A Little Legato

Basically, Legato is a form of playing that involves less picking and more hammers, pulls, and slides. This makes the piece being played sound smoother, and if you are not a shredder, it will make a fast lick easier to play, in some cases. Well, here is an example of some Legato playing. If the lines go over, turn your font to a smaller size. Here is the explanation: h= hammer on, p= pull off, /= slide up, \=slide down, the <,> are to show the harmonic, when you pull onto the open G string hit the whammy bar down a couple steps touch the string right above the 4th fret and return to pitch then go a couple steps higher.

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-h5-h8-/10---7-h8-p7-h8-/10-8-h10-p8h10-/12--12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-h12-p10-\8-h10-p8-\7-h8p7-\5-h7-p5-\3-h5-p3-\2-h3-p2-p0-w--<4>-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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