tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65816486371356944082009-03-02T10:09:17.523-08:00Jabels16http://www.blogger.com/profile/09809621050161054971noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581648637135694408.post-14225429868131071962008-08-09T16:36:00.000-07:002008-08-09T16:55:45.760-07:00I would like to thank all who have chosen to read this blog. Please comment both positive and negative thoughts about my views.<br /><br /> JP<br /><br />My first subject is a topic that the majority of guitarist are learning and that is Sweep Picking.<br />I will begin by explaining what a Sweep Picking Arpeggio is.<br /><br />An Arpeggio is a chord such as this<br /><br />-0--------------------------------------<br />-1--------------------------------------<br />-2--------------------------------------<br />-2--------------------------------------<br />-0--------------------------------------<br />-0--------------------------------------<br /><br />Now instead of strumming all of these notes at one time you would individualy strum each note and let it ring.<br /><br />----------------0-----------------------<br />-------------1--------------------------<br />----------2-----------------------------<br />-------2--------------------------------<br />----0-----------------------------------<br />-0--------------------------------------<br /><br />To turn this Arpeggio into a Sweep you alter the chord by taking out notes and adding additional ones, and cutting off the notes after playing each one. I have started this sweep on the next octive up.<br /><br />------------------12h17---------------------<br />---------------13------------------------<br />------------14---------------------------<br />---------14------------------------------<br />-12h15--------------------------------------<br />---------------------------------------<br /><br />Now play it in reverse.<br /><br />-17p12--------------------------------------<br />-------13--------------------------------<br />----------14-----------------------------<br />-------------14--------------------------<br />----------------15p12-----------------------<br />---------------------------------------<br /><br />This makes a sort of Sweeping cadence with the pick hand.<br /><br />The ability to Sweep does not define a guitarist ability to play. This is just one of many soloing techiniques. The actual talent in Sweeping is<br /><br />1. How clean the Sweep is.<br />2. Whether or not they are using the same shape but just starting on a different fret.<br />3. Whether or not they are using the correct Arpeggio for the key that the rythem is in.<br /><br />Just because a guitarist can sweep doesnt mean they are some guitar god. It only shows that they have taken the time to learn how to do it.<br /><br />Yeah it sounds really cool and it looks awesome, but if the guitarist is not playing them correctly(in reference to the above listed) then they are just mediocre.<br /><br />For some good examples of Sweeping look up Paul Gilbert or Rusty Cooley<br /><br /> JP<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6581648637135694408-1422542986813107196?l=music123blog.blogspot.com'/></div>Jabels16http://www.blogger.com/profile/09809621050161054971noreply@blogger.com0