Sweep Picking (Sweeping Arpeggios)

Sweeping Arpeggios
Words & Music by Sweep Exercises

h = 100
h = 80
Doesn't matter if the compasses are surpassed or incomplete

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"" "" "" "" "% "% "% "%
"# "# "# "# "& "& "& "&

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h = 200

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"& ") "& "& ") "& ") #"
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"( "( "( "( #!

") ") ") ") #"

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h = 100
This exercise is slow but very technical

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"# "( "# "# "( "# "! "% "! "! "% "! "! "& "! "! "& "!
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"$ "$ "$ "$ "! "! "! "! "# "# "# "#
"% "% "" "" "# "#

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) "# ) ) "# ) ) "$ ) ) "$ ) ( "" ( ( "" (

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) ) ) ) "! "! "! "! ( ( ( (

* * "! "! ) )

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h = 200

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( "# ( ( "! ( & ) & % ( % &
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* * * * & & & & &

* ( & % &
(
(
) &

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h = 130
It is necessary to put a lot of attention at the time in this one
"# "#
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"" "# "# "" "" "# "# ""

"# "# "" "# "# ""
"! "! "! "!

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 ) ) "& "# "& "#
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( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( "# "$ "# "# "$ "#

( ( ' ( ( ' "" "# "" "" "# ""
* * * * "$ "$ "$ "$

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h = 200
"$ "$
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"$ "% "% "$ "$ "% "% "$

"& "& "% "& "& "%
"' "' "' "'

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h = 100
This is very difficult because there you have to change the position of the fingers a lot
"' "%
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"" "# ""

"$ "% "% "$ "# "" ""
"$ "$ "# "# "#
"$ "% "% "% "$ "%
"& "& "(

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h = 200
") "$
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"$ "% "& "$

"% "% "% "#
"% "& "& "% "$ "$ "$ "%
"' "' "' "' "' "'
"& "&

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h = 130
In this exercise you have to position the fingers in almost all the strings
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"# "# "# "# "! "! "! "!

"" "" "" "" * * * *
"# "# "# "# "! "! "! "!
"% "% "# "#

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"! "# "! "! "# "! "$ "( "$ "$ "( "$
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"# "# "# "# "& "& "& "&

"" "" "" "" "% "% "% "%
"# "# "# "# "& "& "& "&
"% "% "( "(

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h = 200
"# "& "# "! "% "! "# *
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"# "# "# "# "!

"$ "$ "" "" ""
"% "% "# "# "#
"& "% "#

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 This is a simple but difficult exercise
"& "# "& "# "& "# "& "# "% "! "% "! "% "! "% "! "& "# "& "# "& "# "& "#
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"% "% "% "% "# "# "# "# "% "% "% "%

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"% "! "% "! "% "! "% "! "& "# "# "& "# "# "% "! "! "% "! "!
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"# "# "# "# "% "% "% "% "# "# "# "#
"& "& "" ""

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"& "# "# "& "# "# "% "! "! "% "! "! "! ( ( "! ( (
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"% "% "% "% "# "# "# "# ) ) ) )

"& "& "" "" ( (

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"% "! "! "% "! "! "! ( ( "! ( ( ) & & ) & &
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"# "# "# "# ) ) ) ) ' ' ' '

"" "" ( ( & &

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T T T T T T T T T T T T

"# ) & "# ) & "# ) & "# ) & "$ ) & "$ ) & "$ ) & "$ ) & "# ) & "# ) & "# ) & "# ) &
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T T T T

"! ) & "! ) & "! ) & "! ) & ' $ $ ' $ $ ) & & ) & &
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& & & & ' ' ' '

' ' & &

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"! ( ( "! ( ( "# ) ) "# ) ) "% "! "! "% "! "!
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) ) ) ) "! "! "! "! "# "# "# "#

( ( * * "" ""

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"! ( ( "! ( ( "% "! "! "% "! "! "! ( ( "! ( (
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) ) ) ) "# "# "# "# ) ) ) )

( ( "" "" ( (

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 "% "! "! "% "! "! "& "# "# "& "# "# "( "$ "$ "( "$ "$
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"# "# "# "# "% "% "% "% "& "& "& "&
"" "" "& "& "% "%

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") "& "& ") "& "& #! "' "' #! "' "' ##
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"( "( "( "( ") ") ") ")

") ") "( "(

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h = 80
This exercise is very hard 'cause you have to be quick with your fingers
"( "# "& "! "( "# "& "!
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"$ "" "$ ""

"% "# "% "#
"% "# "% "#
"& "$ "& "$

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"# ( "! ' "# ( "! ' * ' ' * ' ' ' $ $ ' $ $
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) ( ) ( ( ( ( ( % % % %
* ) * ) ) ) & &
* ) * )
"! * "! *

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* ' ' * ' ' ' $ $ ' $ $ ) & ) & ) & ) & "! ( "! ( "! ( "! (
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( ( ( ( % % % % ' ' ' ' ) ) ) )

) ) & &

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h = 200 h = 130
full

"#
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"! ( ( "! ( "! ( ( "! ( (

) ) ) )
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) & & ) & ) & & ) & & "! ( ( "! ( "! ( ( "! ( (
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& (

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 h = 200
Remember a thing, you have to repeat all this
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"$ "! "! "$ "! "$ "! "! "$ "! "!
"" "" "" ""
"!

exercise beginning with a slow time and after you can do it with that time go increasing it
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