July 2009 \ Premier Clinic \ Lethal Guitar \ Sweep Picking 301

Sweep Picking 301

Jeff Beasley

Step up your sweep picking curriculum with the latest in Jeff Beasley's instructional series
Premier Guitar July 2009
The Complete Series:
Sweep Picking 101
Sweep Picking 102
Sweep Picking 201
Sweep Picking 301
Sweep Picking 302
Sweep Picking 401
Sweep Picking 402
Sweep Picking 501
Sweep Picking 502
Hello Premier Guitar readers and welcome to Lethal Guitar! Thanks for logging on and tuning in. We’re advancing our way through my series on sweep picking and we’re gaining momentum. In this lesson let’s explore some new shapes that are a bit more challenging than those covered in the previous issues. While keeping our focus on the major, minor, and diminished modes the fingerings will be more difficult. The shapes covered in this lesson will harmonize nicely with the ones in Sweep Picking 101 and 201 so be sure and try them out in that context. Off we go…

Example 1: The 3-string major arpeggio in C.

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Example 2: The 4-string major arpeggio in C.

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Example 3: Now the 6-string major arpeggio in C.

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Example 4: Next the 3-string minor arpeggio in Cm.

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Example 5: The 4-string minor arpeggio in Cm.

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Example 6: Now the 6-string minor arpeggio in Cm.

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Example 7: The 3-string diminished arpeggio in C.

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Example 8: The 4-string diminished arpeggio in C.

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Example 9: Now the 5-string diminished arpeggio in C.

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Cool beans! We’re well on our way, gaining some serious ground in the development of our sweeping ability. These new shapes can be a bit more challenging but well worth the effort. Don’t forget they harmonize with the shapes in the 101 and 201 lessons so be sure and give them a try, you’ll be glad you did. Practice these slowly at first, use a metronome and a clean tone. See you next month in Lethal Guitar

Previous Lessons:
Sweep Picking 101
Sweep Picking 102
Sweep Picking 201

     

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Comments

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Carter
on 07/06/2009 		Cool stuff. Keep 'em coming.
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Jordan
on 06/28/2009 		Awesome Stuff jeff! Thanks for putting this out!
Preston
on 06/27/2009 		Really good stuff!
Clayton
on 06/25/2009 		that 5 string diminished in c has a nice kick to it! keep the licks coming!
Matthew
on 06/25/2009 		Another awesome lesson! Keep up the great work!
Kyle
on 06/24/2009 		This guy rocks! Really taking shred to the next level with these sweep licks!



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