The Most Sought After Metal Guitar Technique

If there was a contest for the most impressive guitar technique, sweep picking would probably come out on top. Unlike legato, it’s a skill that allows you to play arpeggios and scales blazingly fast while keeping enough articulation to clearly hear every note. Thankfully, this technique is pretty easy to get started with and Guitareo Coach Dean Lamb is here to set you off on the right path!
Many shred guitar lessons will have you learning how to sweep with small 3-string arpeggios. The problem here is that it doesn’t really get your picking hand used to the full chord shapes you’ll want to use down the line. We’ll be using 5-string shapes in this metal guitar lesson for that very reason. The technique itself utilizes a mostly-locked wrist while you use your arm to move the pick back and forth over the strings.
Muting is essential when you’re learning how to sweep pick on the guitar. So when you ascend the strings you’ll use your picking hand to mute and when you descend you’ll mute with your fretting hand. Getting all these little things to work in tandem is key for clean sweeping technique.
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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Getting started with the technique
1:27 - 5-String minor sweep
3:14 - A minor arpeggio
4:22 - 5-string A major arpeggio sweep
4:56 - Sweeping with other chords
5:34 - Dean's "How To Shred" course
5:57 - Final thoughts
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I didn’t expect this Channel l to bring in a tech death lord. So sick

[@themusicx.plorer7548]

I kind of did because Drumeo has brought awesome drummers, in the case of guitareo just didn't know when

[@kaidinking3540]

@@themusicx.plorer7548 I love drumeo. They got all the greats forsure.

[@themusicx.plorer7548]

@@kaidinking3540 so true. I love Drumeo as well, I just won a silent kick las week.

[@justinalvarado4684]

Arpeggios is something I practice all the time, and it has gotten a lot cleaner over time, but your lesson teaching me to not curve my hand so much when sweeping is already bringing my sweeps up to the next level. You’re awesome, Dean!!!!

[@kathehun6034]

I now know why i cant sweep !!! My guitar has less strings than his guitar.....

[@Debtwarrior]

FEWER!

[@FishingOntario]

Randomly coming across Dean in the Guitareo library wtf?! STAY TECH!

[@youjinmusic]

Learned a lot from you today my friend. Thanks for sharing🎸

[@jimmypeach8838]

Awesome info.... thanks!!

[@xxitz_pr0gxx631]

Happy birthday, Dean! I love you!!!

[@brendajeannewyche2294]

I may or may never get the sweep. But I sure got a kick out of this presentation. I feel inspired.😬

[@kinanballagh2339]

brilliant !!!

[@RockCoversMusic]

Great video!

[@BustaBeatMooses]

It’s his birthday as well. Happy birthday, dean!

[@tortoisemukbangs2134]

Can you do a series of learning all the major scales and minor scales

[@bradybritto]

Cool 👍

[@ninediadems]

Bet!! 💯💯💯💯

[@zur13l13]

I think going up major and coming back down on minor notes would sound neat-o.

[@SYNDRONE]

When you don't do legato (a hammer on or a pull off when changing direction) you will not only make your life a million times harder but you also miss out on a lot of options because you have to rely on certain picking patterns and numbers to make your sweeps work. Also, when incorporating legato, your sweeps will finally become fluid and useful for musical ideas. :)

[@bludrugo29]

Thank you, Mr Mercury, you're pretty good at guitar

[@alexfields6562]

ok so i dont really get how to use the basic cords and make like a sweep out of it but thats more of a navigational problem on my end. all i know is i just got down that a minor arpeggio with a fair amount of speed too and man that sounds so sweet. i just gotta get down that whole process of how it becomes a sweep u know..man dean sure can teach a lesson tho. he makes it easy to understand but im just a blockhead lol thanks duude!!!

[@jphifer2848]

Impressive!! BTW - Is that a 12 string, or a 16 string guitar?

[@dangilland]

it's his 8 string signature kiesel

[@jefferylusk2550]

He also does stand up comedy or maybe should one entertaining and informative hell yeah

[@manusia.1995]

I introduced you to best" nerd "guitaris ever...he had 5,43million subs, see Alip ba ta KZbin channel, an Indonesian,his arpeggio WOW. He almost had complete guitaring technic, literally Enjoy seeing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@vinayakaggarwal5061]

I don’t know what to follow now. Someone says it should be hammer on and pull off hitting all the strings only once. Others say it should only pull off hitting the top and bottom strings twice each(pulling off the second time). Now theres you telling two pick all three notes. Also hitting twice makes sense doesnt it? You are going all the way down, then on the bottom string you went down then hit agin while coming up then going all the way up. So no wastage of pick motion?

[@Phantombeard]

I feel like I just can’t get it down. I’ve practiced and practiced. Tone wise do I have to set anything on the eq or use a boost, or just crank the volume up?

[@Phantombeard]

I want to play Dying Fetus - Procreate the Malformed, born in Sodom, Destroy the opposition and they have so many great sweeps. Masters of the sweep and I fall short of that

[@brandonklemets2958]

I find a bit of boost and gain with a good noise gate to cut out all the gunk works really well

[@teeoff406]

Are you a janitor? No I’m not, but that was so funny that it’s difficult for me to focus. Thanks

[@8LuckyBuc9]

I wanna hear the rest of the janitor joke!

[@theunknownteron3539]

When death metal guitarist become a pop guitarist

[@MedalionDS9]

Sweep Home Alabama

[@donsuter8057]

Are you saying sweet or sweep?

[@DeanLamb]

sweat*

[@maxpayne4129]

Both. Actually both. No my mistake all 3. Sweet,sweaty sweep picking

[@davidisrael9799]

What kind of guitar is he playing? Is that 9 strings?

[@MusoraMedia]

Hey David, Davie502 is correct. Dean is playing his signature Kiesel 8 string guitar. - Kent

[@rando4390]

@@MusoraMedia which davie u replying to?

[@megabyte1975]

8 corde e' bellissima quella chitarra

[@MikefromAlabama]

What is that ring in your nose? Does it help your playing?

[@DeanLamb]

yes

[@kang_min_nal_ra]

@@DeanLamb LEG END

[@vincenzodemarco7983]

Can't get my head around this for Love or Money. For me, it's a horrible noise. (Remember the old saying that Makes Sense, 'If Ain't got that Swing, It Don't mean a Thing') Words true Music Makers build a Love Affair on. 👊 👏👏👏👏👏 It's called Rhythm. 🤗

[@DeanLamb]

Everyone loves different stuff! :) I just so happen to love extreme death metal at 350bpm with sweeping and gravity blasts, complete with gutteral vocals. Luckily we've managed to make a living off of making this music. Thanks for watching! :)

[@frankypelletier1562]

@@DeanLamb According to Merriam-Webster, Rhythm is the aspect of music comprising all the elements (such as accent, meter, and tempo) that relate to forward movement. I gess Archspire could qualify for that!