"Perfect the Shred"
Sweep Picking Exercise
by David Katilius
| Hey,
shredders. I guess I haven't introduced myself yet in my other exercises, so let me do that. I'm David and I'm a 16-year old shred guitar player. Okay, that's basically it. Today we're going to focus on developing sweep picking. These are relatively easy 5-string minor/major arpeggio shapes--probably the easiest to learn on and get a feel for, so if you're just getting started with sweep picking, this is a good exercise. I also tacked on a short A major (with a flat 6) alternate picking scalar run and an D minor sweep arpeggio with a tap at the end to make the exercise complete. |
^=fermata
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
T=tap
A minor
A minor
G major
|-----------8h12-8-----------|-----------8h12-8-----------|---------7h10-7---------|
|--------10--------10--------|--------10--------10--------|-------8--------8-------|
|------9--------------9------|------9--------------9------|-----7------------7-----|
|---10------------------10---|---10------------------10---|---9----------------9---|
|12------------------------12|12------------------------12|10--------------------10|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
A minor
D minor
C major
|-----------8h12-8-----------|------------13h17------------|------------12h15-12-----------|
|--------10--------10--------|---------15-------15---------|---------13----------13--------|
|------9--------------9------|------14-------------14------|------12----------------12-----|
|---10------------------10---|---15-------------------15---|---14----------------------14--|
|12------------------------12|17-------------------------17|15---------------------------15|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B flat major
A major A
major (flat 6) scalar run
^
|------------10h13-13------------|-----------9h12-----------|------------------------------
|---------11----------11---------|--------10------10--------|------------------------------
|------10----------------10------|------9------------9------|------------------12-14-15-14-
|---12----------------------12---|---11----------------11---|---------12-14-15-------------
|13----------------------------13|12----------------------12|12-14-16----------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------
continued
D minor arpeggio
^
^
--------------------|------------13h17T22p17p13-------------|
--------------------|---------15----------------15----------|
12------------------|------14----------------------14-------|
---15-14-12---------|---15----------------------------15----|
------------16-14-12|17----------------------------------17-|
--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Have fun, and happy shredding!
David K.