{"id":3282,"date":"2025-04-07T17:31:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/?page_id=3282"},"modified":"2025-09-04T22:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:48:36","slug":"12-week-shred-guitar-mastery-week-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/12-week-shred-guitar-mastery-week-4","title":{"rendered":"12-Week Shred Guitar Mastery &#8211; Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3282\" class=\"elementor elementor-3282\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209949b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"209949b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639a81d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"639a81d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d466060 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d466060\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a223fba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a223fba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fda32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63fda32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12-Week Shred Transformation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20e874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b20e874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shred Routine: Week 4<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9118df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9118df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Introduction<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve made it to Week 4! By now, you\u2019ve built strong alternate picking skills and practiced essential scale sequences. This week, we\u2019ll continue developing your shredding vocabulary with another powerful scale sequence\u2014and we\u2019ll introduce a brand-new technique: <\/span><b>sweep picking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweep picking allows you to play arpeggios at high speed with incredible fluidity, and it&#8217;s a must for any modern shredder.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5d0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5d0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Alternate Picking: Scale Sequences<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>Sequence 3: Diagonal Movement (30 minutes)<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week&#8217;s sequence emphasizes <\/span><b>diagonal movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the fretboard, pushing your synchronization and string-crossing technique. It\u2019s a killer way to connect shapes and break out of boxy playing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice this sequence across all 7 scale shapes and b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e sure to keep the picking tight and clean. 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Instead of alternate picking each note, you &#8216;sweep&#8217; through the strings in one motion. It\u2019s all about economy of motion and precision.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s start with the most basic arpeggio shapes and build from there.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Beginner Sweep Arpeggios (20 minutes)<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice the following shapes slowly and cleanly, using just one downstroke or upstroke across each group of strings:<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; Exercise 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> E Major Arpeggio<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; Exercise 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> E Minor Arpeggio<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; Exercise 3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> G7 Arpeggio \u2013 2 Variations<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; Exercise 4:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> E\u00b0 (E Diminished) Arpeggio \u2013 2 Variations<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; Exercise 5:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> E Minor 7th Arpeggio \u2013 2 Variations<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; Exercise 6:<\/b><span 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c171c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c171c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Tonality-Based Sweep Drill (10 minutes)<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let\u2019s take it a step further. Practice sweeping through all diatonic arpeggios in the key of <\/span><b>C Major (or A minor)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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Don\u2019t rush these arpeggios\u2014precision is more important than speed early on. Once the shapes become natural, the speed will come.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep shredding, and I\u2019ll see you in Week 5!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc91952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc91952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94b0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b94b0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>(\u26a0 To download the videos, click on the video titles on the upper left corner of the player. 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By now, you\u2019ve built strong alternate picking skills and practiced essential scale sequences. This week, we\u2019ll continue developing your shredding vocabulary with another powerful scale sequence\u2014and we\u2019ll introduce a brand-new technique: sweep picking. Sweep picking allows you to play arpeggios at&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/12-week-shred-guitar-mastery-week-4\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">12-Week Shred Guitar Mastery &#8211; Week 4<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3043,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3282","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3282"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3832,"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3282\/revisions\/3832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluesguitar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}