Members snakum Posted September 2, 2003 Members Share Posted September 2, 2003 Please excuse my considerable ignorance ... What do you call the two short single-string breaks (played twice) at the end of each verse in this clip? Is this an arpeggio or is it something else? It's not an actual chord, so I would think not, but I dunno {censored}e about terminology. I seem to remember there was a term for doing this in a jazz context. Also, when I play them, I sweep the pick from the A string all the way down to a hammer-on on the E string. Is this essentially what you guys call 'sweep picking'? Lastly ... are arpeggios always picked with a sweeping motion? If so, why is 'sweep picking' considered a different skill/technique? http://www.activesolutions.com/music/jazzy.mp3 Thanks for teaching an old dog new tricks ... Minh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forbidden Posted September 2, 2003 Members Share Posted September 2, 2003 Sweep Picking. the master of sweep picking is jason becker but he's a noe classical guy, maybe check out frank gambale. and yes i'd consider sweep picking hard to do well but you seem to do it rather good but keep practising as always I'm not too sure I answered everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snakum Posted September 2, 2003 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2003 So this is just a sweep picked lick? I thought I read a name for this kind of lick in a jazz context, but I may be mistaken. Are arpeggios always chords? Minh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fancynapkin Posted September 3, 2003 Members Share Posted September 3, 2003 or called raking with the pick. sweep arpeggios are performed the same way, its almost like palm muting a chord and playing it slowly if that makes any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fred5 Posted September 3, 2003 Members Share Posted September 3, 2003 Originally posted by snakum So this is just a sweep picked lick? I thought I read a name for this kind of lick in a jazz context, but I may be mistaken.Are arpeggios always chords? Minh In a way, yes. Arpeggios are spelled out chords - one note at the time in descending or ascending sequences of varying length. Sweep picking or pick rakes are only refering to an often used technique ofplaying arpeggios on guitar . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katarjedi Posted September 3, 2003 Members Share Posted September 3, 2003 Arpeggios are melted chords.Chords are frozen arpeggios.i think Frank Gambale was the one who said that. Yes, JASON BECKER is the master of sweeping! He's in a wheelchair now-- website: www.jasonbecker.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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