Hello again shredheads. We're gettin' into some sweeping this month. The last two months were just legato. So hope you guys enjoy somethin' a little different. Here are some little sweep ideas for  ya. Note where the downstrokes and upstrokes are. (D=downstroke  U=upstroke) ---7-10-12-8--------10-14-15-12---------14-17-19-15----- --8---------10----12-----------13-----15-----------17--- -7------------9-11---------------12-14---------------16- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -----17-20-22-19---------------------------------------- ---19-----------20-------------------------------------- -17---------------19------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Here's the same idea as above but with five string patterns. ------7-10-12-8----------------10-14-15-12-------------- -----8---------10------------12-----------13------------ ----7------------9---------11---------------12-----ect.. ---9--------------10-----12-------------------14-------- -10-----------------12-14-----------------------15------ -------------------------------------------------------- This is a little kewl thingie in B minor. You can just play it over and over. -19p14\10-------------7-10/14p10-----------------14----- ---------12----------7----------12-------------15------- -----------11-------7-------------11---------16--------- -------------12----9----------------12-----16----------- ---------------14\9-------------------14/17------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Six string minor pattern... and major pattern. --------------12-15-14-10------------------------------- ------------12-----------12----------------------------- ----------12---------------11--------------------------- --------14-------------------12------------------------- ------14-----------------------14----------------------- -12-15---------------------------14-10------------------ -----------8-12-10-7------------------------------------ ----------8---------8----------------------------------- ---------9-----------7---------------------------------- -------10-------------9--------------------------------- -----10----------------10------------------------------- -8-12--------------------10-7--------------------------- And to top it off for the month, here's a kewl sweep passage found in Jason Becker's Altitudes on the Perpetual Burn cd... 12-7---7-12-7---7-12-7-------------7-------------------- ----8-8------8-8------8-----------8--------------------- -----9--------9--------9---------9---------------------- ------------------------9-------9----------------------- -------------------------10-7-10------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- 12-9-----9-12-9-----9-14-9-----9-12--------------------- ----10-10------10-10------10-10----10-10---------------- ------9----------9----------9--------9------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 14-10------10-14-10------10-14-10------10-14-10------10- 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