Theo, this is by far one of the best sweeping lessons i've found. I watched this about an hour ago and started practicing the A minor arp with my metronome and I'm already doing triplets at 120 bpm! I think I would be able to push it to 140 or 150 today if i had the time. Thanks again. Keep up the hard work.
Holy crap, 200pb is freaking sick!!! You are a beast, and i could hear the notes well. Its hard to keep it clean at that kinda speed without it sounding sloppy , you have insane technique.
great lesson! keep them comming, you really just got me outt of a hard slump! i couldnt seem to match my speed with my picking hand with my fingers, but then i relaxed them, played a little mellow song then dived at this lesson and it was very sucsessfull! thank you so much!!! :)
Finally I get it. I thought is took strength when actually you must relax to do this. That is why the Heads are good at this, because they are sooo mellow. Thanks Theo. I will try this with a beer.
Best lesson of sweep picking I've ever watched !!! Thanks so much for making it ! (And I've watched tons and tons of videos to learn how to do it right ... No one helped ...)
dude that last one was incredible. i’ve been practicing this technique every single day, and every time i think i almost have it its like my hands get dumb on me.
I couldn't believe that I someday learn the basics of sweep picking, but because of you, it seems that impossible can be possible!! I will recommend your videos to anyone who wants to learn some stuff with guitar :) Thanks Man!
ευχαριστω παρα πολυ τα βιντεο σου με βοηθησαν και μετα απο ενα μηνα σκληρης δουλειας τα καταφερα να βγαλω sweep ακομα χρειαζομαι λιγη δουλεια στο ρυθμικο αλλα ακουγεται τοσο καθαρα οσο και το δικο σ ευχαριστω και παλι συννεχισε την καταπληκτικη δουλεια
OMG....thank you so much for this . I have been banging my head against ThE wall trying to speed up the Am Arpeggio. Once I shifted positions dam I..got it .now I can start to build speed .....ty
poly kali doulia opos panta theodor! poly kala kai voithitika mathimata gia intermediate level guitarist kai advanced fysika!!! keep up the good work!!
yes, i am using 3rd finger on both strings try to use the rolling finger technique, it is easy, do it very slow and then speed it up when you feel comfortable
Cheers dude for this video! Been practicing hard and developing speed i never knew i had before. I'll just keep at it upping the tempo and hopefully i'll be doing as well as you! Many thanks again!
so much thank you! don't have any electric guitar anymore :( :( :( :( :( :( so had to pick up classical laying around and try to see what you are talking about! love this!
Thanks for the lesson, I'm really liking your lessons you really break it down well. I've Subscribed to your channel and i look forward to more great lessons from you in the future. Thanks so much.
Glad to see a new lesson Ziras! Great lesson too. I hope to see more and different types of arpeggio lessons in the near future. Question I have a pretty good grasp over sweep picking, but when i lift off the last note, it rings out causing noise. Is this a matter of my technique? Noise gate? The guitars Action? Thanks a lot Ziras, your the man.
Hi Theodore! Loved this video, thanks! I was wondering if you could help with a 16th-note triplets piece I've been trying to pick up on guitar. I'm posting the reference video where they play it, below. The time-stamp is 19:27-19:41. The notes they are playing are these: B-E-G-(higher B)-G-E, then A-D-F#-(higher A)-F#-D, then G-C-E-(higher G)-E-C, and then F#-B-D#-(higher F#)-D#-B. But I can't figure out the correct fingering positions that will make it easiest to play these 16th notes sweeps. I can't properly catch the positions from the video either. Are they barring across the frets on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings? It would be great if you can get the time to have a look and help out! Here's the video link (19:27-19:41): ruclips.net/video/UPq3Y5XNjJY/видео.htmlm27s Thanks in advance!
These sound like 3 string sweeps done on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd strings moving down in a descending pattern. Pretty straight forward and easy to pick up speed on once you have them under your fingers. Hope this helps and make sure that you play each figure 3 times before moving on to the next figure. I wasn't going to tab out each figure 3 times as it would take up too much space. Good luck with it let me know how you make out with it. FIGURE 1 (play 3X) FIGURE 2 (play 3x) 1st-e----------------15----19-----15-----------------------------------------14----------17--------14 2nd-b----------17----------------------17------------------------------15-------------------------------15 3rd-g-----16-------------------------------16----------------------14----------------------------------------14
Hi man, my name is Omar, it's very clear and very important to do exactly you explain, but also isn't very easy to do. Please go on showing another lessons. Thanks.
Fully agree with you bud... been a metal guitarist for 15 years, ive never got ma head round.sweep picking.... until now!!!! Holy shit, no sleep.for me.tonight! haha.
Very good lessons! Do you use the same fingers for the same notes when going upwards again? that I didn't see... like that you're using the first finger again for the c on the b-string and so on.
μπραβο Θοδωρη ! πολυ οργανομενος ! με τα ταμπς , τα μπακινγκ τρακς , τα εξηγεις και ωραια, μιααα χαρααα ! σημαντικο για εμας που δεν πηγαινουμε σε δασκαλο..... υπαρχει μαθημα disminuet arrpegios, googlaro αλλα δεν μου βγαζει κατι.... ( σωστα το γραφω? :P ) και παλι μπραβο, πρεπει να εχεις φαει απειρες ωρες για να τα φτιαξεις τα βιντεο ..
@jekyll1776 the most important is to do a smooth movement of you fingers over the fretboard also you need a good distortion in order to pick NOT very hard
Helpful. I lack the manual dexterity to do these easily but this does clarify some things. Mine will probably always sound like mud, but oh well. I'm sure with some practice using your instructions they can at least become passable.
@phyrl3 divide you practicing time in to 2 categories 1. Technique 2. Scales-Improvisation take it easy...you know better which are you good and bad sides of your playing so...go for it
Thodori, during the upstrokes I have a difficulty playing the A (3rd str) and E (4th str) with the third finger. When downstroking is easy to get them with the same finger because i point with my third finger at E and then lie it down to get the A. But when i have to do the opposite is difficult. Are you using the 3rd finger for both A and E during upstrokes? Thanks for your videos and efforts in general. These are really helpful.
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"It sounds not very musical but it's FUN" That's what shredding and music is about... Thanks Theodore! great lesson!
Theo, this is by far one of the best sweeping lessons i've found. I watched this about an hour ago and started practicing the A minor arp with my metronome and I'm already doing triplets at 120 bpm! I think I would be able to push it to 140 or 150 today if i had the time. Thanks again. Keep up the hard work.
He jumped straight into the video he didn't mention how his day was going or anything.
calvin heathman lmao
Holy crap, 200pb is freaking sick!!! You are a beast, and i could hear the notes well. Its hard to keep it clean at that kinda speed without it sounding sloppy , you have insane technique.
WELCOME BACK Man!!!!!Thanks for the lessons your making me a better player
i ve been playing for years ,.and i'm just now venturing into arpeggios and sweep picking..thanks for the info and the lesson!!!
thanks for this lessons, i was waiting for lessons for intermediate-advance guitar players. very nice lesson!
This was the first video that actually helped me to learn sweeping.Thanks a lot Theodore and keep the great vids coming.
Hey man, I like this little tutorial. Thanks for the content. I’ve really been trying to grow my arpeggio sweeps and this helps!
great lesson! keep them comming, you really just got me outt of a hard slump! i couldnt seem to match my speed with my picking hand with my fingers, but then i relaxed them, played a little mellow song then dived at this lesson and it was very sucsessfull! thank you so much!!! :)
Finally I get it. I thought is took strength when actually you must relax to do this. That is why the Heads are good at this, because they are sooo mellow. Thanks Theo. I will try this with a beer.
Yeaaaaaaaah you're back! So cool to find you back here, for another great lesson :)
Best lesson of sweep picking I've ever watched !!! Thanks so much for making it ! (And I've watched tons and tons of videos to learn how to do it right ... No one helped ...)
You are very good teacher,best in RUclips
dude that last one was incredible. i’ve been practicing this technique every single day, and every time i think i almost have it its like my hands get dumb on me.
it took me more than 10 years to reach that level.
You can do it but it will take some time
I couldn't believe that I someday learn the basics of sweep picking, but because of you, it seems that impossible can be possible!! I will recommend your videos to anyone who wants to learn some stuff with guitar :) Thanks Man!
found all of them and found you on facebook . awesome . im in south africa . was working with your minor arpeggio sweep lesson last week thanks !!!!
ευχαριστω παρα πολυ τα βιντεο σου με βοηθησαν και μετα απο ενα μηνα σκληρης δουλειας τα καταφερα να βγαλω sweep ακομα χρειαζομαι λιγη δουλεια στο ρυθμικο αλλα ακουγεται τοσο καθαρα οσο και το δικο σ ευχαριστω και παλι συννεχισε την καταπληκτικη δουλεια
+Master Kostas bravo Kosta
Glad to see you're back, haven't seen anything from you lately! ;~}
OMG....thank you so much for this . I have been banging my head against ThE wall trying to speed up the Am Arpeggio. Once I shifted positions dam I..got it .now I can start to build speed .....ty
Glad that you're back! I've been working on sweeping lately, so this is perfect.
I like the way you explain . . sometimes, i forgot to relax my hands before I go with this kind of practice. thanks
poly kali doulia opos panta theodor! poly kala kai voithitika mathimata gia intermediate level guitarist kai advanced fysika!!! keep up the good work!!
that guitar sounds sooo good!!
yes, i am using 3rd finger on both strings
try to use the rolling finger technique, it is easy, do it very slow and then speed it up
when you feel comfortable
you are amazing dude...love from INDIA...very helpfull lessons and the way that you play sweep arps is amazing man it has a different feel
excellent! thanks so much theodore
i can learn very quickly from you.. you're a good teacher dude..
you are the man, your videos are awesome
Theodore, thanks for breaking it down-this is very helpful
great lesson,so easy to understand
Cheers dude for this video! Been practicing hard and developing speed i never knew i had before. I'll just keep at it upping the tempo and hopefully i'll be doing as well as you! Many thanks again!
so much thank you! don't have any electric guitar anymore :( :( :( :( :( :( so had to pick up classical laying around and try to see what you are talking about! love this!
Well, I just learned I've been doing sweep picking wrong for about a year. Back to the drawing board.
yeah man it takes a looooooong time to have under your fingers
Thanks man! I will surely give it a try!
here mate i could not play 20 notes per second even if my life depended on it, hats off to you :) some amazing skills there
@lordreis
yes..i am using the same fingers when going up or down
Awesome,I've never been into doing sweeps but after watching this I'm going to start
Guitar X lets go....!!
I'm ready to start learning brother!
Thanks for the lesson, I'm really liking your lessons you really break it down well. I've Subscribed to your channel and i look forward to more great lessons from you in the future. Thanks so much.
awesome sweeping!
beautiful guitar!
Great video! What is that sound for? 5:00
@hollowofthegrave
i am glad that this helps you
love your videos sir !
+SevenSevenSports Bagjump thank you
Love your technique and sound . Do you have any music of your own ?
+SevenSevenSports Bagjump here is the link
theodoreziras.com/releases.htm
Glad to see a new lesson Ziras! Great lesson too.
I hope to see more and different types of arpeggio lessons in the near future.
Question
I have a pretty good grasp over sweep picking, but when i lift off the last note, it rings out causing noise.
Is this a matter of my technique? Noise gate? The guitars Action?
Thanks a lot Ziras, your the man.
Hi Theodore! Loved this video, thanks! I was wondering if you could help with a 16th-note triplets piece I've been trying to pick up on guitar. I'm posting the reference video where they play it, below. The time-stamp is 19:27-19:41. The notes they are playing are these: B-E-G-(higher B)-G-E, then A-D-F#-(higher A)-F#-D, then G-C-E-(higher G)-E-C, and then F#-B-D#-(higher F#)-D#-B. But I can't figure out the correct fingering positions that will make it easiest to play these 16th notes sweeps. I can't properly catch the positions from the video either. Are they barring across the frets on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings? It would be great if you can get the time to have a look and help out!
Here's the video link (19:27-19:41): ruclips.net/video/UPq3Y5XNjJY/видео.htmlm27s
Thanks in advance!
These sound like 3 string sweeps done on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd strings moving down in a descending pattern. Pretty straight forward and easy to pick up speed on once you have them under your fingers. Hope this helps and make sure that you play each figure 3 times before moving on to the next figure. I wasn't going to tab out each figure 3 times as it would take up too much space. Good luck with it let me know how you make out with it.
FIGURE 1 (play 3X) FIGURE 2 (play 3x)
1st-e----------------15----19-----15-----------------------------------------14----------17--------14
2nd-b----------17----------------------17------------------------------15-------------------------------15
3rd-g-----16-------------------------------16----------------------14----------------------------------------14
FIGURE 3 (play 3x) FIGURE 4 (play 3x)
1st-e----------------12----15-----12-----------------------------------------11----------14--------11
2nd-b----------13----------------------13------------------------------12---------------------------------12
3rd-g-----12-------------------------------12----------------------11-------------------------------------------11
typical 3 strings sweep. Follow my video and just play the 3 top strings
+Guitar Gear, thank you very much! Posted a longer reply under your comment on my channel, so posting the short version here. :) Much appreciated! :)
A big thanks to both Theodore and Guitar Gear! If I get to play this and the following section properly, will try uploading a video. Cheers! :)
This is amazing
Hi man, my name is Omar, it's very clear and very important to do exactly you explain, but also isn't very easy to do. Please go on showing another lessons. Thanks.
yes,it is not that easy...but you can do it sooner or later look VERY EASY !!
Go for it Omar !!
Brilliant lesson, this has been a great help, thanks T
it's been a while Theo! Nice lesson, I love the progression.
Fully agree with you bud... been a metal guitarist for 15 years, ive never got ma head round.sweep picking.... until now!!!! Holy shit, no sleep.for me.tonight! haha.
@chayansen
yes it is important....it will halp you to be able to stretch you fingers and play the sweep easier
madman! great video!
Really cool lesson, Tziras. I was practicing modes by the way!!
love it will practice
this is a revamped version of your lick of week #2 i believe (:
thumbs up good job!
Great lesson mate ! Thanks !
Really useful for us thanks for ur teaching Sir !!!
Very good lessons!
Do you use the same fingers for the same notes when going upwards again? that I didn't see... like that you're using the first finger again for the c on the b-string and so on.
great lesson man
Hey superb man!! always superb!! :)
Cool Dude...I intend to watch a whole lot more from Zirus...even if I am Italian......LOL.....Good goin Zirus!!
Muy buen video, gracias por compartir la lección...
Saludos desde Ecuador - Latinoamérica...
Amazing lesson thanks again!
Soraios euxaritsoume. Thanks a lot brilliant
thanks alot i was waiting for a vid on sweeping :)
Ok Thanks men. keep sweeping!
very cool your lessons mam,congratulations!!!!
thank you...it is Ziras
μπραβο Θοδωρη ! πολυ οργανομενος ! με τα ταμπς , τα μπακινγκ τρακς , τα εξηγεις και ωραια, μιααα χαρααα ! σημαντικο για εμας που δεν πηγαινουμε σε δασκαλο..... υπαρχει μαθημα disminuet arrpegios, googlaro αλλα δεν μου βγαζει κατι.... ( σωστα το γραφω? :P ) και παλι μπραβο, πρεπει να εχεις φαει απειρες ωρες για να τα φτιαξεις τα βιντεο ..
@jekyll1776
the most important is to do a smooth movement
of you fingers over the fretboard
also you need a good distortion in order to pick NOT very hard
Thank you man.
Great lesson! Thank you so much!!
thanks, excellent, u r awesome bro, was looking some one to teach exactly this way.
Hey man, it's sounds really nice!
I will try...
great lesson theodore...very helpful....cheers and thank you. subbed.
Helpful. I lack the manual dexterity to do these easily but this does clarify some things. Mine will probably always sound like mud, but oh well. I'm sure with some practice using your instructions they can at least become passable.
Shweep picking. Amazing.
you are AWESOME!!!
Nice lesson and GREAT channel Theodore! I like the name on the headstock of your guitar too. "VERVE" Kinda like my last name.
this is great
nice the harmonic minor inversion of a minor arp
very cool video! thanks a lot!
@guitariist
120bpm triplets it is a great start...
after few days of practicing you will play it a lot of faster
This video is perfect! Thank you very much! :)
@tasatful
i will use various backgrounds from now on
@phyrl3
divide you practicing time in to 2 categories
1. Technique 2. Scales-Improvisation
take it easy...you know better which are you good and bad sides of your playing
so...go for it
very helpful video.
Are there tabs for the lick at the very beggining of the video? ( 0:00 - 0:07 )
Thodori, during the upstrokes I have a difficulty playing the A (3rd str) and E (4th str) with the third finger. When downstroking is easy to get them with the same finger because i point with my third finger at E and then lie it down to get the A. But when i have to do the opposite is difficult. Are you using the 3rd finger for both A and E during upstrokes?
Thanks for your videos and efforts in general. These are really helpful.
muchas gracias amigo...good work'
suerte
is that your neck pickup you're using in this video? if so, what kind is it because i love the sound of it
@JohnGetonTop
Duncan TB-14 & 59 Neck
Ευχαριστω δασκαλε ,πολυ φωτια εισαι !!!
your lessons are really great buddy!
I have a jamming video online with your harmonic minor backing track!
Thank you for sharing!
this is great...
great stuff bro, really helpful video! Subscribed \m/
Very well explained. Thanks.
@lagiator
it is the same camera..
but is it a new room and new lights