{"id":9,"date":"2021-04-12T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2021-08-26T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:17:08","slug":"3-essential-sweep-picking-shapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/3-essential-sweep-picking-shapes\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Essential Sweep Picking Shapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lead guitar lesson, DJ Temple from Without Mercy joins us to talk about 3 essential sweep picking patterns. We’ll begin by working on a smaller 3-string A minor shape, and eventually, expand that into two different larger shapes. Take your time with each shape and only move on once you’re feeling comfortable.<\/p>\n

What is sweep picking?<\/h3>\n

Sweep picking is the act of sweeping through the strings in one motion instead of picking each string individually. This is typically done to play across strings faster.<\/p>\n

3-String A Minor Shape<\/h3>\n

For the first shape, we’ll only be covering 3 strings. If this is your first attempt at sweep picking, it might be worth just focusing on this one shape. Having a simple arpeggio in your arsenal can go a long way.<\/p>\n

5-String A Minor Shape<\/h3>\n

For the next shape, we’ll just be adding a few more notes to our first shape. This one will cover 5 strings. It may take you some time to get this shape under your fingers. Take it slow and make sure you’re playing it cleanly as you increase your speed.<\/p>\n

Alternate A Minor Shape<\/h3>\n

For this last shape, we’ll still be playing an A minor arpeggio, but moving it to a different part of the neck. Connecting this shape with the previous shape is a great way to cover a larger part of the fretboard.<\/p>\n

It will take some practice to get the hang of all these shapes. Take it one at a time, and really focus on clean, precise execution. Even adding just one of these shapes to your arsenal will set you on a path to better sweep picking on the guitar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this lead guitar lesson, DJ Temple from Without Mercy joins us to talk about 3 essential sweep picking patterns. We’ll begin by working on a smaller 3-string A minor shape, and eventually, expand that into two different larger shapes. Take your time with each shape and only move on once you’re feeling comfortable. What […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions\/11"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}