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Figure 13 is the same exercise but using two strings.
== Legato Sliding==
In addition to hammer-ons and pull-offs, legato can be performed using an unpicked slide. To perform this technique, simply hold whatever finger is fretting the current note, and slide it up or down to the new note while maintaining pressure of the string against the frets. If done slowly, you should hear each fret - like you are playing the chromatic scale, one half step at a time. To keep the note's strength, you must slide quickly and accurately. By accurately, I mean your finger is correctly fretting the new note, positioned right behind the fret, as usual.
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1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
--4--/(5)--5--\(4)-|-4--/(6)--6--\(4)-|-4--/(7)--7--\(4)-|-4--/(8)--8--\(4)--
Notice the /'s and \'s and in the tab above. This indicates a slide. In general, a slide isn't implicity a legato technique. The ()'s around the next note indicate legato. Otherwise, you would pick your current position and immediately begin sliding into the note.
This exercise is simple - we are just sliding up and down 1, 2, 3, and 4 frets. You should only use one of your left-hand fingers for the entire exercise. Start on the index finger, but practice on all fingers. Also, repeat on all strings. Remember to slide quickly but more importantly accurately. Remember to maintain pressure against the string, so you can hear every fret (albeit extremely briefly) along the way. Once you have mastered this, try extending the number of frets you are sliding. And as the number of frets gets larger, it may help more and more to play along with a metronome. You don't want the slide transition to occur on the beat; you want to arrive at your destination note precisely ''on'' the beat.
If done correctly, a slide should sound different than a hammer-on or pull-off, giving you another option in your legato arsenal.
==Hammer-on + Pull-offs==