3-note-per-string legato patterns are the foundation of fluid, flowing lead guitar lines.
Start BPM
70
Target BPM
150
e|--5h7h8--| B|--5h7h8--| G|--5h7h9--| D|--5h7h9--| A|--5h7h8--| E|--5h7h8--|
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Pick only the first note per string. Hammer-ons must be as loud as picked notes. The ring finger hammer (3rd note) is usually weakest — focus on it. Add pull-offs on the way back down.