Originally Posted by: magicninjaI want to know if this sounds anything like sweeping. I'm pretty sure I'm getting the technique down. I couldn't even do this much two days ago but something clicked and now I think all I got to do is clean 'em up a little. They aren't anything special I need to find some other shapes but these are the ones that I can do.

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Simple but I throw in a six string one.


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Here's the Vid.

Yup, that's how the technique is executed, but those arpeggios aren't to commonly used, more commonly used arpeggio shapes are here: http://www.insaneguitar.com/mc/sweeping.html

This is a good article for starting, good luck, I myself I'm not the best sweeper, but I do some of it in my own stuff.