Originally posted by emmanuel79
Before you start playing sweep picking consider this:
1) Your palms position (For comfort, mute strings ...)
2) Your plectrum (make sure it is comfortable for you to do sweep picking)

And like other people say, practise makes perfect and it is true. Start from slow tempo and increase tempo speed slowly and if you got off tunes or breaks off... start from the begining again. Slowwww to Fasssttt....

What emmanuel179 is telling you is very important! in,
Sweep picking. The only thing i can add to his post is the angle of your pick, plus the use of your thumb on the right hand behind your pick is,a very important technique to learn . Also you want to really relax your wrist!
In muting the strings going down the notes, use the side of your,thumb to follow right along behind your pick.
When going back up the notes your kinda draging a part,
of the thumb.Also you can do it like this "push" into,
the notes with your pick ,then when coming back up the,
notes put a slight angle on the pick leaning it towards,
you .then going back down again lean it towards the,
pick guard if you have one .then try to get the sound of,
a flowing water-falls like emmanuell1179 has said time,
and time again on here.Now not untill you get your speed,
built up will it sound like a flowing water-falls.
Try the notes below for an excercize in C major .

Try this pattern 15 14 12 13 15 <- dn then up 15 13 12 14 15
(Left hand fingering below for the notes)
1.use your pinky on the A string 15th fret.
2.use your third finger on the D string 14th fret.
3.use your index finger on the G string 12th fret.
4.use your second finger on the B string 13th fret.
5.use your pinky on the high E string 15th fret.

Mark
P:S Hi Emmanuell179 long time no hear!











[Edited by skee1 on 11-08-2001 at 01:12 PM]