[Guitar Speed Lesson] Sweep Picking + Tremolo Picking

In this video, you learn how to sweep pick faster and cleaner by integrating both sweep picking and tremolo picking. This is a great trick to cleaning up those fast arpeggios and making them much more accurate. Plus, they sound great. Here’s what we’ll cover in this guitar speed lesson:
First, you’ll learn how to clean up the sweep picking skills you already have.
Second, I teach you how to immediately tell how clean your sweep picking arpeggios really are (this is a really useful guitar speed trick).
Third, you learn how tremolo picking and be combined with sweep picking to create super-fast and aggressive sounding arpeggios.
Next in this guitar speed lesson, I teach you several ways to practice this amazing sweep picking plus tremolo picking technique.
Fifth, you learn cool ways you can use this sort of fast arpeggio speed in your guitar playing.
This fast sweep picking video guitar lesson assumes that you are already familiar with the fundamental technique of sweep picking and arpeggio playing.
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[@tomhessmusiccorp]

Question: Which technique is easier for you, sweep picking or tremolo picking?

[@cpm5689]

trem picking

[@SimonEichingerGuitarist]

Sweep picking!

[@danweiler4293]

Tremolo picking.

[@kvltchocolate690]

Tremolo picking

[@DamnLL]

Tremolo

[@mikephilippov8735]

I remember you showing this to me back in 2004 - this blew my mind. Great technique!

[@cpm5689]

Love this combination with tremolo picking, awesome sound! You're the best Tom Hess! Oh, and Happy New Year!

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

Glad you do! Happy New Year to you too! :)

[@FartCoffinStudios]

Another great video! Your videos always inspire me to pick up my guitar and push myself further. So I extend a very sincere thank you good sir. I have an easier time with tremolo picking because I’ve been playing knuckle dragging death and black metal for many years. Much of my music doesn’t have solos, but I still practice lead guitar. I’ve been trying to get better at sweeping and you’ve been a great help. Cheers!

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

You are welcome, Wes :) Check out this eGuide on how to sweep pick faster & cleaner: tomhess.net/HowToSweepPickFastAndClean

[@dhaneshs131]

Love the sound of it... Thank you Tom Hess

[@Tvaroh]

Exciting lesson, thanks Tom Hess!

[@danweiler4293]

This is a really good idea to help clean up sweep picking.

[@yasharataee3783]

Thank you Tom

[@chirsfidlinu6271]

Great video!!! I've been watching all your videos!!! I hope to begin lessons soon!!! I would like to see a video about various muting techniques you can use when playing fast and sweep picking!!! I was watching your video on sweep picking and you and your student began talking about "thumb muting"!!!??? I have not ever heard the term!!! Please elaborate!!!

[@peterbrockwell2009]

Beautiful. Thank you Tom.

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

My pleasure, Peter! :)

[@michaelscharf8715]

That's a really good technique to Clea up my sweep picking.🙂I take it to my pratice routine. Thank you

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

Perfect! :)

[@JoshuaMRichard]

Sounds awesome!

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

Glad you like it Josh! :)

[@A20Y11]

That's an interesting trick, thank you!

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

My pleasure! :)

[@zynosgd9982]

This really reminds me of earlier Tosin Abasi leads.

[@albertm647]

Thank you. What’s your best way to harmonize two guitars on solos ?

[@juicyjohnnys]

Hi Tom Hess
These picking exercise's are great, I look forward to more videos like this.
On the 14 frets, Hitting the E note then the A note being on top of each other seems to be the hardest part with me then on the way back the same hitting the A note then the E note, at the high speed anyway.
Thank you

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

I'm glad you liked the video. It sounds like you are struggling with finger rolling. Here is a video that will help: tomhess.net/Video-About-Sweep-Picking-Fast-On-Guitar

[@johnnyc.3055]

@@tomhessmusiccorp
Yes Tom Hess, Finger rolling at fast speed to be precise ..

[@tgstk2]

great video..as always. my biggest problem (as a lefty) is getting the hands in sync and how to keep them in sync, especially at slower speeds.

[@tomhessmusiccorp]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Check out this video on how to improve your 2-hand synchronization: tomhess.net/How-To-Play-Guitar-Fast-With-Hands-In-Sync

[@michaelcraig9449]

So.. Is tremolo picking the name of it when you play, 2,3,4 notes or so, when you pick each note several times, before you go to the next note? A lot of guys pick each note several times before they move to a new note, not just in sweeps. The do it in all different types of solos right? I mean, some solos are super fast, and I can tell there is no way, no way at all, the left hand could move that fast, and only pick one note every time before they move to a new note.. So I can tell many of the greats are picking at least 2 or 3 times before they move.. I need to know how to do that smoothly.. Can you show us how to do that, not just on sweeping but on regular general guitar solos? I will pay for a couple lessons, if you can help me finally learn how to play fast lead guitar.