SWEEP PICKING PERFECTION SWEEP PICKING PERFECTION MANUAL | Seite 13

“I am not handsome, but when women hear me play, they come crawling to my feet.”
Niccolò Paganini
2. Rolling the bar
Is it possible to create a bar over several strings but only really fret one of the notes?
Yes it is. Try this: Put your index finger across the G-, B- and E strings like in the last
Arpeggio pattern example. Then, while you keep holding that bar, push down on the
G-string with the tip of your finger, while easing the pressure on the other strings. If
you strum the three strings the G-string should sound loud and clear while the other
two strings should be muted.
Then try to put the pressure on the high E-string instead, while easing up on the G-
and B-string. Don't move your finger, keep that bar in place. Now it's quite hard to put
pressure on the middle B-string without also putting pressure on the other strings but
try this now: Sweep pick the three strings and "roll" your left hand index finger over
the strings as you pick them. You can see me do this in the movie at exactly 00:09.
Look closely and see if you can pinpoint the place where I "roll" my index finger
across the three top strings.
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