Intro to Sweep Picking

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Intro This tutorial is on the basics of sweep picking. We’ll be going over my view of sweeping, my technique, and a few 3 and 5 string arpeggio shapes to get you started.    Check out artists like Frank Gambale, Nevermore/Jeff Loomis, Cacophony/Jason Becker to get examples of sweeping. All of them have great sweeping passages that work v...

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: 3 string sweeps   We’re going to start out with 3 string sweep shapes. I’m providing you with the essential shapes you will need to get started, and from here you should be able to experiment and find out some favorite arpeggios of your own!   I pick 3 sweeps a bit different than most people. Instead of picking the note on the B str...

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: 5 string sweeps   Now, we’ll move on to 5 string sweeps. Here I give you the most common 5 string sweep shapes to get you started.   All of the shapes are extended versions of the 3 string sweeps in the last part of the lesson. The picking technique required for these is essentially the same as the 3 string sweeps, so if you’ve got ...

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