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Sweep Picking is a technique used for arpeggiating chords where you use a single downward or upward picking motion across multiple strings. Its advantage is speed - a sweep picked arpeggio can be played faster than an alternate-picked one. It is possible to play 7-8 note arpeggios ascending or descending with all notes played in order without repetition.
In tab, sweep picking is usually indicated above the tab line as follows:
d----------------| u----------|
e----------------12h17p12-----------------
b-------------13----------13--------------
g----------14----------------14-----------
d-------14----------------------14--------
a-12h15----------------------------15p12--
e-----------------------------------------
The ''d---|'' indicates to downpick all notes within the specified range, and uppick for ''u---|''.
In tab, sweep picking is usually indicated above the tab line as follows:
d----------------| u----------|
e----------------12h17p12-----------------
b-------------13----------13--------------
g----------14----------------14-----------
d-------14----------------------14--------
a-12h15----------------------------15p12--
e-----------------------------------------
The ''d---|'' indicates to downpick all notes within the specified range, and uppick for ''u---|''.