Lesson: Slurs in Groups of Six and Rhythmic Accents

ByBradford Werner
2020

Closed Slurs in Groups of Six and Rhythmic Accents. Slurs (hammer-ons, pull-offs, in sextuplets) from page 89 in my technique book. Try to emphasize rhythmic groups of three in your accent pattern and follow the usual left hand technique advice of playing with curved fingers, on the fingertips, near the frets, etc. YouTube Lesson Link.

This exercise is from page 89 in my book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much more.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.