Michael Angelo Batio - Sweep Picking 101

For tabs of this lesson, go to : Hello again, Guitar World readers. It’s nice to be back! I’d like to begin this new series of columns by talking about getting started with sweep picking, which is a very useful and exciting technique that I often use to perform fast arpeggio-based licks and runs. Let’s get started with the basic mechanics of sweep picking, and then I’ll move on to more complex ap