Heyy. some sweep picking scales and other things to practice with. Have fun. Tuning : standard. _________________________________________________ 3 string sweep picking. Figure 1. [e]|-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-17-|[] [b]|-------15----15----------15----15-------|[] [g]|----------14----------------14----------|[] [d]|----------------------------------------|[] [a]|----------------------------------------|[] [e]|----------------------------------------|[] Figure 2. [e]|-15-12----------12-15-12----------12-15-|[] [b]|-------13----13----------13----13-------|[] [g]|----------12----------------12----------|[] [d]|----------------------------------------|[] [a]|----------------------------------------|[] [e]|----------------------------------------|[] Figure 3. [e]|-12-7-------7-12-7-------7-12-|[] [b]|------8---8--------8---8------|[] [g]|--------9------------9--------|[] [d]|------------------------------|[] [a]|------------------------------|[] [e]|------------------------------|[] ________________________________________________ 4 string sweep picking. Figure 1. [e]|-16----------------------16-------------|[] [b]|----17----------------17----17----------|[] [g]|-------16----------16----------16-------|[] [d]|----------17-14-17----------------17-14-|[] [a]|----------------------------------------|[] [e]|----------------------------------------|[] Figure 2. [e]|-13-10----------10-13-10----------10-13-|[] [b]|------10------10--------10------10------|[] [g]|--------10--10------------10--10--------|[] [d]|----------12----------------12----------|[] [a]|----------------------------------------|[] [e]|----------------------------------------|[] Figure 3. [e]|17-13----------13-17-13----------13-17-|[] [b]|-----15------15--------15------15------|[] [g]|-------14--14------------14--14--------|[] [d]|---------15----------------15----------|[] [a]|---------------------------------------|[] [e]|---------------------------------------|[] _________________________________________________ 5 String sweep picking. Figure 1. [e]|-17-13--------------------13-17-|[] [b]|------15----------------15------|[] [g]|--------14------------14--------|[] [d]|----------15--------15----------|[] [a]|------------17-13-17------------|[] [e]|--------------------------------|[] Figure 2. [e]|-12-9-----------------9-12--|[] [b]|-----10-------------10------|[] [g]|-------9-----------9--------|[] [d]|--------11-------11---------|[] [a]|----------12-8-12-----------|[] [e]|----------------------------|[] Figure 3. [e]|-19-15-----------------15-19-|[] [b]|------17-------------17------|[] [g]|--------16---------16--------|[] [d]|----------17-----17----------|[] [a]|------------18-19------------|[] [e]|-----------------------------|[] _____________________________________ Alternate picking. Figure 1. (Part from Beast and the harlot by Avenged sevenfold) [e]|-18171615---------------------------------------------------------|[] [b]|---------18171615----------------18171615-------------------------|[] [g]|-----------------18171615----------------18171615-----------------|[] [d]|-------------------------18171615----------------18171615---------|[] [a]|---------------------------------------------------------18171615-|[] [d]|------------------------------------------------------------------|[] :those are. 18's, 17's, 16's and 15's Start of playing it slow, then once you get comfortable with it Start playing it faster and faster. Figure 2. [e]|------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-8-| [b]|---------------------------------------------------6-8-9-----6-8-9------| [g]|------------------------------------5-7-8-----5-7-8-----5-7-8-----------| [d]|---------------------5-7-8-----5-7-8-----5-7-8--------------------------| [a]|------5-7-8-----5-7-8-----5-7-8-----------------------------------------| [e]|-5-7-8-----5-7-8--------------------------------------------------------| Figure 3. [e]|------------------------------------6-7-8-9--------|[] [b]|-----------------------------5-6-7-8---------------|[] [g]|----------------------4-5-6-7----------------------|[] [d]|---------------3-4-5-6-----------------------------|[] [a]|--------2-3-4-5------------------------------------|[] [e]|-1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------|[] | [e]|---------------------------------------------------|[] [b]|-7-8-9-10------------------------------------------|[] [g]|---------8-9-10-11---------------------------------|[] [d]|------------------9-10-11-12-----------------------|[] [a]|----------------------------10-11-12-13------------|[] [e]|---------------------------------------11-12-13-14-|[] :Once you can play that comfortably. Play it back words, 14-13-12-11. and so on. ____________________________________________________________ String skipping. Figure 1. [e]|-18-17-15------------------------------------------------------|[] [b]|-----------------15-14-12--------------------------------------|[] [g]|---------17-15-14----------------12-11-9-----------------------|[] [d]|-------------------------14-12-11--------------9-7-6-----------|[] [a]|----------------------------------------11-9-7-----------------|[] [e]|-----------------------------------------------------7-5-4-2-0-|[] ____________________________________________________________ Warm ups. # 1. [e]|---------------------------------------4-1--------|[] [b]|-----------------------4-1-----------3-----2------|[] [g]|-------4-1-----------3-----2-------2---------3----|[] [d]|-----3-----2-------2---------3---1-------------4--|[] [a]|---2---------3---1-------------4------------------|[] [e]|-1-------------4----------------------------------|[] :play it untill it sounds smooth & seemless # 2. Finger positioning Pointer finger: a Middle Finger: b Ring Finger: c pinky: d b c c d [e]|-----------------a-b-2-3-b-c-----------------------------c-d-3-4-|[] [b]|-------------a-b-1-2-----2-3-b-c---------------------c-d-3-4-----|[] [g]|---------a-b-1-2-------------2-3-b-c-------------c-d-3-4---------|[] [d]|-----a-b-1-2---------------------2-3-b-c-----c-d-3-4-------------|[] [a]|-a-b-1-2-----------------------------2-3-c-d-3-4-----------------|[] [e]|-1-2-------------------------------------3-4---------------------|[] :Warm up to get all your fingers working. __________________________________________________________________ Riff that uses, Sweep picking,3,4 and 5 string, Alternate picking. [e]|-----------------7-12-7---7-12/15-12------12-15-12-----------------13--| [b]|------5h6p5-6/8-8------8-8----------13--13--------13-------------15----| [g]|-----5-----7---9--------9-------------12------------12---------14------| [d]|----5-------------------------------------------------14-----15--------| [a]|-5-7----------------------------------------------------15-17----------| [e]|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | [e]|-17-15-13-15-13--13-----------------------------------------12-15------| [b]|---------------17--17-15-13-15-13-12-13-12----------------12-----------| [g]|------------------------------------------12------------12-------------| [d]|--------------------------------------------14--------14---------------| [a]|----------------------------------------------15-12-15-----------------| [e]|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | [e]|-12------12-17-13--------------13-17-----------------13-17-16-15-13----| [b]|---13--13--------15--15------15-----15-------------15--------------15--| [g]|-----12------------14--14--14---------14---------14------------------14| [d]|-------------------------15-------------15-----15----------------------| [a]|------------------------------------------16-17------------------------| [e]|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | [e]|--------------------------8-12-8---------------7-12-7-----------7-8----| [b]|------------------------10------10------------9------9--------10---10--| [g]|-----------------------9----------9----------9--------9------9---------| [d]|-15--------15-14-12--10------------10-------9----------9----8----------| [a]|---17-15-14--------12----------------12-7-11------------11-7-----------| [e]|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | [e]|--------------------------|[] [b]|-8-6----------------------|[] [g]|----9-7-5-----------------|[] [d]|---------8-7-5------------|[] [a]|--------------8-7-5-------|[] [e]|-------------------7-5-3~-|[] ______________________________________________________________Enjoy.