Liquid Legato: Develop Fluid Lead Lines with Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs and Slides (Bk/Online Audio) [With CD (Audio)]. This item is unavailable.Liquid Legato: Develop Fluid Lead Lines with Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs and Slides (Bk/Online Audio) [With CD (Audio)]

Liquid Legato: Develop Fluid Lead Lines with Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs and Slides by guitarist Allen Hinds is a guitar instruction book that explores the art of creating smooth, fluid lead guitar lines. Part of the Private Lessons series, this guitar method book focuses on legato techniques using hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. Guitarists interested in expressive rock lead playing can explore the relationship between a light picking hand and a strong fretting hand, drawing inspiration from the musical approaches of Allan Holdsworth, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Danny Gatton, and other influential guitarists.

The book includes guitar tablature and online audio designed to complement its technical instruction. A unique access code printed inside the book allows the accompanying recordings to be streamed or downloaded. The included PLAYBACK+ audio player provides practical practice tools, including adjustable playback speed without changing pitch, customizable loop points, key changes, and left or right audio panning. These features make it possible to focus on individual musical passages and examine the phrasing and articulation of legato guitar playing.

At the heart of Liquid Legato is the connection between fretting-hand strength, picking-hand control, and musical expression. Hammer-ons and pull-offs help connect notes with minimal picking, while slides introduce smooth transitions between pitches. Together, these techniques offer guitarists a vocabulary for shaping flowing melodic phrases and developing greater continuity in lead guitar lines. Printed tablature and audio support focused technique practice and musical exploration.

Whether for personal practice, performance preparation, or gifting, Liquid Legato combines focused guitar instruction with flexible audio tools to explore fluid phrasing, articulation, and musical expression.