Legato Technique

Demonstration
Music by Chris Buono
Standard tuning
= 70
Ex. 1 | 1:03 H
1

5 7

H
Ex. 2 | 1:18
2

5 7 5 7

Ex. 3 | 1:40 P
3

7 5

H P
Ex. 4 | 2:26
4

H P

5 7 9 7 5 5 7 9 7 5

Ex. 5 | 3:32 sl.

5

sl.

5 7

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 Ex. 6 | 3:50
sl.
6

sl.

5 7 7 (7)

Ex. 7 | 4:15
sl. sl.
7

sl. sl.

5 7 7 5

= 116
Ex. 8 | 4:30 sl.
8

sl.

4 9 7 12 9

= 106
Ex. 9 | 6:03
H P H P H P H
9

P.M.
H P H P H P H

5 7 5 5 7 5 4 5 4 4 5
7

= 70
Ex. 10 | 6:15

10

4 (5) 5 (7) 5

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 H
H H
Ex. 11 | 7:52
11 12

let ring let ring

H P.M. P.M. H H

8 8 8
8 8 10 8 8 10 8 8
8 10 10 10 8 10 8 10 8

H sl.
13 P

H let ring P sl.

5 5 8 10
5 5 5 7 9
5 7 5 0 7 9
5 7

H P

14

let ring
P.M. P.M. P.M. H P
10 9 7 8 10 8 5
10 9 7 8 7 5
7
9 7 7

P P
H H P P
15 16

full full let ring let ring

P P H H P P

7 7 7
7 7 7 5 5 0
7 7 (7) 5 5 5 0 0 2 0 2
7 5 7 0 0 2 2 0
3

= 135
Ex. 12 | 9:53
H P sl. H P
17

H P sl. H P

4 5 7 5 4 2 4 5 4 2
5

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 = 150
Ex. 13 | 10:11
H P
H P

18

H P
H P
7 8 7 5
8 7 8 7 5
8

= 172
Ex. 14 | 10:17
H P
P H P
P H P

19

H P
P H P P H P
7 8 7 5
8 5 7 8 7 5
8 5 7 8 7 5

P H P P
20 H P sl.

P H P P H P sl.

8 5 7 8 7 5
8 5 7 8 7 5 3

= 84 P
P
Ex. 15 | 10:41
21 22

3 3
3
P
P
9 7 5
9 7 5

= 90 P
P
Ex. 16 | 10:45 P
23 24

3 3
3
3
P
P P
9 7 5
9 7 5
8 6 4

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 = 135 P
P
Ex. 17 | 10:52 P
25 26

3 3
3
3
P
P P
9 7 5
8 6 4
8 6 4

P
= 172 P
Ex. 18 | 10:56 P
27 28

3 3
3 3
P
P P
12 10 8
11 9 7
9 7 5 (5)

= 105
H H
Ex. 19 | 11:14 H
6 6 H
29 6

6 6
P.M. H P.M. H H H
4
4 4 6 7 6
4 4 5 7 5 7
5 4 6 7 6 7
5 5 6 8 6 8
5 7 8 7 8

Ex. 20 | 11:36
H H H H
H H H
6 6 H H
30 6

6 6
P.M. P.M.
H H H H H H H H H
4
4 4 6 7 6 (6)
4 4 5 7 5 7
5 4 6 7 6 7
5 5 6 8 6 8
5 7 8 7 8

= 145
Ex. 21 | 14:03
H P
P
31

5
H P P P.M.
7 8 7 5
8 (8) 5 5 7
7 7 7

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 P P P
32

P
full
P P

5 7 5
7 5 7 5 7 5 0
7 7 7

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