The Ultimate Guitar Sweep Picking Book: Learn Essential Arpeggio Sweep Shapes That Loop In Any Key

Essential Sweep Picking Shapes

Sweep picking can be one of the most daunting techniques to learn and play, and speaking from experience I understand the frustrations of not knowing what shapes are best to learn!

This book focuses on arpeggio shapes specifically for sweep picking that loop in bars of 4/4 and are movable to any key. It will give you all the tools you need to understand how to build your own sweep picking licks and become a master of the sweeps in no time!

Whether new to sweep picking or a more advanced player, this book is the ultimate sweep picking reference for inspiration. Most of the shapes can be played without barring, also known as finger rolling. In my opinion finger rolling can sound very messy, it's hard to master, and with it you are not playing a true arpeggio as notes can ring into each other. With all of the shapes in this book I show you specific fingering for your fretting hand that are ergonomically the best way to play each note with individual fingers. It's super clean and sounds incredible once mastered! Put together by musician Karl Golden, who has been playing guitar professionally for over 10 years, and is now a big influencer in the YouTuber guitar community, with well over 50 million views on his content.

You can also download a free video that shows you visually all the basic techniques you need to know for sweep picking (Link to website is in the book).

Shapes That Avoid Finger Rolling

Finger rolling can be very hard to master and in essence doesn't create a true arpeggio as it is very hard to avoid notes ringing into each other. This book avoids finger rolling at all costs unless necessary due to the ergonomics of the hand. Using individual fingers to fret arpeggios creates super clean arpeggios that sound amazing!

Exercises, Practice Tips & Audio Samples

All the shapes in this book come with exercises and practice tips to help learn them. You can also download the MP3 files to hear the exercises played at both slow and fast tempos (link to downloads in book).

Sweep Picking Step-by-step Guide

A step-by-step guide to sweep picking is also included for anyone new to sweep picking and detailed explanations about the techniques and approaches used.

Weekly Practice Diary & Blank Diagrams

At the back of the book is a weekly diary where you can keep track of your progress as well as some bank scale diagrams and tablature that you can add your own alterations of shapes in the book or even your own ideas.

• Major Shapes
• Minor Shapes
• Diminished Shapes
• Augmented Shapes
• Major Seven Shapes
• Minor Seven Shapes
• Suspended Shapes
• Major Add Nine Shapes
• Minor Add Nine Shapes
• Dominant Seven Shapes
• Half Diminished Shapes
• Fully Diminished Shapes
• Shapes Over 2,3, 4, 5 and 6 strings