How To Use Sweep Picking Rolling Technique To Play Amazing Arpeggios

Are you prepared to sweep pick like a pro?

Sweet!

A fantastic 1st step is to put in a bit of time into studying finger rolling technique.

Just what is finger rolling?

I’m pleased you asked.

It’s easy actually:

Finger rolling is where you need to play more than a single note on the identical fret on several strings with the same finger.

This is used all the time in arpeggios and sometimes in scales too.

The hardest component about finger rolling is articulating the notes and not letting them bleed at the same time.

But fear not: because you will soon learn a basic, virtually fail-safe strategy to master finger rolling — even when you’ve failed with it for a long time.

To start, watch this YouTube video where I show everything you need to know to play fast & clean finger rolling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gHp743AFnc

Alright, now that you’ve seen the best way to do finger rolling, what’s next?

Here are 4 more tips on how to sweep pick cleaner & faster … as well as: create arpeggio guitar licks you’ll feel proud to solo with in front of others.

Sweep Picking tip # 1: Practice The Other Elements Of Sweep Picking

As you might have suspected …

… there is more to mastering sweep picking technique than only finger rolling technique.

Fortunately, those other elements are simple to master, assuming you understand what to listen to when you practice … and if you practice the correct exercises.

What exercises?

The ones that help you target the key elements of sweep picking most guitarists ignore.

Here is what I’m referring to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLq_GXrZidw&feature=emb_title

Sweep Picking Tip # 2: Integrate Arpeggios With Speed Picking

This is one of my favorite ways to not only clean up sloppy arpeggios … but also play amazingly fast licks to be used in your guitar solos or simply impress others with.

The approach is simple: you stop on an arbitrary note of any arpeggio using tremolo picking.

If the note you stopped on sounds clean — it means your hands are in synchronization and the arpeggio is sounding GREAT.

What if it doesn’t?

Then you know precisely what to concentrate on as you play the arpeggio.

Watch this video & I’ll teach you this concept, step by step:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQNTc_Usaw4&feature=emb_title

Sweep Picking Tip # 3: Combine Arpeggios With 2-Hand Tapping

If you appreciate arpeggios and love 2-hand tapping technique, it makes no sense NOT to combine these techniques together.

It’s simple to do and makes your guitar playing sound kickass (even if you can’t perform either technique at fast speeds still).

Watch this video to see my favorite easy ways to practice sweep tapping:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6z7oujEa0&feature=emb_title

Sweep Picking Tip # 4: Use Arpeggios In A Melodic Manner

No doubt about it: arpeggios sound incredible when you play them super-fast & clean.

But you know what?

They will sound just as awesome, when you (tastefully) use them over slower, emotional backing tracks.

Do this the right way and you’ll play badass guitar licks that even anti-sweeping zealots will want to learn from you.

Take a look at this video and see for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXFdQXAyUO4&feature=emb_title

Now that you understand more about sweep picking, the next action is to transform the rest of your guitar playing into top-tier playing you’ll feel truly pleased with. I helped countless guitar players do precisely that in online rock guitar lessons and I will help you too, if you want. To find out how, go to: https://tomhess.net/Guitar

About The Author:
Tom Hess is a guitar teacher online, progressive rock guitarist/composer and a touring musician. He teaches guitar players in his rock guitar lessons online. Go to tomhess.net to get more guitar playing resources and follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.