Sweeping with a scale.

Guitar Raking Technique

RAKING - Sweeping is when your pick moves back and forth across the strings, Raking is a one-direction move that includes muting, un-muting and a destination note. There are so many ways and areas on the guitar that you can apply "raking" to but this example includes a basic "A" blues scale and "rakes" chords. Of coarse you can always rake any notes,it doesn't have to be a chord but when starting out, it is nice to explore your solo options through chord shapes you may already know. Enjoy. Learn. Share. @nathanfleet

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12 EZ chords in 30 sec using F

Using this standard F chord, move it along the fret board to instantly find 11 other chords. It is so important to learn the notes on your guitar so that you can find all these other gems that many beginning guitarist never find. Starting with "F" on the first fret,moving up one fret at a time you get the following Major chords F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, A, A#/Bb, B, C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E @nathanfleet

Sweep Picking - Basics

Sweep Picking

This is a basic explanation of the motion, position and technique behind sweep picking with an example using 2 major chords, A and E. When you are writing your sweeping riff is it really important to know the chord progression and the notes within each chord you are playing. My sweeping exercise only uses two chords but ultimately, when you start a heavy sweeping solo you may have 6 chords to sweep over before it repeats so start with a few chords, then add more as you get comfortable moving up and down the fretboard. Less pick showing + less hand movement = more efficiency. @nathanfleet

12 EZ chords in 1 minute (using C)

This lesson takes the concept of using the basic C chord shape and moving it up the fretboard to get a new major chord. The trick here is, compensating for the open strings that you have on your basic C Chord. The lesson shows you how to "bar" what was an open string.

Even if you don't want to learn music theory, at least learn the notes on your fretboard. It will help you tremendously.

In this exercise moving up the neck we go C, C#/Bb, D, D#/Bb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, A, A#/Bb, B, C. This symbol '#' is called a 'sharp' and this symbol 'b', is called a 'flat' @nathanfleet if you have specific questions or lessons you want me to do. Enjoy, Learn. Share.