How to Improvise Long Legato Lines [How I Got Better Legato Technique]

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I often get asked about Legato stuff - how I improvise longer lines, how I practice this stuff and so here's a chat about that, with a surprising thing that I noticed....
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00:00 Intro
2:30 "Lesson" starts
3:13 This was a Surprise - Improvising?

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@hansgruenweg294 Жыл бұрын

I like long legato lines in the toile**. Hmm, not really sure...

@johnnathancordy Жыл бұрын

We miss 100% of the shits we don't take

@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnathancordy Yes and beer is merely rented awhile.

@planetside11 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the kind of lessons that I value the most, and I so appreciate your posting it. How you think is very important to me, so any lesson you give on how you visualize and think about the fingerboard gives all of us a great window into your mind and even your heart. Your songs and solos move me like no other. And I love it when you share how you practiced and learned those great improv pieces that precede your posts. Makes me proud to support you on Patreon. Keep those valuable insights coming. I think I speak for everyone hear when I give you a most hearty "thank you."

@djfuzzystump Жыл бұрын

LOL, man, I had to laugh at your comment about "free will" and if we even have it. Thanks for the video - we would all do well to listen up when you teach.

@jakollee Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Clearly, Free Will is a subjective illusion.

@tolga1255 Жыл бұрын

Oh god!!! Now I clearly understand what is going on with your playing with that permutation explanation. I've been listening to you for years and I am like "where does his magic come from dammit?'" Now I understand. Please John, please more lessons on that permutation approach. Please. ❤

@rorymcilvain4586 Жыл бұрын

Dude, you got some seriously good chops going on there. Love it!

@chrisdaviesguitar 6 ай бұрын

Have saved all these legato posts, phenomenal stuff. Extra thing to know, is your intervals.

@alecfraser1928 6 ай бұрын

That was really interesting and answered a lot of questions that were half formed in my head. It has to be said that the toilet has great natural reverb. 😏

@daviddunkin7454 Жыл бұрын

I called you out on RJ Ronquillos morning show yesterday John…. He was asking who would be a good person to study on legato and I mentioned you lol😂, you really have the legato thing goin on… sounds great John keep it up. Main thing I think your great at it stringing your legato together (your phrasing) and ending into bends on the one…. None the less Very inspiring….

@geoffhay2218 8 ай бұрын

I found one of your videos and suddenly its a week (and all your videos) later and I'm playing out of my skin!

@fishy4071 Жыл бұрын

These lessons are just what I need. Very good lesson, concise teaching, well explained and full of useful content.

@ianwheeler8764 Жыл бұрын

I always wanted to have a lot of elephants I'm not in control of. Excellent!

@garywaddell6309 Жыл бұрын

You have such a unique style John. So melodic, so smooth, so fluid. Great job!

@JeffrStarkey Жыл бұрын

Great lesson sir. Much appreciated

@mauricioacosta2231 Жыл бұрын

Dude this was an amazing lesson. Thank you so much

@MrSamobizarro 11 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your teaching videos, your technique has helped me get to the next level.

@johnnathancordy 10 ай бұрын

Oh that's amazing to hear and thanks so much for your generosity!!

@john808welk Жыл бұрын

Super helpful stuff. Feel like I'm just coming out of stage one

@stephenmclachlan364 11 ай бұрын

Your legato is brilliant. Really enjoying the videos

@ArkAmps 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video lesson thanks!!

@picksalot1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson, insights, and tips into how to develop a good Legato so we can improvise cool Lines. I confirmed many things I thought you were doing, but it was satisfying to hear you say them. There is one other thing that I noticed when I was first trying to understand what was going on in your fluid legato improvisations. That was the frequent use of "upbeats" to the first downbeat in the line. I was really shocked how much using upbeats helped me, as I had the habit of starting on the downbeat, and that made my lines sound uninteresting from the get go. I thoroughly enjoy your steam-of-consciousness improvisations, but they seem more like a river, than a stream. 😉Thanks It's interesting that the 2-string pattern/riff that you like to use has similarities to the famous Pink Floyd Synth riff in "On the Run," at least to my ears. Both have a certain propulsive, hypnotic quality to them.

@Portekberm Жыл бұрын

Really Good video, thanks for sharing, so many don't

@raysaade Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@PerryCodes Жыл бұрын

I do think an official answer has been given for "horsemeat" :)

@southpaw335 Жыл бұрын

I have some work to do…. Thanks John

@terrapin323 Жыл бұрын

Working on this exact thing rn

@nickmillington9813 Жыл бұрын

Loving the Eminem reference!

@chrisdaviesguitar 6 ай бұрын

Nice

@yzimsx Жыл бұрын

5:40 "what you practice is what will come out in your lines eventually..." which has always been my thinking intuitively, and I think why I've always only been interested in playing songs, songs, songs. No technical exercises. And maybe, maybe, that's why my own improvisation is, in my opinion, so melodic and full of song-like ideas. I could be wrong. But the interesting thing is, _why_ do people want to achieve different things. Why do you want to play long legato lines, what's the point? Is it worth all the trouble? These are rhetorical questions, of course.

@johnnathancordy Жыл бұрын

Well for me I'd imagine that folks are asking me about Legato stuff specifically because it's something they've seen me doing - that's all - not saying that it's essential or anything - of course any time someone asks me about how to play melodic stuff - I suggest that they play song melodies

@AndrewReynolds1 Жыл бұрын

Do you need a certain kind of amp setting or modeller patch for that type of playing to help keep the notes at a similar volume, maybe more gain or compression? Can you play that style on an acoustic?

@dreadnotpop Жыл бұрын

I paid to access the Helix/Stomp gum road folder once. Are the newer presets available in the same folder?. How do I recognize them?

@antoneath Жыл бұрын

- I like the tone of that. Is that a Helix patch ? Are you playing straight in, or using an amp ?? Can I get this patch ? Great playing 🙂👊🏻

@johnnathancordy Жыл бұрын

Straight in Helix patch it's JohnnyGiggs

@antoneath Жыл бұрын

@@johnnathancordy - Thanks mate. There are so many KZfaq guitar vids out there now, but your channel is the one that actually inspires me to play. Good job man 👌🏻🙂

@jjemsnd7 Жыл бұрын

We have free will but it's bound by our nature.

@aaronvalure178 Жыл бұрын

❤ first

@Tonetwisters Жыл бұрын

My son plays that kind of stuff ... "House of Shred" youtube

@Portekberm Жыл бұрын

Is the legato even there at all 😆😆

@rolfbeyer1511 Жыл бұрын

Ich denke das dein legatospiel schwer nachvollziehbar ist,weil du mal 3 töne pro seite und mal 2 töne benutzt...das macht es für mich irgendwie schwer überschaubar...tolle video