February 2009 \ Premier Clinic \ Rock \ Sweep Picking on the Seven String Guitar

Sweep Picking on the Seven String Guitar

Tobias Hurwitz and Glenn Riley

Sweep Picking in the style of Steve Vai
Premier Guitar February 2009

from Tobias Hurwitz & Glenn Riker's 7-String Guitar
The following etude highlights sweep picking technique in a style often used by artists such as Steve Vai, who played a standard-tuned seven-string guitar extensively on his groundbreaking release, Passion and Warfare. Pay close attention to the picking indications so that you properly execute the sweeping.
Etude No. 1: Sweeping to the Seventh Power
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cob
on 12/04/2009 		i like playing amon amarth on the 7 string or bodom, it converts pretty well. Also, dream theater/petrucci and nevermore/loomis is great seven string working. Especially loomis with his super shred sweeps.

on 06/24/2009 		death metal bands are like origin, death, and possessed. korn and slipknot are nu-metal, and korn is a little metalcore too.
Etrev
on 03/03/2009 		Seriously... Korn and Slipknot aren't Death Metal, and not even close. Don't ever embarass my good metal again by comparing them to nu-metal.
Mike callaway
on 02/21/2009 		slipknot and korn arent death metal
blade crustfehgi
on 02/02/2009 		I LIKE TO PLAY DEATH METAL LIEK SLIPNOTS ON MY 7 STRING AND LOTS OF GOOD METAL LIKE KORN!!!!
losd
on 02/02/2009 		Wow, what a lamesauce
RickB
on 01/28/2009 		The seven string is a great instrument and needs more attention. Not only is it good for metal, but exercises like this show the possibilities applicable to jazz and even slide.



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