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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Just to throw more difficulty into the mix try incorporating tapping with the sweep technique!
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
I'm developing a new technique thjat will add sanding to the mix. After you play a note it'll be sanded from the guitar so it can't be played again. That way each note will be forever unique.
In the case of Clapton we'll sand the notes off before Clapton we'll sand the notes off before he plays them!
calm down ..... i don't hate Clapton but I had to pick someones name to go there
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Please don't sand the A sharp please ......................................................
Wireneck
New member
As everyone has stated, you won't learn this technique in a few days. If you do, you probably aren't doing it right or it will be sloppy as hell. I've been playing almost 16 years now and even though I am confident at sweep picking there are still patterns that I run across that trip me up.
Get on youtube, there are probably a million lessons on sweeping with some incredibly good players. A few things that really helped me...
-Practice clean (stated before but worth reiterating)
-Avoid "box" patterns/arpeggios. A lot of sites will show you something like an A Minor Arpeggio like this
-------------5-8-
-----------5------5
---------5----------5
-------7--------------7
-----7------------------7
-5-8---------------------8-5
So you end up barring or rolling your finger on the stacked 7's and 5's. I think these types of shapes are the hardest to play cleanly and make it even more difficult to learn the technique.
-Also, for the shape above....start with an upstroke on your E string, then down stroke for the sweep.
Hope this helps. Best of luck!
Get on youtube, there are probably a million lessons on sweeping with some incredibly good players. A few things that really helped me...
-Practice clean (stated before but worth reiterating)
-Avoid "box" patterns/arpeggios. A lot of sites will show you something like an A Minor Arpeggio like this
-------------5-8-
-----------5------5
---------5----------5
-------7--------------7
-----7------------------7
-5-8---------------------8-5
So you end up barring or rolling your finger on the stacked 7's and 5's. I think these types of shapes are the hardest to play cleanly and make it even more difficult to learn the technique.
-Also, for the shape above....start with an upstroke on your E string, then down stroke for the sweep.
Hope this helps. Best of luck!
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