Is this a good sweep picking exersize?

[Leukeh]

My teacher showed me this a while ago, and I have been practicing it a fair bit but I don't seem to be advancing at all.

e|-------4-5-6-7-----------------4-5-6-7-------------|
B|-----5---------6-------------5---------6-----------|
G|---6-------------5---------6-------------5---------|
D|-7-----------------4-5-6-7-----------------4-5-6-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

What do you think? If it's useless, what are some good ones? This one also uses a bit of alt picking, which I am progressing with fine.

[Trigger_003]

Yeah that's alright.

Some good ones:
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6882258&postcount=13

Gav's a legend.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

:-*

[Leukeh]

OK thanks guys :thumb:

[Trigger_003]

All-Aussie-thread
Heck yeah.

:thumb:

[moomooemu]

C-C-C-COMBO-BREAKER!!!!

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<_<

>_>...........sorry *leaves*

[Leukeh]

C-C-C-COMBO-BREAKER!!!!

>_>

<_<

>_>...........sorry *leaves*

gtfo *pokes out tongue*

[hades2]

I hate sweeping...but that's because I can't do it.

[judge_gideon]

hades2, you can practice Leukeh's example without sweeping. Actually, I would suggest trying both alternate picking and sweep picking. Both are important.

Also, hades2, you can do sweep picking, it's just a drag at first (pun intended).

Use a metronome - and try to sweep eighth notes at 80bpm. Don't bump up the tempo until you are executing it cleanly at 80.

♪♫♫♪

[Miek]

yes(2)

[justlikealex]

Practice with shapes you will actually be USING, chromatics work to get the motion down, but unless you're John Petrucci, you probably won't have much use for them lol