| There are slightly different versions of sweeping, depending on what kind of arpeggios you want to do, but here's an exercise I've been doing lately that I feel has helped develop my sweeping, try it if you want:
(assuming you're using a 4-string, but if you have a high C string, move everything up one string)
G-------10-14-10------
D----12----------12---
A-12---------------12-
G----------------------
What I do is play all the notes up to, but not including, the A (14th fret) with my thumb in a downward motion, then use my index finger to tap the A, and then use a pull-off to sound the F (10th fret), and play the descending notes with the index finger that I just pulled off the G string.
So all you're really doing with your left hand is fretting the A string with your ring finger, fretting the D string with your ring finger, and fretting the G string with your index finger.
The hard thing about this exercise is making sure your hands are working in unison, so when you're picking the D string, your fretting hand is also holding down the string. When you get it a bit faster, this becomes the main obstacle in making it sound nice, otherwise you'll just have a lot of either open strings or ghost notes.
Last edited by Traver : 03-12-2008 at 08:05 AM.
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