![]() ![]() ![]() The first sweep picking example is the same as our last alternate example from the alternate section, and shows the third and final way of playing this kind of lick. It takes time to drill in this technique, especially if you find the alternate approach very natural, but I promise you there are benefits to knowing both styles, so don’t skim over these. So we will be getting a mix of economy and sweep styles to start with. ![]() We will be doing this with two string shapes, from either pentatonic scales or arpeggios. In the primer examples for sweep picking we will be drilling in the idea of moving the plectrum in the same direction of a new string, regardless of whatever stroke we have just used to play our last note. Due to this fact he has probably the most efficient technique for economy picking and it really is quite something to behold. For the economy style listen and watch the technique of Frank Gambale, who is pretty much the father of this technique and invented it as a solution to problems he found in his own playing. To hear some amazing exponents of this technique you should definitely check out Yngwie Malmsteen and Jason Becker for all out sweeping. Try using your neck pickup with the sweep picking examples for a really smooth sound. Tonally it is kind of a happy medium between the ultra smooth legato and the machine gun like alternate picking style. Economy picking gives a fast approach and also has a tonally smoother sound than the aggressive alternate picked style. The idea here is that you use alternate picking for notes on the same string but then sweep to a new string, keeping with the idea that the pick moves in the direction of any new string you are about to play. This idea is known as economy picking, which basically is sweep picking with scales. We can also incorporate this kind of idea to scalar playing and not just for use with arpeggios. Check out the Example video in the accompanying tutorial for a detailed view of how to execute sweep strokes and how to push and pull through the strings. Vice versa of course we would use up strokes to go from the first string note to the fifth string note. There should be no jerky movements, just one smooth motion, so that you land on the next string you are about to play.įor example, if we were to play a flurry of notes from the fifth string to the first, and every note was on a new string all the way, we would use a down stroke at the fifth string, and carry on using down strokes all the way to the first string. Also it is very important that you push through the string on the way down, and pull through the string on the way back up. The general idea with sweep picking is that the pick always moves in the direction of the new string it is about to play, rather than using the strict alternate, down, up, down, up routine. Arpeggios on the guitar are usually performed in a one note per string fashion, which makes sweep picking the ideal and fastest way to play them. Sweep picking is an advanced technique, which is usually associated with arpeggio playing. What we are doing in this lesson, is focusing on sweeps over two strings, so we can bed in the foundations for good sweeping form. Many players go wrong when trying to learn Sweep Picking as they take on far too many strings. Specifically, we are going to be looking at the sweep picking primer section, as the exercises contained within this section give you the ideal start to this technique. In this lesson, we are going to be looking at a section from my first book, High Intensity Guitar Technique Book 1. ![]()
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