OLA LEARNS LEGATO - Discussing Legato and how to practice it.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Jon Björk Teaches me Legato. Talking about a lot of things that you should pay attention to when practicing legato.
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In this video I learnt legato... and how I'm supposed to practice it... A lot of good tips in here from Jon
This is awesome! Tried it and now I sound like a pro. But I still need to learn how to hammer and pull off properly.
One of the best techniques is to use the pattern Jon shows us & pick all six notes then legato all six notes, pick all six notes then legato all six notes. Keeping them even and in time. It will help to synchronize the hands
Thanks Ola
Thank you! I needed this.
Gotta have one guitar set-up with xl elixir strings for this. Save your tendons.
he is so good! AH-mazing!!
One awesome thing about you Ola, is that even though you are an accomplished guitarist and CEO of your own company, here you are showing us that even you have stuff to learn and are sharing your lesson with us. Truly a breath of fresh air in the metal guitarist community. I'm gonna go make 10 accounts and sub with them. Keep it up Ola you da man!
A guitarist is always learning something new. That’s what’s great about it. You can never say “Iv learned all there is to know on guitar.” Because you never will.
@@nimitz1739 Exactly right yeah...it's really neverending
Dude even legends like Randy Rhoads would take lessons. Randy was such a beast he even took lessons on tour. Not everyone wants to admit but being a rock/metal guitarist is competitive so you can never stop trying to learn.
@@zacm9747 I didn't know that but yeah that's cool... and also definitely makes sense. Randy was just a little bit before my time but what I've heard and seen he absolutely seemed like a perfectionist beastly guitar player.
@@peaner083 oh he was before my time too but that's the great thing about being a guitar player these days is we have decades of legendary guitarists to learn from.
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dude continue the "OLA 14 DAYS", this "OLA LEARNS" is helpful, but that "OLA 14 DAYS" is amazing, LOVE UR VIDS MAN
I love this series too, along with "Ola touching his old guitars" and sundays...
Maybe I just like Ola? :)
Ola est cool! J'ai appris que j'avais aussi besoin d'une guitare violette LOL
@@boomerbassmeme lol!
Moi aussi !
Que? Who don’t like Oh wait even he gots 2 👎🏽 ☹️ I wonder why they so sad?
@@PooNinja It's the YT game man.
I never care of thumbs down.
Sad people everywhere.
agreed Sir
He has the Petrucci biceps so I trust him about everything guitar related.
Soo helpful,thanks Brola the sweed and company!!!
Great lesson. I would add that the pressure you need to apply is very different if you are not playing with a highly processed distortion tone. Clean tones and edge of breakup tones require a lot more strenght and so it's important to practice legato using your tone of choice because it has a huge impact on what works. Super light playing is almost useless if you have a large dynamic range in your tone because your legato will be inaudible compared to picked notes.
Great insight!
Exactly. Plus, if you use 54-12 gauge strings, you have too apply more pressure, which I prefer, because it adds more of an accent to my specific tone. I use a Peavey XXX in the studio, and I have a Peavey Valveking at home, I love how incredibly clear yet crunchy the gain is on both of them. Take Care Man.🤘🏻🤘🏻
And you might want to practice it on an acoustic as well, it also helps the clarity
@@Daniel.A.Andersen nah dude, that's just sadistic 😂
Yeah. I think it's the same when I start practice on the acoustic guitar. My first step on guitar was "unplugged" ( few years ), so I still use too much force from my fingers so that the sounds could come out loud enough - but my speed ... well it's stuck on moderate level :)
Ola, you are truly giving back to the guitar community here. Jon is awesome and so easy to learn from.
Too many TH-cam players focus on the “look at me” aspect of playing and that totally misses the point in IMO.
This is the kind of stuff that keeps us coming back...We always want to grow as players. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Rusty Cooley’s “Legato Workout” from his old instructional cd “shred guitar manifesto” takes all of this and pushes it to the extreme. You’ll learn pretty quick where you left hand limitations are with how crazy the shapes get. I still use it after all these years and cant recommend it enough
This man is great teacher! I can understand and apply everything he says to my playing.
Definitely inspires me to take my time, breathe, and practice! 🤘🏽
Ah, this is exactly the kind of video I was looking for, with actual advice on how to practice and what to focus on. Thanks!
I'm a Patreon of Jon thanks to you showing me the way Ola! Keep him coming back.. always fantastic stuff to offer.
That Jon guy - just amazing!! Superteacher!! And you guys together - joy and magic!!
That discussion on pressure really helped me. Everyone says not too much but doesn't explain what too much is or how to find it
Great instructional video. Thank you John and Ola! Good legato can make even an average player sound like a pro. Nice to get some tips from some pros.
Ola thanks so much for these tutorial videos , they help a lot dude ! Cheers !
Hey, I just saw you Tuggtv. That was you too?
@@EthanPhangcho hey , yeah that was me lol
Excellent!! Thanks Ola and Jon!!!!
Jon is right to insist on the "how" more than on the lick itself. Insightful advises here! Great vid.
FINALLY !!! I''ve been waiting soooo long for a proper legato lesson !
Thank you Ola for an inspiring lesson. I've been watching you for several years, but that's my first comment here. I am 45 years old and "I'm trying to" play the guitar for over 30 years (with a break of several years in adult life), but so far my legato does not look so damn good even at 10% as yours, not to mention the Jon's play level. I knew everything Jon was talking about, but I couldn't put it together in a meaningful whole. But today I'm getting practice - so far i'm going good :)
Thanks again!
Greetings from Poland.
This is my favorite ola series on this channel. Lots of serious value here. Very grateful for Jon and Olas time putting these together.
Very good video and very clear teaching of it. The guy teaching you is excellent at explaining exactly what he is doing.
His ability to explain things straightforward is really impressive.
Yet another quality lesson! You should do an advanced rhythm guitar techniques session for us rhythm players.
Every time Jon's on, it's a perfect reminder: PRACTICE MORE! (Especially so when you get to my age!)
Easily my favorite technique. Sounds amazing.
I've been struggling with excessive tension on my left shoulder when playing. It started improving when I started studying very basic stuff in a veeeery slow motion. Of course, no way to do legato really slowly, this bit about the ammount of pressure in strings is the best part of this exercise for me.
The absolute best thing is to just start slow and practice over and over and over while finding that sweet spot for pressure
Are you sitting with your guitar classical style (right handed player, guitar over left leg) or regular? Because, when I used to practice by sitting regular (right handed player, guitar over right leg) I ended up with tendonitis in my right shoulder. Once I switched I no longer had issues.
@@NeXusZT Yes, I study with it in the classical position using a foot stool. I improved a lot on this issue by paying attention and making a conscious effort to relax whenever I felt excessive tension forming. It was even worse when standing up, but this aware practice helped me a lot. I also bought a very good strap, which is an item many people simply don't pay attention to.
I like that the volume knob is much farther to the bridge on solar guitar than my squier strat...great content!
this kind of videos are really interesting! really good ola! bjork is a spectacular guitarist!
Its always good to take lessons, I heard that from a wise old man ME!! PEACE OLA ✌
Good job Ola!! And that purple solar, whoa....
Muy bueno Ola, gracias!
I have NEVER considered pressure in my technique...... this was helpful
Shit! That was incredibly helpful ! The thing John said about pull off ! Made so much sense and helped ! Always lots to learn ! No matter how much you’ve played !
That was a really good lesson. Thanks for this!
It is really awesome that you are continually trying to become a better guitar player, I would love to take some lessons on technical lead playing. 🤘🎸🤘🎸
Love it! Jon is awesome.
I really like your content. Gives me some smile always. And that is something i really need in these weird times.
Thank you Ola.
More of this! Love this series
Jon makes it look so effortless.
Dude this is great your teacher is really excellent!
7:15 It's easy to say "if you feel tension you're doing it wrong". It's only muscles - they must be developed properly to achieve this speed, accuracy and condition to play effortlessly. You have to tire them out to make them stronger. Looseness will come with time.
I was literally working and struggling on my shitty overly strong legato last night... So well timed a lesson
Ola_ thanks for this video!
Wow really amazing guitars here!!
Great points
Ôh finally !!! it was about time for you to learn this Ola...
Thanks for sharing brother Ola ❤️❤️🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻💪🏻💪🏻🌸🌸🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🤘🏻
Ola learning legato. Also, ola nailing all those pantera solos with crazy legato stuffs
Great video.
Hej Ola,
Hälsningar från Stockholm 😊
Det var fantastiskt och John är väldigt duktig lärare,
Jag följer också honom från och med nu.
Hoppas vi ses någonstans.
Very good lesson and tips I hate legato lol .But I try all the time.
Ola, Master of Derailing
cool lesson
Rob Schneider: You can do it!
I love how his exercises are very sequence based so you can apply it anywhere on the fretboard
Lord that purple guitar is gorgeous. I don't even play and still like these :D
Great lesson for you man! Now you will have to do all your amp,pedal and ax tests all over again. And you won't like your favorite pups anymore.
So many different vids. I love this channel. Thanks Ola! 🤘 #OlaJoinThe1minJamms
one thing to mention , for the more advanced guitar techniques a good fretboard action is desired. the strings should not be too far away from the frets. a badly setup action will prevent your from progressing and over compensating on alot of the cool techniques.
Dude is SOOOOO clean.
Many thanks to you and Jon for a GREAT, free lesson! I thought I was ok at legato...turns out, not so much. ;)
The 10-minute practice is very powerful and it is a science based approach. Many people think that practicing non stop for hours will improve their playing. That's true but the progress is very less as our brain can't focus for such long session. So, practicing for 10 minutes each time will result in faster progrrss
Great lesson 🤘🏽
Can't believe you still have one arm clear with no tats, Ola. That's crazy! I figured it would've been a full sleeve by now, after seeing it was the same in an older vid from 8 years ago.
Legato is just a Rythym of hammer ons and pull offs inside whichever scale and notes you choose too play. I typically play legatos in the old school Blues Scale that's at the top of the neck that starts on the second fret of the A string. It's the 2-4. 2-4. 2-4. 2-3-5. Blues Scale. Tuned to E Standard of course. I use 54-12 gauge strings, so I actually have to push harder while playing a Legato, but I prefer putting more of an accent into it. Cool Vid Man.
Thx 😎🤘great!!!
5:04 Ola burps at his teacher hahahaha
I’m trying this on the bass
I watch this dude all the fucking time... Dudes insaaaannnee
thanks!!!legato is soooo hard to nail going from string to string...
Ola learns slow blues please! that would be fun
Hello, Ola, I would very much like to see your review on the old man Pod X 3, who other than you can show what he is able to! It is grateful in advance, I think not only I'm interested in.
Ola the goat!
Ola, Ola, švedska je to lola!....
I would love to hear him just shred some serious solos!
Good video
That exercise he is teaching you is pretty much what Steve Vai played in the intro to ShyBoy with David Lee Roth Band.
Yes, no matter what you're doing you can always learn more. And anyone who thinks they can't learn anymore is doing themselves a great disservice.
OH! Ola removed his new tattoo :O
or maybe, just maybe, this was filmed a while ago before he got it.
@@andrewsmall4865 That was what I was subtly pointing out. I am wondering how much videomaterial he is hoarding?!
It’s a removable tattoo, a gnuggis, as we call it in Swedish 😂
05:04 the reason why I love Ola
Guys i didn't know my boy ola got to hangout with nita that's pretty awesome ola should do a jam session with nita that would be sick
Legato before the chug🤘
Any chance we can give Jon a 7 string :)
Criss Oliva, my Legato King \m/
Tom Quayle says you shouldn't anchor your index finger (as Jon does) when playing legato as it leads to hand fatigue. What are your thoughts on that?
I really like Ola's guitar in this video, but don't see it on the website. What color is that???
I use legato a lot, because Vai/Satch, but also because my picking is not that good. This lesson was massively helpful, because I've been pressing too hard by the looks of it. Also I should practice my picking i guess....
Ola I can’t believe you got your new forearm tattoo lasered off already. Sheesh.
Guitar guy on TV starts talking about muting.
My boyfriend (guitarist): -Muting?! Wtf, that makes it as complicated as playing bass!!
Me (bassist): *Wishing this rare and beautiful moment of recognition would last forever* 😂
I see you're playing my guitar...again ;-)
What Solar model is John playing? It looks wicked.
AB1.6HTPB
ola way up the neck :p. great vid. Jon is sick guitarist.
I still can't get over the fact that Jon has a head. I was convinced he does not even after 2 years of talking to him every week xD
I'm a lefty maybe I'm focusing to much on my right hand. The speed and timing for Eruption is so hard to get right, but it's been great practice for my left hand, and I'll get it right soon enough.
Hahahaha 5:04 was amazing!
Legatoed his new tattoo off.
sic camera quality
Part of the not ready to die solo🤔