the muting technique comes naturally from playing a long time, but actually practicing it and being aware of it will help a lot of people play cleaner in a short amount of time....and that dotted rhythm technique without the picking hand is a game changer, thanks rick
was going to say essentially the same thing. It's funny, its just something you find yourself doing rather than consciously thinking about doing it. I think with time and experience, we tend to solve problems in largely an unconscious state and it becomes habit before we even realize what we were doinhg.
The videos are worth it not only for the great lesson, but because of Rick being funny and entertaining. One of the best guitar players I've heard in my life.
Rick - during the "tension" section, you said something "key" for me that has unlocked or unblocked my playing. Thank you for taking the time to share your skill / knowledge. I really dig your "sound" and feel of how you approach legato playing. Thanks!
Your immature laugh at 1:44 made me laugh, too! Great instructional video as always, Rick. I've always been a bedroom guitarist hindered by my own "noodling" and procrastination when it comes to picking up the guitar. I always used to tell myself that I'd peaked but it was because I was too lazy to learn anything. Watching your instructional videos helps keep it simple and they're easy to follow, and most importantly they've inspired me to pick up the axe again and just persevere. It's crazy how much progress you can make in a night and sometimes you're left wondering "are these really my hands?" ha! Keep them coming; I - along with the rest of the guitarist community, I'm sure - really appreciate the time you take to put these videos together as they make for great learning, and also great entertainment. Keep them coming, cheers!
Keeping the fingers close to the fret board is awesome advise! I so too many guitar players NOT doing that and it is poisoning their skills! Less movement equals more efficiency! Trust me, I know it works better!
first of all thank you, I've been playing 30 odd years and always relied on my ear and maybe 30% sheet music, still I deem myself not learned nearly enough, I'm considered a shredder but what people don't really know is I rely on my God given ear and fast thinking improvisational experience. It inspires me to find cats like you who take the time to explain and not try to dazzle, you are correct, your great advice has to be patiently taken in and understood, which in this "I want it now in seconds" generation is tough to keep a hold of attention, I believe you're spreading your knowledge correctly. I will be a regular watcher, thank you. By the way I have several LTDs and I own a 213 and a 203, great instruments.
I've been playing for over 20 years (holy crap!); and you sir, are one of the best teachers I've ever come across. Video and dialog alone is simply great. …Many techniques learnt or relearned. Thank you!
Thanks, I love your videos, I just discovered your channel. I hope I'm not too old to learn this technique and I definitely want to incorporate legato into my playing. This video is a great place for me to start. Thanks so much 🙏
This exactly what I needed to understand. I wish all teachers were as prolific as you Rick. This is the old adage, feed a man a fish.....or teach a man TO fish. Thanks Rick!
Rick, hey there! Thanks so much for your help with my legato. Because of your teaching, I'm finally reaching the promised land of flowing, ripping legato. Kickass. You Rrrock.
This is a really useful video; as a guitarist who's always looking to improve my technique I find it incredibly useful seeing techniques like this from somebody else's perspective just to see if there are any small points I can use to my advantage. Great lesson, Rick.
I just can't say how much better I ve been playing with ligato since I ve started applying these tips that you brought to us through this video, God bless you man, improved a lot my ligato technique.
Watched this vid soooooooooo many times and this is so helpful because like Rick says theres no " heres lick number one, play that and we will move onto lick number two". Too many of those vids..this is the nuts and bolts to a better technique and it is awesome.. Cheers Rick you are one cool dude...
if it helps, for me my legato picking started to improve alot when i scalloped my neck because i had to work on my tension habits or the notes would be too sharp lol
Thanks for the concise, nuts and bolts lesson. John Wooden, a famous college basketball coach, used to start each year of practice by showing his players how to put their socks and shoes on. It's the little pieces put together that make the whole in any endeavor.
These videos that parse out the micro techniques are great imo. Just like lessons that teach concepts instead of licks. Good job kind sir. I shall subscribe.
I love it in guitar videos where the guitarist is shredding like crazy and just stops and goes like "hey, I didn't see you there. I was just shredding." But seriously- this was a really good lesson
Great lesson. I've been playing for fun a long time, but just started taking guitar seriously after years of playing the blues basically by ear and pentatonic scale mostly. Now, I'm wanting to build my speed with legato and other techniques, but I've always had too much tension, and this helped a lot. I just need more practice and I really appreciate what you taught here. Thank you so much.
Great video, my problem is i forget tecnic sometimes . you reminded me of the basic when i first started play / good. one thing i want to ad is..... when all the tecnic kicks in it gets really easy... i was always over trying. When i am on it, its like magic. it feels super~natural. i think you agree... there is a reward when you get it right. Its getting to that magic spot is goal. Sometimed i practic hours and hours then it happens. Then sometimes it takes forever.... so i do something else. but you know it feels when you get it. Wonderful... please consider a video explaining the satisfaction.of all this hard work getting there. Peace to you. brother 🏛
I just found your video and I think it's really, really educational. For newbies like me, I think this is the basic elements I need to understand. Thank you very much!!!
Hammers and pull offs have a different sound. True Legato utilities hammers and picked notes using turn arounds frequently so you get the piano sound of legato. Legato is not just playing hammers and pull offs. It is a very specific sound that has the overlapping sound when you play piano notes not releasing the last note until you sound the next or slightly overlapping notes so as to eliminate any separation in sound. Marshal Harrison did a video about this which described what I mean better than I can do with just text. I have been playing for many yrs and love the sound of staccato or slightly muted notes with heavily picked notes using alternate picking. These days I am developing legato but for me it feels quite difficult to get the sound I want. Practice does indeed make perfect so I practice this technique very often always playing what I find the most difficult.
THANKS RICK, EXCELLENTLY WELL FORMATTED IN PLAIN CLEAR ENGLISH 👍. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN YOU PERFORM A ROUTINE/DEMO 👌. BEING A COMPLETE NOVICE 😯, THIS IS WAY BEYOND MY CAPABILITIES BUT, WHO KNOWS 🤞 MAYBE IN 5-10yrs TIME I MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THIS LEGATO TECHNIQUE ⏳.
Lynden Legault he s copied everything Allan Holdsworth does but can’t quite get there there’s always the original man humble not mentioned at all except for me noone was doing this before
Guitar setup is HUGE in his technique. Shorter scale, low action and low string tension make it much easier. The higher the tension by heavier gauge strings, high action or longer scale require more force by your fingers to fret.
PIlotrcm no it’s not really depends on your hand strength and finger strength when I went to sam ash to listen to Allan Holdsworth speak his reply was watever feels good he showed us his action it was medium to my surprise another guy I had the honor to meet in the 80s srv had string height that was unplayable by my means and cables for strings
Hey man, "Hammers from Nowhere" was credited to EVH by Joe Satriani which I"d read in an article back in the late 80s (after the release of Surfing with an Alien). Greg Howe could certainly have said it, perhaps even coined it, but I do believe it's more likely from Eddie.
Great job on the video, Rick! Very clear and thorough. The only thing missing was the sleek palm muted legato you use quite often. A topic for another video, perhaps? :)
Hey man, I absolutely love your videos. I'm an (intermediate) guitarist and I'd really love to get my left hand as strong as yours. Every day I always try to make my left arm feel that bitter sweet burn a couple times a day. I know you kind of answered this in this video, and you don't have to obviously, but could you possible make a short video of some exercises to practice that will really build muscle? I'm very dedicated to playing, I practice for hours every day and It would be awesome if you could get me a few tips on if there's anything else I could be doing. Thanks so much for everything you do! Sam
SanjeevGeorgeV I think the real question is is how much time he puts in every day because there's people that play for 20 years and can't touch this dude
Not really, the correct question to ask is: "How focused and methodical is your practise regimen, do you just noodle away or do you have a clear method of achieving your goals.?"
it doesn't matter how many years you play it's about how much you play in a day and how do you play i.e. do you practice something you're not good at or do you play only what u know
the muting technique comes naturally from playing a long time, but actually practicing it and being aware of it will help a lot of people play cleaner in a short amount of time....and that dotted rhythm technique without the picking hand is a game changer, thanks rick
My favorite part of all of the 5 tips for legato is......ALL OF THEM. I WANT MORE.
Mike G put watch some videos you will hear even good players with a tone of noise
was going to say essentially the same thing. It's funny, its just something you find yourself doing rather than consciously thinking about doing it. I think with time and experience, we tend to solve problems in largely an unconscious state and it becomes habit before we even realize what we were doinhg.
"Firstly, did you notice how clean that was? That's because I'm an absolute demon!"
Hahaha, true!
Jak grać szybkie solówki na gitarze ćwiczenia
Flawless.... Damn Daniel!!!!!
He is not a demon. He sold his soul to a demon
@@bishalgiri7487 or he just practiced a lot and started off having a little bit of talent.
I don't think most people know how much of a game changer the dotted rhythm practice technique is. it's everything!
The videos are worth it not only for the great lesson, but because of Rick being funny and entertaining. One of the best guitar players I've heard in my life.
With a last name like Dickinson, i would prefer not to be Bruce Dickinson's son
Very helpful, thanks. I've spent all my time working on alt picking and I discovered my legato is terrible.
Time to relearn!
Rick - during the "tension" section, you said something "key" for me that has unlocked or unblocked my playing. Thank you for taking the time to share your skill / knowledge. I really dig your "sound" and feel of how you approach legato playing. Thanks!
rick...you are such a great teacher! you come across authentic and sincere. of course youre super talented. thanks for sharing!
By far the best legato practice explanation I’ve seen yet. Thanks for not playing endless fills and getting down to what matters. So appreciated!
Your immature laugh at 1:44 made me laugh, too! Great instructional video as always, Rick. I've always been a bedroom guitarist hindered by my own "noodling" and procrastination when it comes to picking up the guitar. I always used to tell myself that I'd peaked but it was because I was too lazy to learn anything. Watching your instructional videos helps keep it simple and they're easy to follow, and most importantly they've inspired me to pick up the axe again and just persevere. It's crazy how much progress you can make in a night and sometimes you're left wondering "are these really my hands?" ha! Keep them coming; I - along with the rest of the guitarist community, I'm sure - really appreciate the time you take to put these videos together as they make for great learning, and also great entertainment. Keep them coming, cheers!
This guy knows exactly what he is taking about. Great lesson, thanks!!!
Keeping the fingers close to the fret board is awesome advise! I so too many guitar players NOT doing that and it is poisoning their skills! Less movement equals more efficiency! Trust me, I know it works better!
first of all thank you, I've been playing 30 odd years and always relied on my ear and maybe 30% sheet music, still I deem myself not learned nearly enough, I'm considered a shredder but what people don't really know is I rely on my God given ear and fast thinking improvisational experience. It inspires me to find cats like you who take the time to explain and not try to dazzle, you are correct, your great advice has to be patiently taken in and understood, which in this "I want it now in seconds" generation is tough to keep a hold of attention, I believe you're spreading your knowledge correctly. I will be a regular watcher, thank you. By the way I have several LTDs and I own a 213 and a 203, great instruments.
Great video Rick. Wise words indeed.
I've been playing for over 20 years (holy crap!); and you sir, are one of the best teachers I've ever come across. Video and dialog alone is simply great. …Many techniques learnt or relearned. Thank you!
Thanks, I love your videos, I just discovered your channel. I hope I'm not too old to learn this technique and I definitely want to incorporate legato into my playing. This video is a great place for me to start. Thanks so much 🙏
This exactly what I needed to understand. I wish all teachers were as prolific as you Rick. This is the old adage, feed a man a fish.....or teach a man TO fish. Thanks Rick!
This is realistic and factual. I like this guys stuff.
his voice is so soothing...like i could meditate while listening to him explain guitar stuff.
Great lesson Rick,thank you so much for this!
A pleasure mate, cheers!
Rick, hey there! Thanks so much for your help with my legato. Because of your teaching, I'm finally reaching the promised land of flowing, ripping legato. Kickass. You Rrrock.
Wicked lesson, im gonna do the lesson this weekend. Need to build the left hand strength again
This is a really useful video; as a guitarist who's always looking to improve my technique I find it incredibly useful seeing techniques like this from somebody else's perspective just to see if there are any small points I can use to my advantage. Great lesson, Rick.
I just can't say how much better I ve been playing with ligato since I ve started applying these tips that you brought to us through this video, God bless you man, improved a lot my ligato technique.
WOW! *IMPRESSIVE* LESSON, MR. GRAHAM 👍...
Watched this vid soooooooooo many times and this is so helpful because like Rick says theres no " heres lick number one, play that and we will move onto lick number two". Too many of those vids..this is the nuts and bolts to a better technique and it is awesome.. Cheers Rick you are one cool dude...
Great vibe to his lessons and teaching technique. Soft spoken, focused, and thorough. Great job Rick.
I've been struggling with legatos and i practice atleast 5 hours/day. Hoping this video will help me in the future!! Thank you so much Rick!
if it helps, for me my legato picking started to improve alot when i scalloped my neck because i had to work on my tension habits or the notes would be too sharp lol
You remind me of Jamie Lannister.
He's missing a hand lol
@@dorukyucebasoglu9539 Judging by the technique we witness in this video, i don't think it will be a problem for him.
@@dmthandmade5674 Good point
A Lannister always plays his shreds!
so to become a guitar god i just have to simply bang my sister and throw a kid out of a window?... BRB
dotted rhythms...damn, thats brilliant. why didnt i ever think of this. thanks rick.
One of my favorite videos of yours. Your techniques have inspired me and improved my playing so much
Thanks for the concise, nuts and bolts lesson. John Wooden, a famous college basketball coach, used to start each year of practice by showing his players how to put their socks and shoes on. It's the little pieces put together that make the whole in any endeavor.
everything you've explained here i've alraedy read in Troy Stetina's books, but it's very helpful to see it in a video to get a better understanding.
wow that was one honest teaching, enjoyed every bit of it.
These videos that parse out the micro techniques are great imo. Just like lessons that teach concepts instead of licks. Good job kind sir. I shall subscribe.
I love it in guitar videos where the guitarist is shredding like crazy and just stops and goes like "hey, I didn't see you there. I was just shredding."
But seriously- this was a really good lesson
I see that splawn amp behind you Rick.I own one too such an incredible tone from that amp.
Your lesson is aweful ! It went step by step, reminding where to pay attn to and what to avoid. Thx!
I came to the right place.
+kk Luk I think you meant to say awesome, lol! Awful means you didn't like it at all.
Great lesson. I've been playing for fun a long time, but just started taking guitar seriously after years of playing the blues basically by ear and pentatonic scale mostly. Now, I'm wanting to build my speed with legato and other techniques, but I've always had too much tension, and this helped a lot. I just need more practice and I really appreciate what you taught here. Thank you so much.
Just passing by Rick. What an awesome lesson, congrats!
:)
Great video, my problem is i forget tecnic sometimes . you reminded me of the basic when i first started play / good. one thing i want to ad is..... when all the tecnic kicks in it gets really easy... i was always over trying. When i am on it, its like magic. it feels super~natural. i think you agree... there is a reward when you get it right. Its getting to that magic spot is goal. Sometimed i practic hours and hours then it happens. Then sometimes it takes forever.... so i do something else. but you know it feels when you get it. Wonderful... please consider a video explaining the satisfaction.of all this hard work getting there. Peace to you. brother 🏛
You are one of the most inspiring people ever not just with Guitar Keep it up the great work
Rick your lessons are top notch mate! Good tips for this technique.
You're a great teacher. No nonsense, thank you!
Rick is just quicking ass ! The emotion he put in his music is great. Love his style.
Best teacher on youtube
Very efficient and to the point.
just started to learn guitar. Subscribed. ! Thank you
I just found your video and I think it's really, really educational. For newbies like me, I think this is the basic elements I need to understand. Thank you very much!!!
Hammers and pull offs have a different sound. True Legato utilities hammers and picked notes using turn arounds frequently so you get the piano sound of legato. Legato is not just playing hammers and pull offs. It is a very specific sound that has the overlapping sound when you play piano notes not releasing the last note until you sound the next or slightly overlapping notes so as to eliminate any separation in sound. Marshal Harrison did a video about this which described what I mean better than I can do with just text. I have been playing for many yrs and love the sound of staccato or slightly muted notes with heavily picked notes using alternate picking. These days I am developing legato but for me it feels quite difficult to get the sound I want. Practice does indeed make perfect so I practice this technique very often always playing what I find the most difficult.
THANKS RICK, EXCELLENTLY WELL FORMATTED IN PLAIN CLEAR ENGLISH 👍. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN YOU PERFORM A ROUTINE/DEMO 👌.
BEING A COMPLETE NOVICE 😯, THIS IS WAY BEYOND MY CAPABILITIES BUT, WHO KNOWS 🤞 MAYBE IN 5-10yrs TIME I MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THIS LEGATO TECHNIQUE ⏳.
Wow, thought Bruce Dickinson was teaching guitar there for a moment LOL
DizzyBizzy88 I thought the same thing!!!
Lol 🤣🤣
Haha glad to see I'm not the only one who thought that 😅
our king of legato is here!
Great exercises, I have added these to my daily routine. I am all for these focused lessons. Keep em coming please!
Thank you Rick, your lessons and tips are much appreciated.
Rick is the MAN!!! WHOOHOOO!
Thx for the breakdown. Very helpful...boy it sure looks a lot easier than it is to 'tame the gain'.
Best teacher on TH-cam.
You're right on the money Rick; it's true what you're saying. Well explained. 😁👍
I feel like I owe you money for the techniques that you've showed me over the past year...
youre a great legato player, thanks for sharing and i learn a lot tody even i got 29 years of playin'
Good info bro. Thanks for passing it on
Very nice presentation Rick. So helpful. Thank you and Happy New Year !
great lesson.your the real deal
Jesus that opening was just an absolute guitargasm.
Excellent lesson!!!
Solid tips in this vid, thanks again!
A very clear and well structured lesson Rick..... thanks :)
Good playing man. Quality shred and also those LTD’s are the forgotten ax of many shredders from the 80’s. Good stuff
awesome playing man thanx 4 sharing ur talent
You are a god send mate!!
Great video Rick ....I hope you keep making more of these and I love the editing.,...
Thanks Rick. Great pointers.
IS THIS GUY A LEGEND YET???????????
Lynden Legault he s copied everything Allan Holdsworth does but can’t quite get there there’s always the original man humble not mentioned at all except for me noone was doing this before
This guy might be one of the best guitar players I've ever heard
Guitar setup is HUGE in his technique.
Shorter scale, low action and low string tension make it much easier. The higher the tension by heavier gauge strings, high action or longer scale require more force by your fingers to fret.
PIlotrcm no it’s not really depends on your hand strength and finger strength when I went to sam ash to listen to Allan Holdsworth speak his reply was watever feels good he showed us his action it was medium to my surprise another guy I had the honor to meet in the 80s srv had string height that was unplayable by my means and cables for strings
When it comes to legato I always refer to Satch and Allan Holdsworth.. This two are beast
Had to give a like instantly cause this man is great
Thanks Rick.
Great mate
Awesome!
Great video Rick
Very nice tip, worth watching it..
Can you do some lesson & tip for inside picking, Im begging sir RG pls!..thanks lol
Thanks for the Legato lesson
Great lesson here, rick! Thanks!
Baby steps.
Awesome.Thank you.
Great lesson!
i love that your shirt says BONG all over it
Yea I agree with Step 5. If everything is in place it just works.
Hey man, "Hammers from Nowhere" was credited to EVH by Joe Satriani which I"d read in an article back in the late 80s (after the release of Surfing with an Alien). Greg Howe could certainly have said it, perhaps even coined it, but I do believe it's more likely from Eddie.
Great job on the video, Rick! Very clear and thorough.
The only thing missing was the sleek palm muted legato you use quite often. A topic for another video, perhaps? :)
Love the guitar . I have a similar ltd in white
Great technique
Hey man, I absolutely love your videos. I'm an (intermediate) guitarist and I'd really love to get my left hand as strong as yours. Every day I always try to make my left arm feel that bitter sweet burn a couple times a day. I know you kind of answered this in this video, and you don't have to obviously, but could you possible make a short video of some exercises to practice that will really build muscle? I'm very dedicated to playing, I practice for hours every day and It would be awesome if you could get me a few tips on if there's anything else I could be doing. Thanks so much for everything you do!
Sam
Take a legato pattern and play it using short speed burst
Great video, really helpful. You're a great teacher. Subbed!
thank you for sharing, maestro!
How many years have you been playing , to get to this level?
SanjeevGeorgeV I think the real question is is how much time he puts in every day because there's people that play for 20 years and can't touch this dude
yes thats the better question Bryce Saylor
Not really, the correct question to ask is: "How focused and methodical is your practise regimen, do you just noodle away or do you have a clear method of achieving your goals.?"
Since he was born
it doesn't matter how many years you play it's about how much you play in a day and how do you play i.e. do you practice something you're not good at or do you play only what u know
oh man this is great! thanks so much Rick!
Fine technique. Question though were you classically trained before you played electric?
Thanks MASTER!!