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

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

Easy Arpeggios

An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time rather than strummed all together (I'm talking guitar here) Using the notes of a C chord (C-E-G) I demonstrate a few easy ways to play a major, minor (C-Eb-G), augmented(C-E-G#) and diminished (C-Eb-Gb) arpeggio. Remember to hide most of the pick under your thumb and use the tip. I find that it minimizes the amount of movement your picking hand needs when you want to play fast.

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