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''Sweep Picking'' (also called ''sweep arpeggios'') 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-------------| eE----------------12h17-12h17p1212----------------- bB-------------13----------13-------------- gG----------14----------------14----------- dD-------14----------------------14-------- aA-12h15----------------------------15p12-- eE-----------------------------------------
The ''d---|'' indicates to downpick all notes within the specified range, and uppick for ''u---|''.
===Major Triad===
d----------------| u------------|
|5|-|-|-|-|r| eE----------------12h17-12----------------- |-|-|3|-|-|-| bB-------------14----------14-------------- |-|-|r|-|-|-| gG----------14----------------14----------- |-|-|5|-|-|-| dD-------14----------------------14-------- |r|-|-|-|3|-| aA-12h16----------------------------16p12-- |-|-|-|-|-|-| eE-----------------------------------------
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|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| E-----------------------------------------------
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d----------------| u------------| alternate root pos.
d----------------| u------------|
|-|3|-|-|-|5|-|-|-|-|r| eE----------------13h17t22p17-13----------------- |-|-|-|r|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| bB-------------15----------------15-------------- |-|-|5|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| gG----------14----------------------14----------- |-|-|-|3|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| dD-------15----------------------------15-------- |5|-|-|-|-|r|-|-|-|-|-| aA-12h17----------------------------------17p12-- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| eE-----------------------------------------------
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== Examples ==
* ''Dream Theater- '' - "The Glass Prison" '' intro* ''Metallica- '' - "Leper Messiah" '' solo* ''Yngwie Malmsteen- '' - Rising Force'', whole album
== Q & A ==
== Related Lessons ==
* [[C Major in Open Position and Alternate Picking]]
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