Here are a few tabs for sweeps that I first learned. They helped me learn the technique of sweep picking a lot. At first they start easy, but then they gradually get harder.
When you are sweep picking, every note is sounded out separately, and your picking hand is moving up or down the strings in a single motion, instead of picking every note like you normally would. On these riffs, start slow until you can play each one perfectly, and then gradually play it faster. Once you can play the riff flawless, move onto the next one.
d = down stroke
u = up stroke
This is to get you used to the feeling of moving your pick up and down the drings in one motion. Each finger is taken off the fret after the note is played. So basically on this riff you never have more then one finger on the fretboard at a time.
d d d u u u
e|--------12-14--------|
b|-----13-------13-----|
g|--14-------------12--|
d|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
The first one introduces hammer ons and pull offs.
Many times when you are sweeping, you have a starting point using a hammer on or pull off at the top or bottom of the figure. Practice these enough to feel comfortable with using the hammer ons or pull offs.
d u d d d u d d d u
e|--15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12-----|
b|--------13----13----------13----13----------13--|
g|-----------12----------------12-----------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
This figure is part of the intro for Bleeding Mascara, by Atreyu.
Instead of using a hammer on and pull off at the top, you are picking all of it. This is a bit more tricky on your right hand.
d d d u d u d d d u d u d d d u d u d u d u d u
d|-------13-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-17-13----18-17-15-17-15-13-|
a|----15----------15----15----------15----15----------15-------------------|
f|-14----------------14----------------14----------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This has one more string added onto it. It is a little harder, but with practice you will eventually get it, obviously. This was the first 4 string sweep I could ever play.
d u u d d d d u u
e|--19p15----------------15h19p15--------|
b|--------17----------17----------17-----|
g|-----------16----16----------------16--|
d|--------------15-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
d d d d u u d d d d u u
e|-----------13h17p13----------------13h17p13--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----14----------------14----14----------------14--|
d|--13----------------------13-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|This figure is a part of a riff from Seize the Day, by Avenged Sevenfold. In the first part of this figure, you will learn to play the notes on the same fret. To do this, you must put your finger all on the 15th fret, and roll your hand as you play it. What I mean by rolling it, is your hand will move so that your thumb will be moving up and down behind the neck. As your rolling your hand, your finger will be rolling so that it touches each string as you sweep.
u u u d d d d u u u
e|--18p15----------------15-18p15--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----------15----15----------------15--|
d|--------------17-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
d d d d u u u d d d d u u u
e|-----------13-17p13----------------13-17p13--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----14----------------14----14----------------14--|
d|--15----------------------15-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|Well I'm tired of making this. So if this lesson gets rated high enough, I'll make a part 2. I hope this helps. Later.
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any help would be much appreciated.
