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Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios

Chris Feener
AdvancedMetalCool Riffs 7 lessons15m

Hey guys! Let's hunker-down with some arpeggio play in a not-so-conformative way. We're all familiar with those oh-so-traditional minor/major sweep arpeggio sequences, so let's fill in the gaps. The primary focus of this lesson is to get you thinking about how many of these traditional sweep arpeggio shapes actually connect. We'll do this by joining various shapes and breaking the confines of "all-up" or "all-down" picking patterns. Be sure to focus on alternate uses for these arpeggio shapes so you can use them in your playing and writing endeavors. Enjoy!

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  1. 1 1:48 Lesson · 2m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Introduction Hey guys! Let's hunker-down with some arpeggio play in a not-so-conformative way. We're all familiar with those oh-so-traditional minor/major sweep arpeggio sequences, so let's fill in the gaps. The primary... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 3:21 Lesson · 3m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Part 1 To begin, let's keep a close eye on the shapes, but also the 16th-note picking pattern (D-U-U-U). This pattern deviates here and there throughout the etude, but for the most part, once you master this cleanly... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 2:51 Lesson · 3m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Part 2 Not much to say here! Part II begins the exact way Part I began, except now we're playing an A minor shape. Since we're further up the fretboard, however, we'll get a bit of a break on the stretching! The main... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 3:50 Lesson · 4m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Part 3 More D-U-U-U goodness! Bar 12 is where things get interesting - The patterns change a bit, finger-rolling is heavily implemented and we flip the picking pattern entirely (D-D-D-U). Be sure to FEEL the quarter... Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 2:39 Lesson · 3m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Part 4 To finish things off, let's dig a bit deeper with a few other fairly familiar arpeggios, being utilized in a bit of a different way. The first, Bm descending from the F# on the high E string. The main thing to... Tab Guitar Pro
  6. 6 0:23 Backing track Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Backing Track 160 Check out the backing track for my tutorial "Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios" here. Try it at 160BPM! Tab Guitar Pro
  7. 7 0:35 Backing track · 1m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios - Backing Track 110 Check out the backing track for my tutorial "Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios" here. Try it at 110BPM first, and then step it up to 160BPM! Tab Guitar Pro

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