Sweeps/sweeping and tapping combined...

[Alex]

hey can anyone ehlp me figure out how i can begin to sweep.
p.s. i dont want to hear any**** about " o sweeping is for guitars, not basses, stop trying to be like sheehan...." you know ll that sh1t.

thanks in advance

[Kilalues Guises]

the most even way i've seen is using 4 fingers to play the arpeggios

[Akira]

This could be a start:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/lesson.php?lessonid=227
Don't forget that we have a lessons section on the site.

[JadedBass]

i can sweep some what and it sounds sorta cool if you mess with it, this is the way i go about it so mught seema bit strange but i works for me

since a guitar sweeps on average about 6 notes lets start with that

lets say i start the sweep on 12 fret on e this is how i do it (major sweep)

G------------------13---16----13
D--------------14------------------14
A----------14--------------------------14
E--12--16---------------------------------16---12

when im going up i use my thumb and on the way back down( after 16 on g) i use my pointer finger(index isn't it?)

these are the fingers i use for each note when i ffret them

pointer,pinky, both 14s are my middle, pointer, pinky then the same coming back down

the only trouble i've encountered is that the e string will tend to ring but with practice it should be elimated

then once you get that down you can add taps and such

i hope i helped:chug: :smash:

[Moon Flavor]

For normal sweeps, I'd say use your right thumb, and work up your left hand speed before you even begin to try.

For taps, just practice the normal major or minor chord shape using 2 fingers from each hand.

[Moon Flavor]

cool sweep tap I just figured out...

------------12h13h16p12h13p12----------------17----------------------------
--------14-----------------------14--------14-----------------
----14-------------------------------14s15--------17s15-------------
12--------------------------------------------------------13---

Note: That's not the timing, so if you think of figuring that out, be creative....or I could post a sound clip if I get unlazy.