Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrsI'm still a little confused by it myself... is that what is used in the acoustic intro to stairway to heaven?

e|--5-------5---7---------------8---------8---2-----
B|--------5-----------5-----5----------5------------
G|------5----------------5----------5---------------
D|--7-----------5---------------5-------------0----- and so on...
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------

No. That's all fingerpicking.

Sweeping is playing chords, but you only play ecah note individually.

Like:

e|-------------12--------17---------12----------------
b|---------13-----------------------------13-----------
G|-----14---------------------------------------14-----

That's an A minor sweep arpeggio. You just play one note at a time.

For example, you start on the A note on the G string. Now, you "roll" your hand off as you start the sequence whilst your picking hand does a "sweep."

Go to: www.metalmethod.com And on the bottom there is a video link to Michael Angelo's instructional DVD. You can watch the video of him playing his song "No Boundaries" The opening of this song starts with a sweep, and you can see what he's doing.