Sweep Picking/Arpeggios Part 1 at Shred Guitar Now!

Sweep Picking/Arpeggios Part 1 September 10, 2006

Posted by Chee Shan in : Sweep picking , trackback Tag:arpeggios, jason becker, learn, lessons, shred guitar, sweep picking, wikipedia, yngwie malmsteen, youtube

I’m sure many of you have heard Yngwie Malmsteen play before… ever wondered how he manages to pick so many notes in one second?

The secret is… sweep picking!

Essentially, it is just a coordination between the right hand and left hand, whereby the ’sweeping’ motion of the picking hand cutting through the strings is matched note-for-note by the fretting hand. A good explanation of the technique can be found at Wikipedia.

Here’s one master at work! Presenting… Jason Becker!

P.S. Exercises will be coming up in the next post… check back soon!

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