Sweep Picking Lesson

[B3jumpingfish]

You sure you start at 1st string 19th fret? i heard 1st string 17th fret.

17-13,15, 14, 15, 17-12, 13-10.

Thank for the lesson anyway.

[nikolajhansen15]

@B3jumpingfish

hes tuned down a whole step.

[govi218mu]

DAT LONG PINKY

[MrMylyrics]

Uhhhh wat strings

[kristymcn92]

Damn dude, you gotta deep voice o.o And man I wish I could play like that, I'm still a beginner lol

[luizesramos]

Very insightful! Thanks!

[blackwylde299]

oh my god it's Phil Anselmo teaching you sweep pickng!!!

fuck yeah! xD

[1024steven]

Minor scales....Pay attention!

[Slayer1993087]

great vid:) but..if u want to learn how to sweep quickly, go looking up your favorite songs and learn how to play a sweep solo off one of them. duncan hills coffee jingle by deathclok is a good example. i made a cover of it today go chek it out lol

[parkesy82]

Geez dude, you'd only been playing 3 years when you made that video!? Christ, I've been playing 10+ years and still struggle with 3 string sweeps. Maybe I gotta practice more!

[captnmcbeatdown]

SEXIEST VOICE IVE EVER HEARD!!

[secio007]

THIS IS A GUITAR LESSON.WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON......??????

[corinian67]

why does it even matter?? It may be the same God, but they do not believe the same things as that God does, they actually disagree with some things.

[HeadbangingDude2011]

is this in C standard?

[Ejguitarcovers]

Just a tip guys. This will be hard to perform sweeps for those of you learning. I suggest starting out with 3 string sweeps then working your way up

[MrJiggles4]

"start slow and just do parts of that arpeggio"

da.....na....na....na....ne...­na...na...neh

da..na..na..na..ne..na..na..ne­h

da.na.na.na.ne.na.na.nah

doodelodanedoodeladaneldoodood­elandendoo

Gah, sweeping takes such a long time and dedication to learn.

[NickDAwsome]

@MrJiggles4 You need patience to become good at playing guitar.

[Stigma1990]

I don't understand people like you.. I have been playing guitar for 6-7 years now and I'm literally not even 1/4 as good as you at sweeping, and you said you'd been playing for 3 years at this point. I must really suck...

[Dreamdancer11]

@Stigma1990 Mate let me tell you.Anyone can sweep clean and fast.Nothing to do with talent but if you are not shown the correct way to practise i mean literally a walkthrough and follow it like the bible you wont be able to do it.You need to learn the correct mechanics of the movement..how both hands mute effectively..and how you practise.The guy in this video sweeps really good but really does nothing about guiding you on how to do the same.

[TheMrkickflipper]

@Stigma1990 haha, im like you bro, been playing for almost 7 years and my sweeping is like half as good as his, but mines getting better through patience and practice. :D

[gunsofhell1]

wow the thumb technique is boss

[leito897]

is it called also arpeggio?

[MetalMastery]

@leito897 When you sweep pick, you do a "sweep arpeggio." An arpeggio is just a chord broken apart into individual notes, and they call it sweeping because you literally sweep the pick across the strings. An arpeggio is a series of notes that make up a chord but arent strummed as a chord, the notes are individual. Sweep arpeggio.

Check my videos?

[LukeMusicWalker]

i have some sweeps in an original song of mine called 13th hour if you want check it out

[samisyosam]

Any advice for sweep-picking on the bassoon?

[virgoptrex]

My oh my.......You have deep voice like some cartoon villians! nice playing.

[neoclassic09]

@virgoptrex just wanted to point out that "Allah" is synonymous with God, as in the Christian God. He is the same guy, like, a Christian who is from Egypt would call God "Allah". Muslims have all the stuff with Abraham in their religion, too. In fact, the Muslim religion is split into 2 parts that hate eachother because over a disagreement about Abraham's sons. I'm not saying this because I'm a fan of Muslims, because personally I think religion is stupid, but it is worth noting.

[virgoptrex]

@neoclassic09 I believe you are referring to my profile pic (which supports US against terrorists) Personally I hate that religion and its lunatic radicals who terms others not following its ideology as infidels....I believe the world was better 3-4K years ago when religions were yet to spawn and fanatics didn't exist to rope up people and make them slaves emotionally.......worst blow up themselves and others.

[neoclassic09]

@virgoptrex works for me.

[SUPitsDave]

minor scales. PAY ATTENTION!

lolz

[m1l3slovesskateing]

holy shit

[doombringerMKII]

yeah u never been able to palm mute it .. you suck ,boohoo <-extreme sarcasm with stacked hate) ... nice lesson man ,you rock \m/

[RICHO20]

could u plz supply tabs ... would be very nice

[JaketehManx]

are you really yngwie malmsteen in disguise?

[kingjjw95]

This is pretty sweet :) got a random sweep vid not amazing but its ok I guess :)

[Grishnoob]

King V Kv2s are bad ass. I need to get one of those again. Jackson guitars always seem to be better for this style of playing if you ask me. The thinner necks and wider fretboards always seemed to allow for faster playing.

[WTLott315]

this is actualy padget :P hes disguised by his elvis sound board.

[Sniffr0st]

i wouldnt play this on 1/8 speed :D fucking awesome

[Draebcir]

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for pointing out that you mute with your thumb. One thing a lot of people don't point out is the need to find a way to mute the strings when you sweep. I have been playing for 26 years and never bothered picking up the sweeping, but now I find myself interested and this is a nice starting point. It's already cleaning up.

[hellcat6249472]

Such a cool technique! Feels impossible right now tho

[EpicUberMan1000]

I'm not a pro at sweeping but many people say to let the tip of the pick barely show so you won't catch the strings.

[shredderwhale]

could someone tell me what are the numbers of the frets in the first minor thingo where? would be really appreciated

[barehardjeremy]

i know this may seem a bit of a stupid question, but could anyone tell me the best way to hold the pick when sweeping?

[Blargaha]

@barehardjeremy like you always do

[thesitba]

bud youre so fucking sick, not great quality but god damn,

[DescentFromHeaven]

im having trouble with silencing the strings. how do i fix this? left hand finer muting or palm muting? any1 have techniques for either in a video..? plz help

[kyleisbeast4real]

@metalmaster839 i do not long just keep playin as much as you can to go ahead and turn them into a calus

[DescentFromHeaven]

I have a problem. I can go moderately fast but my strings sometimes ring out like a pull off... Do i just press the strings down harder?

[1killrmonkey]

@DescentFromHeaven dude i have the same problem any help on that???? :p

[cryptomnesiac]

the terrible majority of music we need to wade through separates us from people with no taste. so fuck it.

[CoolKwstas123]

Yeah u look like Elvis Presley :P Anyway great video \m/

[Disturbed442]

thanks man this helped!!!!and i also hav a jackson

[AaronApack]

"pay attention!" @ :5

[XxDCx11]

lol i agree, elvis would shit a brick if he heard this guy play. ill be the first to admit he'd smoke my ass at guitar. thumbs up guy :]

[Theironmaiden771]

you are my master

[DECIFERTHIS09]

so you can use more than one note on a string i got told you could not do that i just do triad sweeps and 3 note sweeps. im still a noob (well at least in metal)

[geroelbarce]

you're from killswitch engage???

[TheSmileyPeteShow]

165 people play the trumpet

[Theironmaiden771]

@TheSmileyPeteShow No !! ,165 people they play SHIT

[MiDZakkyWylde]

россомаха :3

[bulletproofpunk]

@dextor is that a Dethklok reference?

[SamConway96]

holy shit

[dextor314]

Skwisgar can teach it: first of all it requires a B.A.C. of at least 0.25, second you fneed to knows how to play on the guitars a C's majors karkedgpigo, you must sweeps it properly, pull off, up down down do do da, just drags your pick around from direction to direction, if its sloppy then go home, take a shower, and wash the shames off of you, you suck, youu caant doo it anyway, so just have fun with the music, you only cheat yourself if you cut corners. watch: Skwisgar's instructional video.

[Symphosium]

how many hours a day do you play guitar

[Applejacks106]

if i was this good at guitar i would never stop getting laid... but seriously how long did it take you to get to this point?

[jodellstasic]

I guess some people were meant to sweep....and some aren't, like me.

[hidragon91]

what gauge pick would you reccomend?

[XtraZMezmerize]

@hidragon91 heavy

[XtraZMezmerize]

ffuuukkk i made a bet with my friend that i would be able to sweep in 2 weeks and ffffuuuuu it looks so hard ill lose 20 bucks, how do i start learning,ps ive been playing guitar for about a week so im fucked

[BreathlessCause]

@XtraZMezmerize it takes months or years depending how often you play.

[XtraZMezmerize]

@BreathlessCause fml i practice everyday for about 4-4 hours, if its something difficult im trying to learn they're 4 solid hours of practice but if i dont know what to practice or i got something down already i spend half my time looking for tabs and yeah... wat do?

[TheAmrator]

@XtraZMezmerize A week!? What the fuck were you thinking!? Say goodbye to your $20!

[brendanoconn]

thanks for the help man

[JaccRabbit52]

I am going to study this video

until I finally master this sweeping shyt.

thanx neoclassic09.

\m/

[IDEALOCCISO18]

a la burra

[jonnatanga18]

what tuning is your guitar in?

[allof8death]

@jonnatanga18 he says it in the video. he is tuned down a whole step.

[jonnatanga18]

@allof8death i didnt catch that. thanks

[drasteek]

wtf did he say at 0.44? i have problems lifting my fingers off the fret once i hit a note... they always ring, i cant seem to shut them! :) 

[greendayhall]

@drasteek  OMG SAME! especially the A,G,B,E strings... fml...super hard

[sgtwylde1996]

using your thumb is a good idea, i can't believe i never thought of it

[hiddenoath]

you taught yoursekf how to sweep??

[koukouroukou12345]

LMAO it's elvis!

[emoscream999]

All i gotz to Say is Damn Sam..lol

[greendayfen4e]

he is not god. hi is the god of the gods . hah nise work man ceep rocking

[greendayfen4e]

he is not god. hi is the god of the gods . hah nais work man ceep rocking

[deanxleong]

what kind of god are you :O

[neoclassic09]

@deanxleong metal god.

[TheExplodingPumpkin]

@neoclassic09 LOL

[GinoL]

@neoclassic09 lol

[the666dizzasmybitch]

@neoclassic09 will you be my god?

[TensaZangetsu814]

@neoclassic09

Nice! but as someone who has studied the religions you mentioned i would like to point out that the two religions do not worship the same "God" the towelhea- i mean muslim god has a lot of key personality issues and contradictions. (which makes that religion even more retarded). I agree with the other guy Islam is bullshit.

Anyway dude you rock! You really helped me when i was learning to sweep.

[pajokamikaze]

Get a Alexi-200 guitar (the best)

[WildKoolAid13]

@pajokamikaze lol alexi-200 is shit . shit bolt on neck (good cause you might want to smash it after a week) shitty esp pickup and fail basswood body...

[Terrible1]

haha i remember going back to this video alot like alot alot and i actually had saved it onto my computer to practice the sweep patterns yrs ago. now i am doing tapping arpeggios as well as string skipping tapped arpeggios and different patterns. but these are the easiest best sounding sweeps to play. so if you are practicing with this, you will learn

[superchang847]

you is good

[kazekagereckzilla]

Ha I love your description dude lol, hilarious and this is a very helpful video so don't put your self down. ROCK ON.

[1xDRCx]

you remind me of the janitor on scrubs.....not sure why.

[asadlfc90]

dude lol u do sound and look like elvis.

[Ninjahata11]

stay clean! \m/

[retardedsquirrel106]

BreakingBenniBoyA7x, I have the same exact problem D: If you figure out how to fix it, can you tell me? Or can anyone tell me??

[ScheissKopf667]

haha. holy shit. this is where i learned my sweeps 2 years ago

[BreakingBenniBoyA7x]

your sweep picking is fantastic!!! but can somone explain me how to mute the strings when i play upwards? i can sweep really clean and fast downwards but when i play upwards it sounds like crap cuz the strings ring out :( please can somone help me out???

[OfficialTorn]

does the neck on the jackson kv's actually build speed cuz i dont no to get a rhoads or a kv

[neoclassic09]

@OfficialTorn the guitar doesn't matter

[OfficialTorn]

@neoclassic09 yeah but when u play an ibanez like mine and then another guitar, theres a difference, the jacksons are built so the necks r "faster" ........just wondering.......

[kaatildevilsking]

@neoclassic09 dude can u give me the tabs of all these scales........

[vampyrhart]

@OfficialTorn practise builds speed

[jeffreyokabe]

@OfficialTorn all Jacksons have a compound radius. Its made for easier chording near the neck, and its flatted out near the bridge for easier shredding.

[nxtroot]

ive got the speed but the only problem im having is gripping the pick and holding it the right way for my right hand to be up to speed with my left. any advice?

[lpkyle0123]

thanks for telling me which string each note is on

[Omagma0]

Elvis!

[alistaireno]

dude, yeah when i try and sweep i can never palm mute it, i never thort of using my thumb. LOVE YOU MAN!!!! no homo

[Blobsterisation]

@alistaireno whats the "no homo" for? it isnt funny LOL

[iTouchMyself11]

please tell me what your equipment is holy sweet jesus!!!!

[ShredderEric]

Good.

[CitySkateboards]

dang not even a minute in and you ahd me very impressed, youre a great shredder

[MattHXIV]

@daedricprince93

Same

'so all you beginners out there were gonna start with an F# augmented pentatonic and move into its root note...'

[daedricprince93]

You did a really good job on this, I think. You actually discuss tips and techniques as well as the notes; which is the inverse of what most of the lessons I've watched have been.

Not that you have a lot of competition, most sweep picking lessons out there are just some guy saying, "....and you'll want to play an A11 arpeggio here. Oh, you don't know the notes for that? SCREW YOU! *shreds for the remainder of the video* "

[MrAlMarcfred]

is this Elvis' son?

[neoclassic09]

@MrAlMarcfred lol elvis? what?

[HateInFlames666]

@neoclassic09

lol man =)))))))))))

[guitarismysword1]

@MrAlMarcfred dude that's a big insult. elvis couldn't even play guitar good

[FUR10USW45P]

@guitarismysword1 I do believe he meant that he looks a bit like elvis =)

[guitarismysword1]

@FUR10USW45P :D

[Metallican989]

@MrAlMarcfred like elvis could create pure energy from guitar blood and strings

[thears4hope]

@MrAlMarcfred Who is Elvis ?

[kreamkorn420]

lmao dude the video is cool, but the description is even better. Good stuff :)

[MrGn001]

dude this really helped

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

low voice

[iKamKam73]

Hey Bro, How Long Did It Take You To Learn How To Sweep?

[wapiti307]

Thank you. This helped me with my manual dexterity, since I have arthritis and my stiff old fingers need to be limbered up a bit. Good vid.

[wapiti307]

Thank you. This helped me with my manual dexterity, since I have arthritis and my stiff old fingers need to be limbered up a bit. Good vid.

[haropro2]

Is that an RX10D?

[system3451]

i got a question how long did you take that? i am workink on it

[EKCxVaNiTY]

very clean sweep picking for being so fast. You learned the right way unlike a lot of people who try to learn really fast when they're starting; which leads to sloppiness. good vid.

[thisismyname1920]

He looks like a young wolverine from x men

[LichKingSkullWart]

I use my palm, but I think using the thumbs is better seeing as playing triplet arpeggios is easier that way.

[MParseface38]

fucking sexy king V.

[invisiblecrowe]

dang. how long did it take to learn?

[ELEMENT19191]

this is impossible.. :(

[vampyrhart]

you just helped me crack it. you fucking rock man

[hermanhenry78]

u're great man..!!!

[Zudomon120]

Gay

[johnbradshawmusic]

you might say this is bad, but compared to my lead techniques, this is really good..

how long did it take you to learn to play those sweeps like that?

how much should i practice that everyday?

[kretobojca]

Sorry xD I watched it in school and i didn't hear it good. This is one of the best lessons BTW

[neoclassic09]

@kretobojca no prob, glad you liked it

[neoclassic09]

@kretobojca good deal, glad you liked it.

[kretobojca]

What about string muting? When i make a pull off the string makes a noise. When i tray play it fast i can't heard what i'm playing. I tried to palm mute it, but the notes are quiet. Any suggestion?

[jamesisthug]

pay attention!

[Naemesys]

Do you know what "notes" are, or do you just know frets numbers?

[neoclassic09]

@Naemesys yes i know what notes are

[Marquenater]

@Naemesys why does it matter its a sweep lesson if he told u the note of every fret itd be really inefficent

[neoclassic09]

@Marquenater i think he was just trying to be a dick

[wasifmatt]

To get faster you gotta practise keeping your fingers closer tothe strings

[PaulStaffie]

when i lift my finger off the string it rings open as if i just did a pull off, every time :(?

[skeightrdude95]

@PaulStaffie that happened to me all the time when i first started. try 3 string sweeps and switch to your neck pickup.

[neoclassic09]

@skeightrdude95 DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS GUY. DO NOT PRACTICE WITH YOUR NECK PICKUP IT MASKS MISTAKES AND MAKES YOU LEARN TO PLAY SLOPPY. christ, stop giving bad advice.

[MariosGuy]

@neoclassic09 haha you are so awsum dude xD

btw ever considered making another sweep vid? now that you are better

[brandon5pennies]

@neoclassic09 the neck pickup is just smoother it doesn't mask any mistakes unless if your pickup sucks i hate the sound of sweeps in the bridge position

[mohck9]

ok so exactly how long did it take you to gt so fast at these patterns

[metaluntiltheend]

How can you get it clean if you do something like this

B 12

G 12

D12

[miguel50912]

fuck....u look a lot like brendan fraser. good teaching btw

[fuzyykimbro123]

he goes too fast

[Alexblend94]

hört sich an wie meine Katze xDD

[AaronCatling]

what guitar is that. looks sexy. i think its a jackson but what model is it. any one know

[les6paul]

@AaronCatling That guitar model is called a Rhoads/ Randy Rhoads signature model. It was one of the first two Jackson models made and was completed slightly before Rhoad's death. It gave rise to a more traditional V model now called a king V and previously referred to as a double Rhoads.

[anahowana]

not a rr model, this is a kv2, i would understand if you said its an anniversary king v( with 22frets)

[les6paul]

@anahowana You're quite right. Good call. I misjudged the camera angle. Thanks for the correction. Both are great Jackson models though.

[anahowana]

@les6paul absolutely man, both are killer guitars )) right now im drooling over a sexy white rr1 pic!!!

[anahowana]

jackson kv2 usa selects

[guitfiddleblue]

Nice T-Shirt