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TheDirt
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TheDirt
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10/29/2003 5:42 pm
Alternate picking is picking the first note with a downward stroke, then the next with an upward, next with a downward, next with an upward, and so on. Sweep picking is like picking one time per string, using a single down or upstroke to "sweep" through the strings. It's like a strum almost, but you mute the strings so that only one note rings out at a time.

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