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Untitled from November 2000 (Sweeping Licks)
Sweeping isn’t just for janitors now is it? Hell No! This month I have some more good sweep stuff for you all. This first shape is a really nice 4 string arpeggio I like playing with. Its in B major.
--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------8h11p8-------------------------------- ------9------9------------------------------- -----9--------9------------------------------ -7h11----------11p7--------------------------
Here is the minor version:
--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------7h11p7-------------------------------- ------9------9------------------------------- -----9--------9------------------------------ -7h10----------10p7--------------------------
Easy right! Time to up the ante. Chew on this. A mix of sweeping and string skipping:
-----------7h11p7---------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------8h11------11p8------------------------ ------9--------------9----------------------- -----9----------------9---------------------- -7h11------------------11p7------------------
*Yawn*……. Ok, OK! Let me guess, piece of cake right? Now lets see what you really got………..take this:
--------------------7h11p7--7---------7----------- -------------------------------------------------- -------8h11p8---8h11------11-11p8-8h11-11p8------- ------9------9-9-----------------9---------9------ -----9--------9-----------------------------9----- -7h11----------------------------------------11p7-
Got all that? WHAT! NOT HARD ENOUGH,,,,,,,,,,ok, DO I have to go all out or something? Ok, well…try this! Played all 16th notes at 305 bpm.
-----------12h22p6---------------------------- ---------19-------5--------------------------- --------3----------1-------------------------- -------8------------13------------------------ -----15---------------6----------------------- -1h22------------------4----------------------
Hahahah, no just kidding! :0) Hope you had fun with my column. Shred on and take care,
Joel Wanasek
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