Good Sweep Picking work out

[msinia]

Hi guys,
I've been sweeping for a little while now, but i was wondering if you have some kind of routine to pratice because i'm really needing one.
Thanks a lot,

[Dejan Sajinovic]

I usualy start with 2 string sweeps(economy picking) al la Rising Force solo, than three, a little bit on four, and than finish off with 5 and 6. Usualy when I´m ready with four str. I go back to 3 str. sweeps and the difrence is huge compared to first rime. Than at the end I finish the session by playn´ some harder sweeps, mostly combined with slides. Pretty much Jason Becker over those.

[SLY]

If you're still beginning , try mastering the normal 3 string sweeping (Metallica's "lepper messiah" solo , Malmsteen diminished sweep ,etc.) first , to get your picking hand used to small sweeping motion correctly.
Then move on to 4,5,6 & 7 (in case you got one) sweeps.

[msinia]

Could you please post a link to some of the sweeps you are talking about? or write them if you can?
thanks

[Dejan Sajinovic]

Try out these ones. That´s 3 strings (e-B-G)

E|-------5--8-p5-----|-------5--8-p5-----|
B|----6-------------6--|----6-------------6--|
G|-5--------------------|-7-----------------|



|-------5--8-p5-----|-------5--8-p5------|
|----7-------------7--|----7-------------7---|
|-8--------------------|-7------------------|



|-------5--8-p5-----|-------0--5-p0------|
|----5-------------5--|----1-------------1---|
|-5--------------------|-2------------------|



Also try to reverse them and play like:

|-8-p5----------5--|
|-------6----6-----|
|---------5--------|....ans so on. BTW Good luck. You´ll get it quickly.

[Edited by Dejan Sajinovic on 04-01-2003 at 03:57 PM]

[SLY]

I've posted some sweeps here : http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=6169 .

So check'em out , but they're mostly 5 or 6 strings , so get familiar with those 3 string sweeps first so that you get used to the sweep picking motion and focus on more difficult fretting hand stuff.

BTW , 3 strings sweeps are parts of bigger extended arpeggios on 6 strings , or get it the other way , 6 strings sweeps are extended 3 string sweeps ... You'll notice that from their shapes.

[aiwass]

Some of my favorites:


Francesco Fareri and Mick Thomson like this one:

----------------------10-14-t19-14-10------
-------------------12------------------12--
-----------7-sl-10------------------------
--------9------------------------------
------9----------------------------------
7-10-------------------------------------


Eklundh sweep:
---------------7-12-7-----------------------
----------10------------10--------------------
--------9-----------------9--------------------
-----12---------------------12-------------------
---9---------------------------9--------------------
-8-------------------------------8------------------


Maj7 with legato (also cool with added taps):

---------7-10-12-10-7------------------------
-------8---------------8-----------------------
-----9-------------------9--------------------
--10-----------------------10-------------------
--------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------


Half-Diminished with legato:


----------12-14-15-14-12-----------------------------
-------13-----------------13--------------------------
----14-----------------------14-----------------------
-16-----------------------------16---------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------


i-V arpeggio sequence:

------------7-12-7-14-----------------------------------
----------8-----------16-----------------16-------------
--------9----------------16------------16------------------
------9----------------------16-13-16----------------------
7-10-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------

These are the ideas I get the most mileage out of, but try to make some of your own, too.

[Edited by aiwass on 04-05-2003 at 09:59 AM]

[aiwass]

Sorry 'bout the poor tab layout, but you probably get the general ideas...

[Dejan Sajinovic]

How do you play the last ones. Btw, they are pretty hard for a begginer. And while we are on that here are some of my fav. sweeps. The first one of yours aiwass I like very much and...

|---------------3-8/13p8--------------------
|------------5------------10----------------
|---------5-------------------10------------
|------5--------------------------10--------
|-3h7---------------------------------12p8/-
|-------------------------------------------Cont


|--------------------10-15/20p15--------------------|
|----------------12---------------17----------------|
|------------12-----------------------17------------|
|--------12-------------------------------17--------|
|-10h14---------------------------------------19p15-|
|---------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------9-12/17p12--------------------|
|---------------10--------------14----------------|
|----------6-9----------------------14------------|
|-------7-------------------------------14--------|
|----7--------------------------------------16p12-|
|-5-----------------------------------------------|


There you´ve got some more to practice. Takes some time but are definitly worth.

[aiwass]

To play the last one I posted, you just have to switch positions. If it's the last chord shape you're thinking about, you barre the 16th fret notes with your middle finger.