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Cutting Edge Guitar Technique Vol.1: Legato Mastery for Modern Rock Guitar

  • Course
  • 109 Lessons

Cutting Edge Legato is a three-part series showing you how to develop a complete command of this vital guitar-playing skill effectively. Legato playing is an essential technique in modern guitar playing, and many guitarists struggle to find a structured approach to building fluency with this style. Cutting Edge Legato defeats this obstacle by delivering progressive workouts.

Learn To Play With Smooth Elegance and Sophistication

  • Do you want your playing to flow, sounding smooth and connected?
  • Do you want to play fast lines that are sonically pleasing?
  • Do you want to play ear-catching licks with sophisticated control?

Cutting Edge Legato is a three-part system for legato playing in the style of masters such as:

  • Joe Satriani
  • Brett Garsed
  • Allan Holdsworth
  • Guthrie Govan
  • Greg Howe
  • Richie Kotzen
  • Paul Gilbert
  • Steve Vai
  • And many others!

Included Content

Downloadable Lesson Files

HD Video Lessons

Streamable and Downloadable MP3

Here's What's Inside The Programme:

Introduction

Welcome To Cutting Edge Legato

Legato Toolkit

This lesson pack contains a 33-page E-booklet that shows all the exercises with a detailed explanation. The booklet also contains scale diagrams, handy hints, and tips on expanding the examples contained within. Alongside the E-book, guitar pro, pdf video and audio files are included to support your learning. You can find all of the PDF and Guitar Pro tools you need to execute the concepts of the lesson pack in this section. The video and audio files are contained within individual lesson parts.
Cutting Edge Legato Technique E-Booklet.pdf
Cutting Edge Legato Part 1.pdf
Cutting Edge Legato Part 1.gp
Cutting Edge Legato Part 2.pdf
Cutting Edge Legato Part 2.gp
Cutting Edge Legato Part 3.pdf
Cutting Edge Legato Part 3.gp
Minor scales full fretboard.pdf
A Aeolian 3nps.pdf
A Minor Pentatonic 3nps diagonal forms.pdf
A Harmonic Minor 3nps.pdf
A Melodic minor 3nps.pdf
Extended Scale Ranges.pdf

Cutting Edge Legato Part 1 - Scale Fragments And Cyclical Patterns

The first part of this series on building a reliable legato technique focuses on scale fragments and cyclic patterns. This is an important concept to get down, so you have a solid foundation to build upon. 
Lesson 1 - Sixteenth Note Fragments
Lesson 2 - Sextuplets
Lesson 3 - Odd Note Groups
01. Example 1.MP3
02. Example 2.MP3
03. Example 3.MP3
04. Example 4.MP3
05. Example 5.MP3
06. Example 6.MP3
07. Example 7.MP3
08. Example 8.MP3
09. Example 9.MP3
10. Example 10.MP3
11. Example 11.MP3
12. Example 12.MP3

Sixteenth Note Legato Part 1

A new update to the Cutting Edge Legato Program. Following the lessons learned in Cutting Edge Legato Part 1, this and the following mini-series of studies take a deep dive at mid-paced Legato ideas in all five positions of the CAGED system. 
Sixteenth Legato Intro
Sixteenth Note Legato 1 Lesson.mp4
Sixteenth Legato 80bpm.mp4
Sixteenth Legato 100bpm.mp4
Sixteenth Legato 120bpm.mp4
Sixteenth Legato 1 Audio.zip

Sixteenth Note Legato Part 2

This lesson is the second part of the Sixteenth note legato primer series. In this lesson, we take the ten examples from the last lesson played in position 1 and move them up to position 2 of the CAGED System. 
Sixteenth Note Legato Position 2 Lesson.mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato position 2 (slow).mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato Position 2 (medium).mp4
Sixteenth Legato Position 2 Fast.mp4

Sixteenth Note Legato Part 3

Lesson three of the Sixteenth Note Legato Workout sees us move our ten examples into position three of the CAGED system for A Dorian. 
Sixteenth Legato 3 Full Lesson.mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato Position 3 (slow).mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato Position 3 (medium).mp4
Sixteenth Legato 3 (Fast).mp4

Sixteenth Note Legato Part 4

The penultimate lesson in the Sixteenth Note Legato workout miniseries sees our ten examples being put to good use in position four of the CAGED system for A Dorian. 
Sixteenth Legato Lesson 4.mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato Position 4 (slow).mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato Position 4 (medium).mp4
Sixteenth Legato Position 4 (fast).mp4

Sixteenth Note Legato Part 5

The final workout in the sixteenth note legato series sees our ten Dorian examples in the key of A in the fifth CAGED position for the scale. 
Sixteenth Legato 5 lesson.mp4
Sixteenth Legato 5 (slow).mp4
Sixteenth Legato 5 (medium).mp4
Sixteenth Legato 5 (fast).mp4

Sixteenth Note Legato Workout

Once you've worked through part 1 of this program, this workout provides an excellent way to put these concepts into practice with a full-length workout etude for you to learn and play. 
Sixteenth Workout Etude
Sixteenth Legato Workout Lesson.mp4
Sixteenth Note Legato Workout (CEG).pdf
Sixteenth Note Legato Workout (CEG).gp
Sixteenth Legato workout Slow.mp4
Sixteenth Legato workout (Medium).mp4
Sixteenth Legato workout Fast.mp4
A Dorian Practice Slow.mp3
A Dorian Practice Track.mp3
A Dorian Practice fast.mp3
Sixteenth Note Legato Etude Workout Practice Log.docx

Cutting Edge Legato Part 2 - Full Scale Approach

In the second part of this lesson pack, we take the scale fragments through scale positions and along the length of strings so we can begin to open up the fretboard. 
Lesson 4 - Linear Motion Legato
Lesson 5 - Vertical Motion Legato
01. Example 1.MP3
02. Example 2.MP3
03. Example 3.MP3
04. Example 4.MP3
05. Example 5.MP3
06. Example 6.MP3
07. Example 7.MP3
08. Example 8.MP3
09. Example 9.MP3
10. Example 10.MP3
11. Example 11.MP3
12. Example 12.MP3

Cutting Edge Legato Part 3 - Combination Playing

Part three of this tutorial shows you how to combine scale fragments, linear concepts and positional concepts to use the technique on larger fretboard areas, creating long, flowing runs. 
Lesson 6 - Ocatve Displacement and Four Notes Per String
Lesson 7 - Connecting the Fretboard WIth Legato Concepts
01. Example 1.MP3
02. Example 2.MP3
03. Example 3.MP3
04. Example 4.MP3
05. Example 5.MP3
06. Example 6.MP3
07. Example 7.MP3
08. Example 8.MP3
09. Example 9.MP3
10. Example 10.MP3
11. Example 11.MP3
12. Example 12.MP3

Advanced Legato

A new addition to the Cutting Edge Legato program, the advanced stage combines elements from parts 2 and 3 of the syllabus and adds a whole new level of content. This section of the product is a mini course in its own right and produces massive results for you. 
Advanced legato 1 lesson.mp4
Advanced legato 1 80bpm Playthrough.mp4
Advanced legato 1 100bpm Playthrough.mp4
Advanced legato 1 120bpm Playthrough.mp4
Advanced Legato Part 2 Lesson.mp4
Advanced Legato Part 2 80bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato Part 2 100bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato Part 2 120bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato Lesson 3.mp4
Advanced Legato 3 - 80bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato 3 - 100bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato 3 - 120bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato 4 - 80bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato 4 - 100bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato 4 - 120bpm.mp4
Advanced Legato 4 Lesson.mp4
Advanced Legato 5 Lesson-1.m4v
Advanced Legato 5 Demo.mp4

Next Steps

In this section, you'll learn how to continue your progress once you've completed the program.
How to keep improving