i can't sweep!
does anyone know any tricks to sweep picking, any good exercises? ive been practicing for about 3 months on it and i cant get it clean enough to actually use. any tips are welcomed
# 1
What's exactly your problem with sweeping , picking , fretting , or muting ?
The first thing you should learn about sweeping is the picking motion , you should get it right at different tempos , and know when and how to change from down to upstrokes and vice versa .
The second is to concentrate on how to fret a given pattern with the correct fingers (this is very important , if you don't choose the right fingers , you'll have problems when playing faster) .
Then comes the muting , all you have to do is practice what you learned over and over with distortion ,and try to make it as clean as possible.
If you're having troubles with a specific line post it here, so I can give you more detailed help ... BTW, you should have posted that topic in the "technique" section ;) .
The first thing you should learn about sweeping is the picking motion , you should get it right at different tempos , and know when and how to change from down to upstrokes and vice versa .
The second is to concentrate on how to fret a given pattern with the correct fingers (this is very important , if you don't choose the right fingers , you'll have problems when playing faster) .
Then comes the muting , all you have to do is practice what you learned over and over with distortion ,and try to make it as clean as possible.
If you're having troubles with a specific line post it here, so I can give you more detailed help ... BTW, you should have posted that topic in the "technique" section ;) .
# 2
well thank you. sorry for the mix up in were to post.
the main problem i have with sweeps is that i cant keep my hands together. for some reason one hand will be going faster than the other. like my right hand will be picking the G-string and my left hand will be fretting the B-string. ive practiced and practiced, with a metronome, with out.ive been playing for about 5 years and this is the hardest thing i have tryed to do... and thank you for the suggestions.
the main problem i have with sweeps is that i cant keep my hands together. for some reason one hand will be going faster than the other. like my right hand will be picking the G-string and my left hand will be fretting the B-string. ive practiced and practiced, with a metronome, with out.ive been playing for about 5 years and this is the hardest thing i have tryed to do... and thank you for the suggestions.
# 3
So it's coordination ... Don't worry , it's not that hard to get over it , just practice very slowly (60bpm or less) and focus on tuning your both hands together .
BTW , I've posted some sweeping exercises here if you're interested.
[Edited by SLY on 01-23-2004 at 08:36 AM]
BTW , I've posted some sweeping exercises here if you're interested.
[Edited by SLY on 01-23-2004 at 08:36 AM]
# 4
just go up and down through different appregios
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this is a technique that you can't rush, just start slowly focusing on accuracy and very gradualy increase speed
the first part of eugene's solo in the movie crossroads is a great sweeping excercise
------------8-12-8----------
---------10--------10----------
-------9--------------9----
----10------------------10-----
-12------------------------12-
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this is a technique that you can't rush, just start slowly focusing on accuracy and very gradualy increase speed
the first part of eugene's solo in the movie crossroads is a great sweeping excercise
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When i first tried doing some sweep picking that i saw petrucci do i couldnt do it at all. I wasnt even playing it at 60bpm i was so slow. I was amazed at how fast he was playing it. I was saying to my guitar teacher about how fast petrucci was playing these arpegios. He told me that if i practiced with a metronome i would get better. I never thought i would be able to play anywhere near as fast as he was. I have been playing for just over a year now and last lesson i had i started playing some arpegios while my teacher was tabbing out something for me. He was so impressed he got the other guitar teacher who was also teaching someone at the time to come and watch me. That arpegio above is the best one to start practicing on because its not that hard. Remember that when you sweep pick and arpegio you are playing the notes from a certain chord. Work out the chord the you are sweep picking and see where you are putting your fingers for the chord.
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