Hendrix sweep pick blues lick, speed picking, and practice tips

A Hendrix sweep blues lick? Really? Yes! This lesson also covers fundamental speed picking techniques and practice tips. I know, this is a weird combination. Trust me, I cover all the basis on this one.

About the Hendrix sweep... did he really use sweep picking techniques?  I have no idea, but for this Hendrix lick he definitely should have.  Sweeping picking doesn't need to sound like neoclassical shred.  Two and three string sweeps are what makes modern blues sound.... uhh, modern.  A sweep doesn't need to be six string arpeggio. 

Speed Picking Tip: The diatonic scales (Major, Minor....) are all constructed from 3 simple patterns. Doesn't it make sense to master these patterns completely before trying to tackle more complex patterns and scales?  Of course it makes sense.  That's why I spend the first 10 minutes of every practice session reviewing these simple, three note patterns.

Let's say you can play the first pattern at 135 bpm, the second pattern at 120 bpm, and the third pattern at only 95 bpm.  Don't bother practicing the first pattern until you've brought the other two patterns up to speed.  Any tempo faster than 95 bpm is going to be sloppy because you will need to play all three patterns.  The fastest tempo you can play with accuracy, (in this example) is limited by the slowest tempo of the three patterns.  Get out your metronome and get to work! 

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