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With both of the sweeps lessons, you can work with a variety of chords. Think of casual sweeps like spicy peppers--they don't fit every situation. I advocate playing music. Especially on guitar, it's too easy to play a bunch of noise. After you solo or fill, can people whistle or hum what you played? Strive for that. Here's how I've thrown these in. Note that sometimes a slow or controlled sweep makes more sense than a fast 11 note-per-beat sweep.

- end a solo, sweep and trill
- on a section where the guitar is in the background, a sweeping arpeggio can compliment harmonies
- if fills are done every 8 bars, and there's a bare spot every 4 bars, try a sweep
- on a turn around, sweep and sustain a note to lead into a solo
- use either the top or bottom 3 strings to add an rhythmic-arpeggio feel
- when switching keys during a solo sweep up to a common note then down as a transition
- accent the end of an intro (or outro) section

I plan on a few more sweeps lessons to round out the topic.

Link (http://walzguitar.com/resources/pdf/WalzGuitar-Sweeps-Major.pdf)
Link (http://walzguitar.com/resources/pdf/WalzGuitar-Sweeps-Minor.pdf)

Added on: 2009 08 11