Technique, Theory

Sweep Picking Exercise for Guitar

Use this exercise to practice arpeggios in the key of C major across three stings using sweep picking with hammer-ons and pull-offs. (You can also play these same arpeggio patterns on the low E string beginning with Cma7 on the 8th fret.)

Sweep Picking Exercise (pdf)

The arpeggios in the study are derived from 7th chords of a harmonized C major scale tonicized with diminshed chords. (See this post for additional details about tonicized/harmonized scales.)

Tonicized/Harmonized C Major Scale

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