Ex 1 Picking Exercises

5
:4 C C C C C 44
C C C C C C C
C
54
C C C C C C
C C C C
1 5x 5x 5x

+ + + + +
+ + + + + +
c + + + + + +
+ + + +
+ +

64 C C CCCC
C CC
4 5x

C C C
+ +
+ +
+ +
+ +
+ +
+ +

Ex 2 3-String Am Pattern 1 (2nd Inversion)

B B BBB
1

: 44
B B P
) "# )
"! "!
c * *

Ex 3 3-String G Major Pattern 1 (2nd Inversion)

B B BBB
1

: 44
B B P
( "! (
) )
c ( (
 Ex 4 3-String Song 1 Cm to Db
B DB B B B DB B DB B B B DB B B B B B B B B
B DB B B
: 44
1

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
"" "& "" "$ "' "$ "" "& "" "" "& ""
"$ "$ "% "% "$ "$ "$ "$
c "# "$ "# "#

Ex 5 3-String Am Pattern 2
B B BBB
4 B B
:4
1

"# "( "#

"$ "$
c "% "%

Ex 6 3-String G Major Pattern 3 (1st Inversion)

B B BBB
B B
1
4
:4 P
"& "* "&
"& "&
c "' "'
 Ex 7 3-String Song 1
B B
DB B B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B B B BBB BBBBB
4 B B B B DB B
:4
1

3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3
"" "& "" "$ "( "$ "" "& "" "" "& "" "! "$ "! "! "& "!
"$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "" "" "" ""
c "# "% "# "# "! "#

B B B B B B B B BBB BBBBB B B B B B ZZZZ

4 B DB BBB B B D B B D
B DB B Q 3

ZZZZ
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

"! "$ "! "! "$ "! "" "& "" "$ "( "$ "" "& ""
"" "" "" "" "$ "$ "$ "$ "$ "$
"! "! "# "% "# "# "& "(

Ex 8 3-String Am Pattern 3 (1st Inversion)

B B BBB
1

: 44 B B P
& ) &
& &
c & &

Ex 9 3-String G Major Pattern 2

B B BBB
B B P
: 44
1

"! "& "!

"# "#
c "# "#
 Ex 10 3-String "Barre" Sweep Song
B B B B B BBB B DB B B BBB B BBB BBBBB
4 BB BB DB B B B B B B B
:4
1

3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

"# "& "# "# "( "# "! "% "! "! "& "! ) "# ) ) "$ )
"# "# "$ "$ "! "! "# "# ) ) "! "!
c "# "% "" "# * "!

BB
4
B DB B B DB B B DB B B
3 3 3
3

( "# ( ( "" (
( ( ( (
* )

Ex 11 3-String G7 Pattern 1 (1st Inversion)

B B B BBBB
1

: 44 B A
$ ( $
$ ' ' $
c % %

Ex 12 3-String D dim7 Pattern (3rd Inversion)

B B DB B B B B
1

: 44 B A
% ( %
' '
c % ( ( %
 Ex 13 4-String Em Pattern 1 (1st Inversion)
B B BBB
4 BB BA
:4
1

"& "* "&

"( "(
c "' "'
"( "(

Ex 14 4-String A Major Pattern 1 (1st Inversion)

B DB B B B
: 44 DB B BA
1

* "# *
"! "!
c * *
"" ""

Ex 15 4 String Song 1 A# to Dm
B BBB B B BBB B B B B B BBB
4 B DB BBB F B B B DB BBB BB BBB
:4
1

3 3
3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3
"! "$ "! "$ "( "$ "! "$ "! "$ "( "$
"" "" "& "& "" "" "& "&
c "! "! "% "% "! "! "% "% "!
"# "& "# "& "#

Ex 16 4-String Am Pattern 2 (2nd Inversion)

B B BBB
1
4
:4
BB BA
"# "( "#
"$ "$
c "% "%
"% "%
 Ex 17 4-String A Major Pattern 2 (2nd Inversion)
BBB
4 B B DB B BA
:4
1

"# "( "#

"% "%
c "% "%
"% "%

Ex 18 4-String Em Pattern 3
B B BBB
1

: 44
BB BA
"# "& "#
"# "#
c "# "#
"% "%

Ex 19 4-String A Major Pattern 3

B DB B
1

: 44 BDB B BBA
& * &
& &
c ' '
( (

Ex 20 4-String E Sus Pattern 3

B BB
4 B BB BB A
:4
1

"# "( "#

"# "#
c "% "%
"% "%
 Ex 21 4-String "Barre" Sweep Song
B B B B B BB B B DB B B BB B
1
4
:4
BB B BBB B B B DB B B BB B B B
"# "& "# "# "( "# "! "% "! "! "& "!
"# "# "$ "$ "! "! "# "#
c "# "# "% "% "" "" "# "#
"% "% "# "#

B BBB B B BBB B B DB B B DB B B B B B DB B
3
BB B BBB B B B DB B DB
3 3

) "# ) ) "$ ) ( "# * "# "" "# "" * "" "%

) ) "! "! ( "# "# "#
* * "! "! * ""
"! "! * "$

Ex 22 4-String Dm9 Pattern 1

B B BBB
4 BB BB BB BB
:4
1

"$ "( "$

"& "&
c "% "%
"# "% "& "& "% "#

Ex 23 4-String A#M7 Pattern 1

B BDB F B B B B
4 B B DB B BB
:4
1

"$ "( ") "( "$

"& "&
c "& "&
"# "& "& "#
 Ex 24 4-String Sweep Song 4
B B BBB B B BDB F B B B B B BBB
3 BB BB BB B B BDB BB BB BB BB B A P
:4
1

"$ "( "$ "$ "( ") "( "$ "$ "( "$
"& "& "& "& "& "&
c "% "% "& "& "% "%
"# "% "& "& "% "# "& "& "# "% "& "& "% "#

Ex 25 4-String A11 (7 9 11) Pattern 1

B B BBBBB
: 44 BDB BB
1

( "! (
) )
c ' * * '
( (

Ex 26 4-String 5R A7 (2nd Inversion)

B B BBB
: 44 BB B D BBB
1

& ) &
c ' '
& ( ( &
( (

Ex 27 4-String 5R Dm7
B B B BBBB
1

: 44
BB BB

"& ") "&

c "% "( "( "%
"& "&
"( "(
 Ex 28 3-String Inverted 5R Pattern
ZZZ
1

: 44 BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB B B B B B B B B B B BDB B B B B B
ZZZ
c & * & & * ( "! ( ( "! & * & & * % ( % % (
( ( * * ( ( ' ' (
) "! ) (

Ex 29 4-String 6R Bm
B DB B
1

: 44 B DB B BBB
B B
c ( "" (
* *
* *
( "! "! (

Ex 30 4-String 6R A Major
4 B DB B B B
DB B BB
:4
1

B B
c ' * '
( (
( (
& * * &
 Ex 31 4 String Alternate Root Sweep Song
B B B B B B BB BB B B B B BB
B BB BB DB
: 44 B B B B DB BB B BB
1

"$ "( "$ "# "& "#

c "# "' "# "% "% "" "% "" "# "#
"% "% "% "# "# "#
"% "# "& "# "! "%
"# "& "! "%

B B B BBB B DB B B
B B B B B B B B DB B B B
BB B B BB B BDB B
3

"! "$ "!

* "# * "! "! * "" * ) "" )
"! "! "! * * * *
"! ) "# * *
) "# ( "# ( ""

Ex 32 5-String Dm Pattern 1
B B BBBBB
1
4
:4 BB BB
"$ "( "$
"& "&
c "% "%
"& "&
"( "(

Ex 33 5-String A Major Pattern 1

B DB B B B
: 44 B DB B BB B
1

* "# *
"! "!
c * *
"" ""
"# "#
 Ex 34 5-String Sweep Song 1
BBBBB B B BBBBB B B B B ZZZZZ
3 BBB B BBB B B
DB B BDB B B B B B
B BB B B
:4
1

ZZZZZ
"$ "( "$ "$ "# "& "# "# "! "# "$ "(
"& "& "$ "$ "" "$ "& "&
c "% "% "# "# "! "# "%
"& "& "% "% "# "% "&
"( "& "$ "& "(

Ex 35 5-String Am Pattern 2
B B BBB
1
4
:4 BB BB BB BB
"# "( "#
"$ "$
c "% "%
"% "%
"# "& "& "#

Ex 36 5-String A Major Pattern 2

BBB
B BDB B BBB
4
:4 BDB B
1

"# "( "#

"% "%
c "% "%
"% "%
"# "' "' "#

Ex 37 5-String A Major Pattern 2 B (1st Inversion)

BDB BBBBB
4 B BB
: 4 DB
1

"# "( "#

"% "%
c "% "%
"% "%
"' "'
 Ex 38 5-String E Dim 7 Pattern 1
B BDB B B B B B
1
4
:4
B B DBDB B
"& ") "&
"( "(
c "& ") ") "&
"( "(
"* "*

Ex 39 5-String Sweep Song 3

BBB B B B BBB B B B B DB B B B B
7 BBB B BB L BBB B BB L B DB DB B B BB L
:8 B B
1

"( "$ "$ "( "( "# "# "( "( "" "" "(
"& "& "$ "$ "$ "$
c "% "% "% "% "% "" "" "%
"& "& "% "% "$ "$
"( "# "( "& "# "& "&

DB B BDB ZZZZ
B BDBI Q
B
4

ZZZZ
"' "#
"#
"$
"%
"% "" (

Ex 40 3-String Sweep Slide Song 1

B B B DB B B B BBB B B B B ZZZZZ
B B DB B B F BDB B DB B BDB FB B B
D
4
:4
1

ZZZZZ
"" "& #! "& ") "$ "' #! "* "& "& #! "* "&
"$ "' "& "' "& "' "&
c "# "( "& "( "' "( "' "(
 Ex 41 4-String F# Dim7 Ascending Run
B B B DB
BBB B DBDB B B BDB B B B B B ZZZZ
DB B B B
1
4
: 4 DB B BDBDB B BBBBBBB DB

ZZZZ
# & ) & ) "" "% "" "% "( #! "(
% ( "! "$ "' "*
c # & ) & ) "" "% "" "% "( #! "( "(
% ( "! "$ "' "*

Ex 42 5-String Em7 Sliding Pattern

B B BBB
1

: 44 BB BBB BBB BB
( "! (
) )
c % ( * * ( %
& &
( (

Ex 43 5-String A Dim7 Pattern 2

B BDBDB B B B
DB B
: 44 B B
1

"" "% ""

"$ "$
c "% "%
"$ "$
"# "#
 Ex 44 Sonata K545 Excerpt
W.A. Mozart

B B BB BBB B BBB BB B BBB BB BB BB BB

1
4
:4 B B B B B DB B
"! ( "! ( ) ) & ) & (
) ) ) ) ( ( ( (
c ( * * * * & ( ( ( (
* "! ( *

B B B BBB B B B B B B BDB B B B B B
3

B B B B B DB B B B B
( ( & & # & # $
) ) & & $ $ $
( * & & & # % %
* "! ( % &
"!

Ex 45 6-String Dm Sweep Pattern 1

B B BBB
4 B B BB BB BBB
:4 B B B
1

"$ "( "$

"& "&
c "% "%
"& "&
"# "( "( "#
"! "$ "$ "!

Ex 46 6-String C Sweep Pattern 1

B B BBB
: 44 B B BB BB BBB
B B B
1

"# "& "#

"$ "$
c "# "#
"% "%
"! "& "& "!
) "# "# )
 Ex 47 6-String Dm Sweep Pattern 2
B B BBB
: 44 BB BB
BBB BBB
1

"! "$ "!

"! "!
c "! "!
"# "#
"# "#
"! "$ "$ "!

Ex 48 6-String C Sweep Pattern 2

B B BBB
: 44 BB BB
BBB BBB
1

) "# )
) )
c * *
"! "!
"! "!
) "# "# )

Ex 49 6-String Em Sliding Pattern 1

B B BBB
BB BB ZZZ
4
:4 B BBB BBB
B
1

ZZZ
"& "* "&
"( "(
c "# "' "' "#
"% "%
"% "%
"# "& "& "#

Ex 50 6-String D Sliding Pattern 1

B DB B B B ZZZ
DB B BB
4
:4 BDB BB BBB
B
1

ZZZ
"% "( "%
"& "&
c "" "% "% ""
"# "#
"# "#
"! "% "% "!
Ex 51 6-String Am Sliding Pattern 2 (2nd Inversion)
B B BBB
BB BB ZZZ
4
:4 B BBB BBB
B
1

ZZZ
"( #! "(
"( "(
c "% "( "( "%
"% "%
"# "& "& "#
"# "#

Ex 52 6-String G Sliding Pattern 2 (2nd Inversion)

B B BBB
4 B B BB BB BBB
ZZZ
:4 B B B
1

ZZZ
"& "* "&
"& "&
c "# "' "' "#
"# "#
"! "% "% "!
"! "!
 Ex 53 6-String Sweep Song 2
B B B BB B B B BB
B B B BBB B B B B BB
BB B BB BB B BB
4
:4
1

"& "* "& "( #! "(

"( "( "( "(
c "# "' "' "# "% "( "( "%
"% "% "% "%
"% "% "# "& "& "#
"# "& "& "#

B DB B B B B B B B B
B DB B B B B B B B B B B
B DB B B B B B B B B
3

"% "( "% "& "* "&

"& "& "& "&
"" "% "% "" "# "' "' "#
"# "# "# "#
"# "# "! "% "% "!
"! "% "% "!

B B B B B B B B B B
B B B B B B
B B B B B B B
B B
B B B B B B B
5

"# "& "# "$ "( "$

"$ "$ "$ "$
* "# "# * "! "% "% "!
"! "! "! "!
"! "! ) "# "# )
) "# "# )

B BDB B B B DB DB B B
BDB BB DB DB BB
DB B BBB B BBB
B BDB DB
7

B
"# "% "# "" "% ""
"# "# "# "#
* "" "" * ) "" "" )
* * * *
* * * *
( "# "# ( "" ""
 Ex 54 5 to 6 String 3 Position Dm Sweep
B BBB B B BBB
B B B B B B B BB BB Q
4
:4 BB B B
B M
1

"! "$ "( "$ "$ "( ## "(

"! "& "& ")
c "! "% "% "*
"# "& "& "*
"# "( #! "(
"! "$

Ex 55 A-minor Pentatonic Sweep Exercise

B BB B BBBBB
4
BB B B 3

B B B B BH
B
3

:4 B B
1 3 3

B 3
3
3 B 3
& ) &
& ) ) &
c & ( ( &
& ( ( &
& ( ( &
& ) ) &

Ex 56 E-Aeolian (minor) SCM

B B BBBBB
B DB BBB
1

: 44 BB B B B
"&
"$ "( "( "$
c "% "%
"# "' "' "#
"% "%
"# "& "& "#

Ex 57 Mixolydian-Blues Pattern
ZZZZZZZZZ
: 44 B B BDB B B B B F B B B B B B
DB B
1

B
ZZZZZZZZZ
& ) &
c % ( ) ) ( &
& ( & (
% (
&
 Ex 58 E-Melodic Minor Pattern 1
B B DB B B B
B BDB B
D BB DB DBDB
ZZZZ
BB Q P
1
4
:4 BB BDB
ZZZZ
"" "% "( "&
"$ "(
c "# "" "% "'
"$ "% "( "'
"% ") "' ") "*
"# "&

Ex 59 Dorian Sweep Pattern

B B BBBBBB ZZZZ
Q
: 44 B BDB B BB BBB
B
1

B
ZZZZ
( &
) )
c & * *
& % ( "! (
( * (
& ) ) &

Ex 60 3-String Cm Sweep Tap

ZZZZZ
B/ B B/
B B DB B BBBBBB
4
:4
1

T
ZZZZZ
T

"" "& #! "& "" "" "& #!

"$ "$ "$
c "# "#

Ex 61 5-String Cm Sweep Tap

B B/ B
BDB BB B B BZZZZZ
1
4
:4 BDB B
T
ZZZZZ
"" "& #! "& ""
"$ "$
c "# "#
"$ "$
"& "&
 Ex 62 6-String Sweep Song Finale
B F B DB B DB B B DB B B B
B DB B DB DB
: 44 B B DB B DB F B
DB F B DB B DB B DB B
1

B DB
$ ' ) & % ) "" ) "% ""
$ ( ' "! "$
c $ ) $ ( "" "%
& ( &
& ' & ' $ '
$ '

B DB B F B DB B B B DB B B B F B F B B
DB DB
B B DB B DB F B
DB F B DB B DB
B DB
3

B DB
' ) & # & $ & ' $ ) &
) ( % % '
( ) & $ &
) ( %
& "! ' & ' $
$ '

ZZZZ
B B B B/
BBBBB BB DB B B B
DB B
BDB B B ZZZZ
BBB DB B B BDBDB B B B
P
5

BDB DB B U
ZZZZ ZZZZ
A.H.
T
& ) & & "! & ' "! ' "! "&
' ' ( ( ) )
& ( (
( ( ) )
) * & "! & * * & *
$ ' # & $
G
 Bonus Patterns

Ex B1 4-String Em Pattern
B B BBB
4 B BB BB B
:4
1

"& "* "&

"( "(
c "' "'
"% "( "( "%

Ex B2 4-String A Major Pattern

B DB B B B
: 44 B DB B BB B
1

* "# *
"! "!
c * *
( "" "" (

Ex B3 4-String Em Pattern (2nd Inversion)

B B BBB
1
4
:4 B BB BB B
"# "& "#
"# "#
c "# "#
* "% "% *

Ex B4 4-String A Major Pattern (1st Inversion)

BDB BBBBB
4 B BB
: 4 DB
1

"# "( "#

"% "%
c "% "%
"" "% "% ""
 Ex B5 4-String G dim7 Pattern
BDB B B B
: 44 BDB DB B BB
1

'
& ) ) &
c ' '
& ) ) &

Ex B6 4-String Sweep Song

B B BBB DB B B B B DB B
B B BBB
1

: 34 BBB BBB
B DB B BBB B B DB
B
"# "& "# * "# * "! "% "!
"# "# "! "! "! "!
c "# "# * * "" ""
* "% "% * ( "" "" ( ( "# "# (

BBB B BBB B DB B
B B B BDB B B B BDB B BBB
4

B BB BB B B BB BB B B DB DB B BB B B
( "! ( ) "# ) ' "! "% "!
) ) ) ) & ) ) & "# "#
( ( * * ' ' "" ""
& * * & & "! "! & & ) ) & * "# "# *

B DBDB B B
8
B DBDB BB B
"" "% ""
"# "#
"" ""
* "$ "$ *