna ask how much time did it take to develop good alternate picking technique?

[@Matthiasknorke]

hey there, Rick. I just discovered your channel and I'm literally blown away. I just wanted to ask if you're playing legato style do you really just use hammer-ons and absolutely no pull-offs?

[@spkenn5]

rick do you always pick when you change string?

[@danbenkert]

Wow man your amazing!!!!!

[@xxczerxx]

do you pull off when going backwards?

[@mattjones1950]

What are the benefits of a Floyd Rose other than tuning stability and the ability to go both up and down in pitch? I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to this stuff..

[@guitars357]

You pretty much named the benefits right there lol there's usually less friction as well when compared to most other trems such as the ibanez edge stuff (although I have an edge III on one of my guitars and I've never had a problem after 4-5 years)

[@brycesaylor752]

quick question Rick. When you are playing your legato patterns do you tend to do some chromatic runs? It sounds like you do.

[@ilhammaraktifa2114]

Oh no it's john cena on guitar XD

[@DeepakEapenKoothoor]

Superb !! Your playing appears highly effortless, if I am not mistaken you are just picking the string once, right? And which scale/mode are you playing on?

[@mark0muzziker0]

Sounds like Guthrie Govan. :) Anyone has a basic tab for this kind of legato? link or youtube lesson please. Thanks!

[@RafaelTorresLara]

Hello Rick!!! What do you think about practicing Legato on acustic guitar? It may help for left hand development?

[@janti1455]

Nice! What scale/scales you use there Rick....?

[@jameshcopeland]

stunning technique ! ... wish i had that dexterity, stupid hands of mine !! (nothing to do with my sheer laziness im sure)

[@WelshGuitarDude]

What am i doing wrong then, if i play with no tension i find it difficult to get the notes to sound out loud and clear aka the attack, so i have to hit down and pull off with a bit of effort, but then doing so i feel the burn in my arm from the tension....how the heck do you play loosely but also get the attack on the notes as well...this is what i could never understand, and no one has really explained. Speeding up also seems to cause tension even if i use the same technique which I don't understand either.

[@timokomulainen]

The reason you tense up is, you have not learned the technique ground-up. Your hands lack the ability of doing all the little, essential movements accurately and tense up as the result. Try doing a relaxed, slow hammer-on. I am sure you are able to do it. Now, progress from that point on, upping tempo only as your ability to cope with it increases.

[@Pyrocraker]

Everytime I do this kind of exercising, I get a cramp in my left hand and left forearm after a while... (I´m right handed so it´s my playing hand/neckhand) Is this normal? I do this exercising for about a week now. I also got very painfull muscle soreness in the first 2 days. Will all the pain and cramps reduce by just keep practising or am I doing anything wrong?

[@RequiemAmad]

Arpeggios for Ep. VI !!!

[@DeFiCrypto2.4]

Como fazer esse padrão?

[@mikeythedistasteful]

The coolest Ibanez I've ever seen

[@deadlyjrmint253]

Tabs please.

[@wessingtonboy]

Well..thanks for clearing that point up Rick...fuck

[@frankie.d1127]

So hammers only is the key to "true legato" right??

[@matthewhooker2398]

Absolutely not. lol. Take what he showed you and make variations.

[@janti1455]

Hello. Rick !!! Wat scales you use here Rick ??

[@fernandomoreno7753]

f# dorian

[@TheLouloux]

E major LOL

[@AndrewTimothyMusic]

"Generally that felt pretty good." Indeed it did.

[@EricTheAxeMan]

DEM PIPES!

[@karemare6426]

Rick, I don't think you need to work on your legato technique any more, bro :D

[@shredman77]

you need to do a new practice room with alternate picking!) not eckonomy

[@alexandersierra2097]

5:28

[@TheSaintedOne]

Your face looks shell shocked when you're warming up. My face also looks shell shocked when you play.

[@FedeOttalagano]

Great video, Rick! Some of those licks will be shamelessly stolen, by me of course :P Thanks

[@georgemurray6941]

yeahhhhhhhh xD I think the same xD

[@DanGuitarSmith]

f***king frightening level of technique

[@thiagomullen1201]

DE ROS

[@nicedog1]

Sounds like 'Flight of the Bumble Bee'

[@DizzyKrissi]

My hands would have got tense after 30 seconds,.

[@patereekoelectrik842]

Oh yes , I noticed when you ‘pulled back’ and played a ‘bit slower’ 🙄🙄 WHEN THE FUCK DID THAT HAPPEN !?!!

[@brycesaylor752]

If you get this good at guitar... Well.. That's impossible :D