Jerry Reed And Chet Atkins Jerrys Breakdown

you're completely right although you can easily misjudge the distance from the fretboard with a thumbpick.

don't mistake a sweep for a rake though

Seanjo:

I do the same. I don't know when or how it happened, but one day I noticed my penchant for leaving out the index finger. It took me a while to see Jerry doing the same and now I am practicing his Breakdown, note by note:) First learn to play it WITH the index finger and when then leave it out.

I guess, if you are used to pick, sooner or later you develop a sense for finger independence, enabling you to play on any string with any finger anywhere in the measure.

The Dragon

just awesome!

Haha.. I hear ya.. he probably wasn't the first but it sure was cool to see that! Sweeping arpeggios still isn't one of my strong points but I keep workin' on it!

Wow, chet atkins was the very first sweep picker!!!!!!

The face jerry makes at 0:31 is hilarious

yeah. HWOW THE FUCK??

can someone answer me WHAT???!!!!

chet sweeping in clean mode. nobody has anything on him