A collection of 60 of the best sweep picking ideas, concepts and licks based on 20 years of electric guitar playing experience. This book includes licks from and inspired by Frank Gambale, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, George Lynch, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Randy Rhoads, Paul Gilbert, Richie Kotzen, Mathias Eklundh, Rusty Cooley, Michael Fath and more!  

Builds musical vocabulary - a veritable dictionary of licks, or rather a lick-tionary!  

Most of these licks are in the key of A minor, since this is a key most guitarists are familiar with.Many are presented in either minor pentatonic, natural minor, Harmonic minor or Dorian scales, since these are the most often-used scales in rock improvising.

Encourages substitution with other modes by changing the appropriate intervals. Examples in notation and tablature.

Includes access to online audio and video.

Introduction
A Few Things to Keep in Mind
Before Starting Out...
Lick # 1 (2-string Pentatonic Legato Sweeping - Zakk Wylde)
Lick # 2 (Pentatonic Blues Legato Sweeping - Gary Moore)
Lick # 3 (Pentatonic Repeating Sweeping - Zakk Wylde)
Lick # 4 (A natural minon 2-string sweeping legato pattern - Paul Gilbert)
Lick # 5 (A natural minor scale in 4 strings - Michael Angelo)
Lick # 6 (A natural minor scale - 4 strings expanded - Frank Gambale)
Lick # 7 (3-string repetitive Am sweep triad - Rusty Cooley)
Lick # 8 (Am diatonic 2 string triads ascending - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick # 9 (Em pentatonic scale in quintuplets - Marty Friedman)
Lick #10 (E minor Pentatonic in 3 string triplets - John Petrucci)
Lick #11 (Em7 3-string sweep - Danny Gill)
Lick #12 (A minor Pentatonic 3-string sweep - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #13 (C triad 5 string with Tap - Tony Macalpine)
Lick #14 (Am triad 3 positions - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #15 (A minor triads - Yngwie Malmsteen)
Lick #16 (Em7 with scale descending - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #17 (Am11 3 string inversions in 3 positions - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #18 (Expanding 3 string Triads - Vinnie Moore)
Lick #19 (Am9 descending - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #20 (Am11 6-string legato - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #21 (Am13 6-string legato - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #22 (5 String Triads with repeated notes - Vinnie Moore)
Lick #23 (A minor - Box 2 - Frank Gambale)
Lick #24 (Em7 - Bm7 3-string - Paul Hanson)
Lick #25 (Em7 - Bm7 Am7 Expanded - Paul Hanson)
Lick #26 (Basic Sweeping & Alternate picking - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #27 (Basic Sweeping & Alternate picking Expanded - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #28 (G major to Am 5 string triads - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #29 (Am7 3 string inversions in 3 positions - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #30 (Sweep & Slide 7ths arpeggios Part II - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #31 (Sweep & Slide 7ths arpeggios Part III - George Lynch)
Lick #32 (2 string diatonic triads in Am - Frank Gambale)
Lick #33 (Cmaj11 5-string arpeggio - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #34 (Dm7 - Em7 Slide arps - Greg Howe)
Lick #35 (Em7 arpeggio - Sweep, Legato & Slide - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #36 (Em 7 Sweep & Slide 7ths arps - ADVANCED VERSION - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #37 (Em 7 Sweep & Slide 7ths arps - ADVANCED VERSION - Jason Becker)
Lick #38 (Cmaj7 - Em7 - Am7 Legato & Slide - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #39 (Am7 Ascending Inversions - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #40 (A minor - Box 3 (SAX Lick) - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #41 (Am7 Descending Inversions - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #42 (Am13 string arpeggio Box 3 - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #43 (Gs dim7 quintuplets - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #44 (Em7 Slide & Tap - Richie Kotzen & Mike Romeo)
Lick #45 (D Dorian triad lick Dm Em - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #46 (D Dorian triad lick Expanded - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #47 (Long Legato Sweep & Slide Am7 Arpeggio - Richie Kotzen)
Lick #48 (Long Legato Sweep & Slide Am7 Arpeggio - Steve Vai)
Lick #49 (Cmaj7 Am7 Em7 Box 2 - Frank Gambale)
Lick #50 (5 string triads - Vinnie Moore)
Lick #51 (Em7 Am7 Em7 Box 2 descending - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #52 (Cmaj 7 - Am9 4 string - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #53 (5-string Am triads - Vinnie Moore)
Lick #54 (Em7 Am7 3-string arpeggios with slides - Paul Hanson)
Lick #55 (Em 3-string triad with repeated notes - George Bellas)
Lick #56 (Em 3-string triad with repeated notes - Brett Garsed)
Lick #57 (Csus2 3-strings repetitive - Frank Gambale)
Lick #58 (4 string Am7f5 arp & Blues Scale - Ioannis Anastassakis)
Lick #59 (4-string 5ths with repeats notes - Mathias Eklundh)
Lick #60 (Am7 3-string descending inversions - Ioannis Anastassakis)
BONUS SECTION: Study #1 (3-string triads circle of 5ths sweep study - COMPLETE neck)
BONUS SECTION: Study #2 (5-string triads circle of 5ths sweep study - COMPLETE neck)
BONUS SECTION: Study #3 (3-string extended diatonic arpeggios - sweeping & alternate picking)
BONUS SECTION: Study #4 (5-string diatonic triads in D major - EXTENDED version)
BONUS SECTION: Study #5 (5-string diatonic arpeggios in C major - sweeping & alternate picking)
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
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