Yngwie did it without one, John Petrucci did it without one, hell Marty did it without one and he doesn't even palm mute. I believe we can too. I see too many Instagram and youtube guitarists use the string dampener. I wanna learn how to sweep without it
I watched this video 8 years ago when i was learning sweep picking 😂. Im back just to learn the intro solo. Best sweep picking tutorial on youtube btw 👆
I'll go ahead and say that this is probably the best sweep picking lesson on youtube. Because either the lessons are very easy or they are out-of-the-world, this is just about perfect also well explained. Since the people trying to perfect their sweep picking are already good guitarists, they need a slightly challenging lesson to practise and not the way to easy 3-string shit. This lesson is great not too easy and not too hard. Thank You Josh.
amen to that brother, these are the coolest arpeggios, most videos do show some crap sounding arpeggios, who gets excited to practice about crap, not me! this is the best video on sweeping, its a lot better than not only all the other you tube videos, but professional ones as well, I spent around 30 dollars on an instructional video on sweep picking, it was an hour long video on a plethora of shit sounding arpeggios, I got bored and frustrated with the lessons and said fuck it, thanks to Josh, I will now practice my ass off on these wicked arpeggios
LLCurrio Sweeps like this can only be obtained with first mastering of 3 sting sweeps... so even though they may seem like crap they are basic arpeggiated triads and that's where it all begins
@@nickgrennan1164 great advice. When first learning the sweeping mechanics it's best to start slow and work with 2 or 3 strings. Then continue to build on that by adding more strings. Also, legato turn arounds, slides, taps - all that can come later if the foundation is solid.
Apparently that riff at the beginning just wasn't good enough for 7 people that viewed this. They moved on to better things, like Lil' Wayne guitar solos.
dude i have searched everywhere for some help like this and i haven't found any videos this in depth about sweeping the minor scale. thanks man. post more vids please. you are a great teacher.
talafek96 Absolutely. Hope to see that kind of stuff in his solo work. All though, it would make for a great sweep picking section in a new Sylosis song as well lol.
Dude, I just wanted to thank you. I've watched so many sweep picking videos trying to get over this hurtle and your lesson was the first to make sense to me and help me progress. Started the first arpeggio at 60bpm and practicing between 75-90 bpm in just a few hours. Keep up the good work and post more lessons if you're able. Awesome playing.
I gave up on trying to sweep a long time ago and I stumbled on this video and gave it another shot and I couldn't be any more grateful. Probably the best instructional video I've seen. Thank you so much 🤘🏼
I really gotta say that the absolute #1 most critical thing to learning how to accurately and cleanly sweep is to ALWAYS practice it with a metronome. Start slow and slowly bump it up as you go! It’s really done a lot for my learning ! Great video btw it was really clear, informative and helped a ton, thanks!
what Josh didn't mentioned is that you have to mute the open strings either with your palm or your left hand in order to get a clean sound. Although it sounds obivious it wasn't for me when I learned sweep picking and it's also not really easy to do.
Im with u guys ive been playing for years and I been sweeping for a long time but it seems my sweeping is my weak point of my playing I have tried and watched endless how to sweep pick videos. That all changed the day I watched josh's sweep picking video it just seemed like he knew what I needed to do to help my playing. I just really related to the way he explained everything and know only a week later my sweep picking has improved 100% Thanks Josh keep fuckin rockin
best video ive seen on sweep picking! i could actually see how you were picking the strings. ive been double picking instead of a hammer on, and have found it troublesome. gonna try using a hammer on instead! thank you for the great video. excellent camera angles, and production---sweet axe!
I have been looking up sweep picking videos, not to learn the sweeps, but to learn the patterns. This guy is by far the best. Everyone else goes on and on about dumb shit that is irrelevant. Nobody is going to be able to teach you to sweep. That just comes one early morning right when you've about given up.
Great lesson Josh! really appreciate the time you put into doing these tutorials. I've made a lot of progress following your lessons. The addition of tabs for this video is definitely a huge plus. I had a hard time following your finger movements in past videos. All the vids have been great regardless. You're a beast. Cheers!
once mastered it comes somewhat natural... string skipping on the other hand is a pain in the ass and certain classical finger picking styles seem impossible at first attempt
Superb. Most videos tell you to use your forearm in a straight up and down motion and don’t alter your attack (not to be confused with flat pick angle) too drastically . This dude blows all that out the water. Just goes to show, do what works best for you. Your sweeping skills are pure badassery 🤘🏻
I made a tab of the part at the beginning. I've uploaded it as a .png at this link: i.ibb.co/VwpHRrQ/Josh-Middleton-Ultimate-sweep-picking.png Some stuff may be wrong with hammer-ons/pull-offs or things like sliding up a note, I threw it together kind of quickly.
@@the_art_of_displeases8160 I didn't have the original anymore, so I just remade it and uploaded it as a png. Check my original comment, I just edited to add the new link.
Absolutely excellent dude, adding those little slides as a transition between shapes has one of the single most intimidating sounds on the guitar. In the music that I've written recently, I use more hammer-on pull-off leads, but that's because it's what the material was calling for, which is a prime example of me evolving as a guitar player. At certain times, I go through phases where my leads are within the realm of showmanship, and in contrast to that, there are periods of time where I write leads that focused more on what piece is calling for, and now look for a consistent valance between the two, which is doing wonders for the emotional feel, and tone of what I'm playing.
Got recommended these videos randomly and they're really useful! I've been playing on and off for 10 years but over the past few years I've been practicing sweep picking most days and I can do it pretty well but adding in that 5th string has been the hardest part. I'm not the best player and I think I'm proof that if you practice something enough, even something pretty difficult, you can get there. Being a fan of Avenged Sevenfold definitely gave me the motivation to learn this technique though
Love that this had tabs with this, so many videos don't and it pisses me off. Like, just do this, but what is it. In this video, it's very spelled out for you, thank you for that!
I just decided to learn sweep picking tonight. After trying the material in about 10 videos, this is the first one that got me close to sounding good. Great vid!
Thanks a lot for the lesson, seeing you play really encouraged me to really learn sweep picking. After a week of what you said I'm almost there. Thanks again!
kaveh ahangar Harmonic minor I think. F# minor to D minor means we're hitting an F# and then an F natural (the F natural being in the minor third in the D minor).
+The Creative Studio me too! it was really easy being a Sylosis fan since almost all of the riffs are from previous songs. Did you do the after intro riffs as well?
Practice it to a metronome, start off at a very slow tempo and slowly increase the speed every couple minutes. Like maybe go up 2 or 3 bpm every 5 minutes. just make sure you're paying attention to what you're doing the whole time (don't space off) and you'll get it down good pretty quickly. That's the best way to become competent with techniques and build up speed imo.
Zane Drak I don't think so . Sweep picking is about synchronizing your left hand and your right hand . You must practice slowly to get the motion right in order to progress further
Every time i come here just to see the accuracy and dream when my time is gonna come. A thing I really wanna sound good as much as this. Clean, clear, aggressive.
sad story : best video/most realistic so far , that touched the theme sweeping. you realise that this guy has right after you get it to work the first time. it just clicks once and after that every other shape and arpeggio is easier to learn. :D
Great lesson thank you! This is a technique I never had access to as a kid when I started out and I kinda gave up on this but recently I've come back to
Sweep picking was always more gimmicky in my mind but the amazing intro opened my mind to applications of it. I am looking expand my skills but use slower sweeping to incorporate into tasteful feel play.
I still watch this occasionally and still can't believe he is a real person. But I saw him do empyreal live last summer in 33 degree heat and he smashed it. Real person, somehow
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That beginning solo was fucking evil....
Check out sylosis (if you havent yet).
Virender Kumar, Exactly
why no body is telling which song is that
sourabh p dushi He just made it for the video, it's not in an actual song.
Reminds me of Jason Richardson.
Smoothest sweeping I've ever seen. And done the right way without a string dampener. This is amazing
Alfred Potter Guitar Hello Alfred
No, smoothest sweeper is Dan Mumm
@@moroccangameplay304 he never said he was *the best* . he just said hes the best hes seen
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Yngwie did it without one, John Petrucci did it without one, hell Marty did it without one and he doesn't even palm mute.
I believe we can too. I see too many Instagram and youtube guitarists use the string dampener. I wanna learn how to sweep without it
I can't stop listening to the intro, what an absolutely insane solo!
2:34 a minor arpeggio
3:22 bb major and pick pattern
6:28 exericise 3 and 4
man that intro solo is incredible
Name of that intro solo?
@@avishekdas1087 unfortunately its just a demo for the video
@@μαριοςΚαπετανοπουλος Okay.
i come back just for the intro
I watched this video 8 years ago when i was learning sweep picking 😂. Im back just to learn the intro solo.
Best sweep picking tutorial on youtube btw 👆
I'll go ahead and say that this is probably the best sweep picking lesson on youtube. Because either the lessons are very easy or they are out-of-the-world, this is just about perfect also well explained. Since the people trying to perfect their sweep picking are already good guitarists, they need a slightly challenging lesson to practise and not the way to easy 3-string shit. This lesson is great not too easy and not too hard.
Thank You Josh.
Finally someone who showed us an actual arpeggio and not just some 3 string crap. Thank you so much man!!!
amen to that brother, these are the coolest arpeggios, most videos do show some crap sounding arpeggios, who gets excited to practice about crap, not me! this is the best video on sweeping, its a lot better than not only all the other you tube videos, but professional ones as well, I spent around 30 dollars on an instructional video on sweep picking, it was an hour long video on a plethora of shit sounding arpeggios, I got bored and frustrated with the lessons and said fuck it, thanks to Josh, I will now practice my ass off on these wicked arpeggios
LLCurrio Sweeps like this can only be obtained with first mastering of 3 sting sweeps... so even though they may seem like crap they are basic arpeggiated triads and that's where it all begins
@@nickgrennan1164 great advice. When first learning the sweeping mechanics it's best to start slow and work with 2 or 3 strings. Then continue to build on that by adding more strings. Also, legato turn arounds, slides, taps - all that can come later if the foundation is solid.
3 strings are super common. I do like 3 string sweeps but I absolutely love 5 string sweeps way more.
Apparently that riff at the beginning just wasn't good enough for 7 people that viewed this. They moved on to better things, like Lil' Wayne guitar solos.
+Michael Stombock Logged in just to like this
+Michael Stombock this is funny because Lil Wayne does not have good guitar solos.
+Kıvanç ŞENGÜN it's called sarcasm XD Lil wayne can't even play 2 notes consecutively.
+Michael Stombock lol :D
ha ha... lol... agree with you
dude i have searched everywhere for some help like this and i haven't found any videos this in depth about sweeping the minor scale. thanks man. post more vids please. you are a great teacher.
Thanks Austin. I will be doing more videos, for sure
like it alot too
FUCKKK MANNN
You should make a full length of that intro segment!! I and many others would totally buy that!!!
talafek96 Absolutely. Hope to see that kind of stuff in his solo work. All though, it would make for a great sweep picking section in a new Sylosis song as well lol.
talafek96 Yeah I m stuck on my seat ! That riff is soooo fucking amazing
talafek96 try out the whole "Monolith" album then ^^ this intro sounds like an alternative theme for Enshrined
Zerschnitzler77 I know all their songs like the back of my hand, and honestly - Monolith is my LEAST favorite album of theirs.
they all have a special and own unique feeling to them and i like every song
dude you helped alot i appreciate this shit. One of the few who actually can explain well enough. earned a sub for life
luv your profile pic.
Thanks!
Bob Ross rules!
Right! the way he explained it was what I've been looking for
This whole time
here here!!!
Dude, I just wanted to thank you. I've watched so many sweep picking videos trying to get over this hurtle and your lesson was the first to make sense to me and help me progress. Started the first arpeggio at 60bpm and practicing between 75-90 bpm in just a few hours. Keep up the good work and post more lessons if you're able. Awesome playing.
I gave up on trying to sweep a long time ago and I stumbled on this video and gave it another shot and I couldn't be any more grateful. Probably the best instructional video I've seen. Thank you so much 🤘🏼
I can do the first 2 seconds...
same here XD
Ayyy, now only 34 more seconds to go! You got this!
How about now?
@@Kindacutehuh same person, different account. getting there!
@@AaronDevoy Keep up the good work, man!
So..... How many souls did you sacrifice to gain that talent?
the number of souls he sacrificed was probably the number of notes he played... so... many
Asger Fra 2G1A Only his own
Marcus Semprit or... or... or... just maybe.... joke went over your head?
Asger rrejanga
Rr2G1A rrejangan
@Marcus Semprit Yeah you're wrong... Def not skills gained through years of practice, has to be many a souls sacrificed
Mom: whats that horrible noise!?!?
me: nothing, just sweeping
mom: you should fix your bed also
You tried to be funny, but it didn't work:/
yep pretty much
***** it worked for me fo sho
***** Hey made me laugh whats that make me?
.
I really gotta say that the absolute #1 most critical thing to learning how to accurately and cleanly sweep is to ALWAYS practice it with a metronome. Start slow and slowly bump it up as you go! It’s really done a lot for my learning ! Great video btw it was really clear, informative and helped a ton, thanks!
what Josh didn't mentioned is that you have to mute the open strings either with your palm or your left hand in order to get a clean sound. Although it sounds obivious it wasn't for me when I learned sweep picking and it's also not really easy to do.
+Shin'ichi 真一 Cool, thanks I wouldn't have thought of that but of course it makes sense haha.
I think once you learn to mute them, then the problem of unmuting some of the notes so they sound clear and not just the note with a thud.
Bung The Booce yeah I struggle ALOT with that
Thank you for taking the time to comment this
How do you mute strings on the way back up? Left hand?
Im with u guys ive been playing for years and I been sweeping for a long time but it seems my sweeping is my weak point of my playing I have tried and watched endless how to sweep pick videos. That all changed the day I watched josh's sweep picking video it just seemed like he knew what I needed to do to help my playing. I just really related to the way he explained everything and know only a week later my sweep picking has improved 100% Thanks Josh keep fuckin rockin
best video ive seen on sweep picking! i could actually see how you were picking the strings. ive been double picking instead of a hammer on, and have found it troublesome. gonna try using a hammer on instead! thank you for the great video. excellent camera angles, and production---sweet axe!
The best sweep picking I have ever seen. So clean and impressive. Thank you so much for sharing such an amazing experience.
Look out! There is a spider crawling on your fretboard!
this is legit one of the best videos I've found on RUclips to improve your sweep picking technique.
Holy shit that intro
This is the most awesome sweep picking lesson I have seen so far on the internet.
i lost it at the intro! great stuff as always, thanks for this!
That intro MY GOD. Sounds perfect for the start of a song. You should release a single using that as the start of your song !!
TriviumAnterior Dat time when you meet a trivium fan randomly while checking how to sweep
+TriviumAnterior Man your user name are my two favourite bands
I liked that part where you played that note
That squeel was good
Just like to say this is really useful, my sweeping has improved massively thanks to this channel, Josh you rule
can't stop listening that intro...holy fuck man...
I have been looking up sweep picking videos, not to learn the sweeps, but to learn the patterns. This guy is by far the best. Everyone else goes on and on about dumb shit that is irrelevant. Nobody is going to be able to teach you to sweep. That just comes one early morning right when you've about given up.
4:22 "The five note per string one" Only he could master the 25 note arpeggio sweeps
Great lesson Josh! really appreciate the time you put into doing these tutorials. I've made a lot of progress following your lessons. The addition of tabs for this video is definitely a huge plus. I had a hard time following your finger movements in past videos. All the vids have been great regardless. You're a beast. Cheers!
I think sweep picken could be one of the most difficult guitar techniques
once mastered it comes somewhat natural... string skipping on the other hand is a pain in the ass and certain classical finger picking styles seem impossible at first attempt
Legato is
Clean fast alternate picking is much harder honestly
@@everlastingsaturnalia Yeah I think so too sweeping is still pretty difficult to play clean and fast
Math rock is straight up impossible
Superb. Most videos tell you to use your forearm in a straight up and down motion and don’t alter your attack (not to be confused with flat pick angle) too drastically . This dude blows all that out the water. Just goes to show, do what works best for you. Your sweeping skills are pure badassery 🤘🏻
i dont play guitar
Lol this cracked me the fuck up
1. you are one of the cleanest players I've ever seen. 2. I see the V next to your name and that sea shepherd shirt. Mad respect man. \m/
Please, tabs on that intro! I´s amazing! You´re amazing JOSH!!
+Sláveček Beneš s1311.photobucket.com/user/Sylosis1098/media/Sweep_zpslodpbj8a.jpg.html
Cek the tab intro ruclips.net/video/zvlqafa5Dvk/видео.html
Great video! I've always struggled with sweep picking... Brilliant tutorial!
I made a tab of the part at the beginning. I've uploaded it as a .png at this link:
i.ibb.co/VwpHRrQ/Josh-Middleton-Ultimate-sweep-picking.png
Some stuff may be wrong with hammer-ons/pull-offs or things like sliding up a note, I threw it together kind of quickly.
BRUH THANK YOU SO MUTGHd
@@houssinesqalli9379 Lol, no problem. Forgot I even did this.
It is not available, it cannot be downloaded
@@the_art_of_displeases8160 I didn't have the original anymore, so I just remade it and uploaded it as a png. Check my original comment, I just edited to add the new link.
Absolutely excellent dude, adding those little slides as a transition between shapes has one of the single most intimidating sounds on the guitar. In the music that I've written recently, I use more hammer-on pull-off leads, but that's because it's what the material was calling for, which is a prime example of me evolving as a guitar player. At certain times, I go through phases where my leads are within the realm of showmanship, and in contrast to that, there are periods of time where I write leads that focused more on what piece is calling for, and now look for a consistent valance between the two, which is doing wonders for the emotional feel, and tone of what I'm playing.
Yeah okay but can you play Hot Cross Buns?
Got recommended these videos randomly and they're really useful! I've been playing on and off for 10 years but over the past few years I've been practicing sweep picking most days and I can do it pretty well but adding in that 5th string has been the hardest part. I'm not the best player and I think I'm proof that if you practice something enough, even something pretty difficult, you can get there. Being a fan of Avenged Sevenfold definitely gave me the motivation to learn this technique though
One of the best players on the planet right now
Morris Kramer not even close bucket head is god
sweep picking is advanced not expert for a reason its gross and only meant to be a tool in solos not meant to be a whole solo
Look up,"Michael Angelo Batio speed kills", just saying.
Dusk Wolf “I’m going to give you the keys to the Lamborghini...” haha yes
Mark Henes hahaha legendary
Thanks for the vid. Helpful. Especially adding that 5th at the beginning. That makes the picking easier.
For fuck sake i keep coming back to this video, just to listen to that intro xD and it's actually really encouraged me to learn how to sweep haha
Love that this had tabs with this, so many videos don't and it pisses me off. Like, just do this, but what is it. In this video, it's very spelled out for you, thank you for that!
Have you ever been so impressed you just start laughing haha, crazy intro man
This lesson was totally awesome for me. Thank you so much. I have only been sweeping for a few years, and need all the help I can get.
Holy shit man! That intro is amazing !!
I just decided to learn sweep picking tonight. After trying the material in about 10 videos, this is the first one that got me close to sounding good. Great vid!
what song is this?
Thanks a lot for the lesson, seeing you play really encouraged me to really learn sweep picking. After a week of what you said I'm almost there. Thanks again!
I'M GOING TO LEARN SWEEP PICKING!
*watches the first 60 seconds of the video*
...
I'M GOING TO PLAY THE RECORDER!
Really nice accuracy and cleanliness in your sweeping, very enjoyable and thanks for the tips.
That intro, tho
Luís Teixeira this video with tab intro ruclips.net/video/zvlqafa5Dvk/видео.html
Thanks for taking the time to do this!!!
what scale is the intro ??? its so amazing
kaveh ahangar Sounds like some sort of Phrygian mode, could be wrong though
kaveh ahangar Sounds to me like, F# minor to a D minor.
kaveh ahangar
Harmonic minor I think.
F# minor to D minor means we're hitting an F# and then an F natural (the F natural being in the minor third in the D minor).
JohnWayne0606 thanks aloooooooooooooooooooooooot for the tab i reallllly dont know how to thank u enough..
kaveh ahangar Where is the tab?
Josh Middleton totally rocks. I find him to be one of the best sweep pickers on the planet. Totally awesome.
I'm making tabs of the intro if anyone is interested
Yes
+The Creative Studio I will post them on my channel or ultimate guitar later this week and I'll let you know!:)
omg thank you so much ;)
I've made the tab
+The Creative Studio me too! it was really easy being a Sylosis fan since almost all of the riffs are from previous songs. Did you do the after intro riffs as well?
this guys fucking incredible, one of the best guitarist out there right now
sometimes I come here just to listen to the intro
Yep 2 yrs has passed i still only can play slow clean lmao and his intro motivates me a lot with persistent practice i can play it in the same way
Holy crap, that just ripped my head straight off.That is super smooth.
SEA SHEPHERD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks Josh. after my left hand injury it took around 6 months to get back to speed. slow is so true.
what is the song in the beginning
Jad Fadel Meatball Parade.
Jad Fadel sarude dandstorm
painkiller
Great, efficient and no nonsense. Highly appreciated.
0:01 - 0:36
are you Jesus.
Great lesson. Really love the fluid motion of sweep picking.
I can't do that bastard of a rolling technique, really annoying!
Practice it to a metronome, start off at a very slow tempo and slowly increase the speed every couple minutes. Like maybe go up 2 or 3 bpm every 5 minutes. just make sure you're paying attention to what you're doing the whole time (don't space off) and you'll get it down good pretty quickly. That's the best way to become competent with techniques and build up speed imo.
Azazul Soulmeister do you have any tips for people that doesn't have good patience?
Zane Drak I don't think so . Sweep picking is about synchronizing your left hand and your right hand . You must practice slowly to get the motion right in order to progress further
Every time i come here just to see the accuracy and dream when my time is gonna come. A thing I really wanna sound good as much as this. Clean, clear, aggressive.
i swear to god syn wrote that intro, it's so close to him
it does seem to have a real a7x feel to the progressions
Thanks a lot man! That really helped. Really made sense than many other videos on the same subject
The first minute of this video melted my face off. Best metal guitarist of our time!
sad story :
best video/most realistic so far , that touched the theme sweeping. you realise that this guy has right after you get it to work the first time. it just clicks once and after that every other shape and arpeggio is easier to learn. :D
your technique is incredible. So clean. thanks for the lessson
I saw this vid a few days ago, I tried on my guitar and addicted to it. gotta get back on practice soon.
Hey man gotta say thank you for posting this video. Really helped me clean sweeps up a lot better.
thats really well explained, i love this dude and his signature guitar
Great lesson thank you! This is a technique I never had access to as a kid when I started out and I kinda gave up on this but recently I've come back to
Dude I love your guitar lessons! Thank you so much !
0:01 - 0:37 best sweep picking pattern that i have ever heard...so clean and powerfull.... 10/10
The metronome tip was a great help...thanks!
Thanks Josh, cheers from Central America! Guatemala city! Hart of the Mayan world!
Josh, you are the beast! Need more lessons of you
The clean less distortion part was satisfying. You can hear the pick attacking the strings.
Damn good video. Explained everything really well, especially talking about the benefits of slow, detailed practice.
On the E string you could also add in the A on the 17th fret by tapping it (18th A#for second tab). It will make it sound more complete and exotic. :)
Sweep picking was always more gimmicky in my mind but the amazing intro opened my mind to applications of it. I am looking expand my skills but use slower sweeping to incorporate into tasteful feel play.
Switching to that alternate pick method on the a string helped me a lot 👍
Thank you for sharing your talents and insight. Much appreciated.
I still watch this occasionally and still can't believe he is a real person. But I saw him do empyreal live last summer in 33 degree heat and he smashed it. Real person, somehow
Dude, you are a beast of a guitarist. Rock on.
Dude is a beast. I am inspired. Those intro riffs were tha bomb.
Thank you Josh, that was a beautiful insight. Really smooth playing.
The first 36 seconds of the video. Damn. So awesome man. Thank you!
The pick attack sound is so satisfying.
we all love metal picking ruclips.net/video/PdDjurc-YH0/видео.html
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Thanks for adding tabs.... such a time saver!
Thanks a lot for this video! Really clear and helpful! The intro was sick.... you are awesome player!