One thing that EVERY Great Legato Player Has in Common [and a thing you NEED to practice]

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2 жыл бұрын

For my Presets visit: johnnathancordy.gumroad.com/ If there was one thing that pretty much EVERY great legato player that I can think of has in common, it'd be this. Strong 3 note per string scale knowledge. Everyone from Tom Quayle, Brett Garsed, Allen Hinds, Allan Holdsworth - just all of them, have a fundamental solid 3 note per string framework that is the basis in my mind for almost all Legato. Am I wrong? I might be - if you can thing of some exceptions, let me know!
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@brettgarsed 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful playing John. I also use a lot of four note per string lines which of course I took from the great Allan Holdsworth.

@johnnathancordy 2 жыл бұрын

That's next level stuff Brett! Also - you've been someone I've listened to for like a decade. Inspirational guitarist!

@normanquednau 5 ай бұрын

Dito, guys! Its the legatofamily here! My initial spark was Joe Satriani... But as soon as I heard Allan Holdsworth (city nights)... Well, you guess

@jremi Жыл бұрын

Discovered this guy probably less than 2 weeks ago, looking for reviews on the Line 6 Pod Go and HX Stomp. I must admit than I am flabbergasted by his playing and the sounds he creates with this gear. It corresponds exactly to the style I’ve been after for years. I think whatever he uses becomes gold after he works his tweeking magic. The sounds he comes up with are fantastic and his playing makes it bloom even more. The Line 6, Fractal Audio and Neural DSP of this world should pay attention to what he says because he makes their products shine. They owe him big time, as far as I am concerned.

@ianwheeler8764 2 жыл бұрын

You have given me enough practice material in 20 minutes to consume the next 20 years of my life! Thanks.

@left0verture Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Wow. Best video I’ve seen on practice technique in a long, long time.

@Desmond-ul7cw 9 күн бұрын

I've been camping out on this lesson for a long time as I become inspired to just start playing and practicing and weaving the lessons into my own improvisations. I love your playing John and recently customized one of my Strats to sound more like your KLines cuz I love the tones. Another great personality in my guitar line up! Thanks for your lessons and tips, John. You're an amazing player and come across like just a real nice guy. Cheers to you!

@iangordon8078 Жыл бұрын

Dude I came here for some Tom Misch style videos and ended up with this video. This dude is like a level 900 guitar wizard, holy crap.

@panamonte 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for - thank you so much!

@lattjeful 2 жыл бұрын

Just the type of video I was looking for, John! Thank you so much for the tips. Great playing as always.

@picksalot1 2 жыл бұрын

Agree, 3NPS is absolutely essential. 👍 The other thing that was a huge breakthrough for me was recognizing the 3 basic fingering patterns and the number of times each repeats in Diatonic Scales/Modes. Here are the 3 patterns, repeats, and representative modes: A. 124 repeat two times, Locrian B. 134 repeat two times, Aeolian C. 1x24 repeat three times, Mixolydian In the other Modes, you'll need to start on the second or third repeat, but very easy to figure out. In playing a scale/mode, Pattern A is followed be B, which is followed by C, which is followed by A again. Understanding this reduces the memorization component to near zero. These patterns can be transposed anywhere on the fretboard.

@jaltsch1 2 жыл бұрын

This is really good...i think you are saying in terms of frets apart (instead of fingers), it cycles 134x2, 135x3 then 124x2 (this example would be Aeolian and will run out of strings at 124x1, of course you'll have different starting points for each mode but pattern is the same). Very nice!

@picksalot1 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaltsch1 I meant it as the fingers that are usually used to play a sequence of notes on a single string. When a finger is skipped, so is that relative fret. So, starting on the low E string, if you put the 1st finger on the 5th fret, you get the note "a". So, the fingering 134, when started on that string, will give you the notes "abc", and "def" on the 5th string. And the fingering 1x24 will give you the notes "gab" on the 4th string- the Aeolian mode, plus the beginning of the next octave. It's way easier to just try it out, than to try and explain it. But, I think you know what I mean. 😎

@jaltsch1 2 жыл бұрын

@@picksalot1 Yep I totally get it. Thanks for this info.

@cchng 3 ай бұрын

Please don't mind me for not being able to understand, but can you please explain what does the 'x' stand for in your examples?

@picksalot1 3 ай бұрын

@@cchng I use the "x" to mean skip over one fret, so 12 would mean two adjacent frets, but 1x2 would mean skip one fret between fingers 1 and 2. This assumes using one finger per adjacent frets, like frets 1-4 being fretted with fingers 1 2 3 4 sequentially. So, if you started the fingering pattern 1x24 on the 1st fret, the frets you'd actually press down are 1 3 5. Hope that helps.

@CFH1655 Жыл бұрын

great video, that part about permutations is gold!

@herbrubio4474 Жыл бұрын

Thank you John! This has to be the greatest lesson on Legato I’ve ever seen thus far!

@MrIandrabble 2 жыл бұрын

Superb tutorial, subbed! Thank you

@left0verture Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. There’s enough useful information in these 20 minutes to keep me busy for probably the next YEAR.

@rogershermanmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yayyyy!! This is something I already work on!!

@nano-xm1wl Жыл бұрын

that tone is amazing!

@JoshPaterson Жыл бұрын

Great stuff and very pragmatic with simple building blocks!

@mawashigerimasa Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Made me realize I've been doing too much just 1 2 3 and 3 2 1 using only 2 positions. Thanks👍

@TLMuse 2 жыл бұрын

Intro solo-just fantastic! So many good lines, and amazingly clean execution, even for the fast lines. I think a particularly tricky thing about legato playing-and something I dimly recall Holdsworth discussing in an interview-is learning how to pick (or even tap-without-picking) when you switch strings with just the right touch to make a seamless connection between picking and the hammers/pulls. -Tom

@lollofunky Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great lesson! The permutations open so many possibilities and sounds so modern ! I spent too much time only doin 1 2 3 and 3 2 1. Also Three Plus Five very interesting sound !

@DavidRamos-nz4bh 29 күн бұрын

Works great with hexatonic patterns. Great lesson!

@michael_caz_nyc 2 жыл бұрын

He gets better (and tastier) with each video. I love your guitar playing. It was Allan Holdsworth-like. Really enjoyed it my brother. oNe LoVe from NYC

@robwmurray69 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous.... and great tone which comes from those fingers!! 😀

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@peterschaefer1665 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic technique!

@WakadooPlaypen 2 жыл бұрын

Nice note choices.

@BracliCreations Жыл бұрын

Very groovy, thanks for sharing

@john808welk 2 жыл бұрын

This is totally what I was going to ask you about on thursday!

@johnnathancordy 2 жыл бұрын

Wait...When actually is it

@cameraramblings4107 2 жыл бұрын

Such a tasty player bro, keep up the good work.

@Hypnus9 Жыл бұрын

Hey John. I've been watching your videos for nearly a year now, and I'm posting to tell how strikingly beautiful your overall sound is, not to mention the degree of humility you exhibit in the presentation of your lessons. I thank God in Christ Jesus that I came upon your videos. Ive been playing the guitar for 47 years come June 4th of this year. You're aces!

@onelovitHD 2 жыл бұрын

you are a great player. your vibe is pure you deserve more recognition. Believe in yourself, i hope to see you evolving in the field :)

@vanmira Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@waynebacer6235 2 жыл бұрын

Hey john, When you post your permutations, examples in 16's and triplets both ascending and descending would be most helpful. Thanks, great lesson.

@teriakamoto 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo. Keep up the Flight. I wish I had 10 % of your talent.

@WillWorth Жыл бұрын

I was like "holy gawd, this guy doesn't mess around", and then I realised I had playback at 2X

@thegame787 Жыл бұрын

Good playing

@Snoopdave2000 Жыл бұрын

Ive got an EP compressor as it can be used as a boost meaning dual use and can blend in as much as needed of each

@larrygoodman453 2 ай бұрын

Have some questions regarding your Headrush presets. What's best way to contact you. BTW - your playing and tone are exquisite John.

@Hiro.the.God. Жыл бұрын

You live my dream man lol. I’m making it my goal to play like you one day.

@sroelit 2 жыл бұрын

While practice is paramount, it’s worth mentioning that hand structure, finger length etc play a role in the ability to play these kinds of patterns.

@jfo3000 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a short 4th finger and average size hands, maybe smaller than average, and I get this happening. So did Randy Rhoads, and others too. Don't get caught up in giving yourself excuses as to why you cannot to it, or you certainly will never be able to do it! If you believe that you'll conquer it, you WILL find ways to conquer it.

@rorymcilvain4586 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John did you use a particular patch from your set for these legatos? Thanks.

@RahulDas-zy6ut 2 жыл бұрын

hey i have commented in one of your other videos as well. u must have missed it. i would love know how u create pockets for your legato lines.. i mean how do u think or do or phrase before these runs. how to do set up a leagto run pocket if it makes any sense..

@johnbeddoe782 Жыл бұрын

Great playing and teaching but also that second K-line guitar is beautiful. What colour would we call that?

@johnbeddoe782 Жыл бұрын

ah shoreline gold. seen in another vid. Beautiful

@rockrollresale2668 Жыл бұрын

All sound like Fish Rising to me. Distortion+ Echo seems to be the one thing.

@kyran4238 2 жыл бұрын

You are the unofficial face of k-line guitars

@johnnathancordy 2 жыл бұрын

I'll take it!

@DIYivan04 3 ай бұрын

I wish I found this account 25 years 😢

@skipneumann1 Жыл бұрын

How has everyone improved their pull offs? Mine are way behind the hammer ons?

@yoachelinnocent7963 Жыл бұрын

Plz palm mutations patterns u use

@bookMark2967 2 жыл бұрын

Descending is definitely my biggest issue.

@Kserx.p 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Tone wise should we stick to always high gain or start to practise in a clean tone ?

@jfo3000 2 жыл бұрын

One thing is for certain, if you only practice with a clean tone, when you turn the gain up, noise that didn't matter with a clean sound, even very quiet sympathetic vibrations are going to be something you have to learn to mute out. I'd say high gain is more difficult than clean tone for this reason. Definitely practice high gain sound more than clean.

@swayamtailor 2 жыл бұрын

Start out with higher gain, eventually move on to clean because by then you've gotten a good idea of how to mute string noise and focusing on articulation is easier with cleaner tones.

@swayamtailor 2 жыл бұрын

That being said, i prefer a low-med gain tone with a single/split coil, gives you the best of both worlds

@johnnathancordy 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I started higher gain and gradually over the years have found that the legato technique has become more comfortable to the point that I can play legato with clean tones, but you want to check with gained up tones if you're intended to play with gain - otherwise like Jimmy says you can have a lot of noise that is not obvious

@jfo3000 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnathancordy Conversely, when playing single note lines on my Ovation acoustic, it can add some ambience if I let the sympathetic vibrations ring out. Therefore, I don't mute as full-on in that scenario, the sympathetic vibrations lend a bit of of reverb like ambience. It's actually too sterile for me playing acoustic with that degree of muting applied. So I then have to totally float the picking hand, which is a challenge, feels weird, because I don't often play that way!

@jamesw6449 2 жыл бұрын

You’re playing is there my friend

@stratocumulusnimbostratus328 2 жыл бұрын

Could we have 3 note per string patterns for the major scale (modes) on patron? Also what patch is that it’s lovely ta. Fantastic lesson 😎

@johnnathancordy 2 жыл бұрын

Eric Lead I think! And yes of course...Will get to work!

@stratocumulusnimbostratus328 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnathancordy thanks amazing stuff, and see my comment about that k line 😀

@bartnettle Жыл бұрын

How dare you lay out the degrees of the major scale and reveal the simplicity of the modes! LOL Please , please reveal the modes only in the "c" position or you risk many lesson content creator's online livelihood, not to mention the whole musical education system. I gleaned from a Billy Sheehan interview exactly the simplicity you just showed. Well Done and you have taken it to the nth degree all in a single video lesson. Which, makes you an excellent teacher