Members codecontra Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 I suck at sweep picking. Looking for a cool sounding arpeggio to practice with. Nothing overly complex, but one that uses 5 or 6 strings would be cool. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 11, 2015 Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 What I'd do ( don't sweep except for the occasional strum ) is start with major and minor triads and familiar shapes including 5 and 6 string bar chords. Get a feel for the strumming and then move on to individually fingered notes where you really have to sync up. No, you won't sound like Frank Gambale but that's where I'd start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted November 11, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 What I'd do ( don't sweep except for the occasional strum ) is start with major and minor triads and familiar shapes including 5 and 6 string bar chords. Get a feel for the strumming and then move on to individually fingered notes where you really have to sync up. No, you won't sound like Frank Gambale but that's where I'd start. Good advice, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 12, 2015 Members Share Posted November 12, 2015 Yeah, ground up is the only way that gets there. Funny part is it's easy too - once you get the patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poparad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Here's a quick article on it: http://www.guitarcommand.com/minor-arpeggios-shapes-licks/ Shape #2 is the common one most people start with. I'd leave out the two notes on the 6th string as they make the shape awkward to play, and most of the time get left out anyway for two reasons: 1) when soloing, you tend to stick to the higher range to cut through the mix and 2) the root in that shape is on the 5th string anyway, so that makes for a more natural starting point. Now alternate that minor arpeggio with a diminished one: http://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/how-to-play-diminished-arpeggios/ Bam! You're a neoclassical shredder. Well, almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted December 2, 2015 Members Share Posted December 2, 2015 No, you won't sound like Frank Gambale but that's where I'd start. Well, forget it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted December 3, 2015 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2015 Here's a quick article on it: http://www.guitarcommand.com/minor-arpeggios-shapes-licks/ Shape #2 is the common one most people start with. I'd leave out the two notes on the 6th string as they make the shape awkward to play, and most of the time get left out anyway for two reasons: 1) when soloing, you tend to stick to the higher range to cut through the mix and 2) the root in that shape is on the 5th string anyway, so that makes for a more natural starting point. Now alternate that minor arpeggio with a diminished one: http://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/how-to-play-diminished-arpeggios/ Bam! You're a neoclassical shredder. Well, almost. Awesome, thanks so much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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