![]() While this is effective, I’ve chosen to play it with a strict triplet feel to develop control. Many players will play these ideas in a rushed rhythmic feel so that the tapped notes are on the beat. By bringing the picking hand in to tap high notes we are able to extend the arpeggio without having to shift position in the fretting hand. Sweep Picking Technique Example 1įirst we combine one the 5 string arpeggio shapes from lesson three with tapping. You may like to practice economy picking by playing an ascending 3 note per string scale, but using down, up, down, down, up, down etc strokes so that you sweep into each new string. Just follow the picking directions slowly and it should all make sense. The second two of these licks involve a little economy picking. Like its name suggests, economy picking reduces the amount of movement that the picking hand needs to make, taking less energy to play fast. Remember what you have learned and follow the picking instructions provided.In last week’s article I gave examples of more modern applications of the sweep picking technique, and here would like to show you three more examples that show the potential of this technique.Įconomy picking is related to alternate and sweep picking technique, whenever there is a string cross to be made, the player sweeps whenever possible. Use the picking motion, the palm mute, and the clean note transitions to play your first 2 string and 3 string sweep arpeggio shapes. ![]() And whenever you return to the high e then your palm mute should catch the B string. Keep going back and forth between these two notes, fretting one and instantly unfretting the other, always keeping both of your fingers in contact with the strings. ![]() Next, all at the same time, unfret the 13th (do not take your finger off the string though) and palm mute it, fret the 12th fret on the high e and downstroke it. Now all at the same time you want to: unfret the 12th fret but do not take your finger off the string, fret the 13 fret (with middle finger) on the B string and upstroke it. Fret the 12th fret on the high e with the index finger and play with a downstroke. This aided with a good palm mute is what creates a clean sweeping technique. You also need to make sure that your fretting hand is transitioning between notes cleanly. If you can execute this exercise with 3 distinct and separate notes sounding out then you are muting well. The palm mute chases the notes you just swept and silences them when a higher string is played. Now pick the high e string and again, instantly move your mute up to mute the B string. At the exact same time as you do this, you want to shift your palm mute up to mute the G string. Now pick the B string and let the pick fall and land against the high e string. Pick the G string and let your pick fall and land against the B string. Get it so that the D string is muted by your palm but the G string is not. Place your palm mute on the strings near the bridge. Try this open string muting exercise to get a feel for palm muting in a sweep picking context. That same part of your hand that you use to mute riffs is the same you use to mute lower strings that have just been swept. Upstroke the G string, do not land against the D string, turn around again to repeat the exercise. Upstroke the B string and land against the G string. Pick the high e with an upstroke this time and let the pick immediately land up against the B string. Downpick the high e and get ready to turn around. Now play the B string with another downstroke and immediately land on the high e string. So, you play the string and the pick immediately falls through and lands on the next. The trick here is not to pick like you would usually, but to pick through the G string and let your pick land up against the next string, in this case, the B string. Now using your wrist (or forearm if you would prefer - both methods work) begin by downpicking the G string. Mute the strings by covering them with your fretting hand. Do not dive right into large 5 and 6 string sweep shapes/passages - This is a huge and very common mistake! Nailing them and creating a strong foundation is essential for making good, quick progress. Always start with the basics when learning a new technique. This lesson is a no-frills study of how sweep picking is performed.
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