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Give this crazy legato lick from Paul Gilbert a shot!

Learn a terrific, slippery Mixolydian lick in the vein of the late, great Duane Allman.

With a little diligent practice, the possibilities that this technique will offer are virtually endless.

This trick will let you break through speed barriers that have been holding you back from attaining your true technical potential.

Learn Paganini's Fifth Caprice in A minor from the one and only Yngwie Malmsteen.

Pick up this handy lick in the style of the late Johnny Winter.

How to employ fretboard tapping in conjunction with string skipping to achieve a very smooth and even sound when playing arpeggios.

This approach has a lot of possibilities and can open up new doors in writing riffs and solos.

Even though we tend to think of scale playing as the ultimate speed test, speed itself isn't really the problem. It's switching strings.

In this bite-sized lesson, Joe Satriani provides some useful exercises for improving your legato technique.