Is it possible to play the Under A Glass Moon solo without sweep picking?

I think it's a really cool solo and I'm trying to learn it but I cannot sweep pick so can I improvise my own thing on those parts?

Well? I can't do all that extremely fast picking and I don't want to be seen as a crappy metal guitarist.

I would say just practice the sweep picking, and you will eventually get there. If it was easy, then everyone would be doing it!angry-hornets

It's too hard for me to do. Too many notes to the measure and my hands can't match up in the sweep.

[QUOTE="angry-hornets"]I would say just practice the sweep picking, and you will eventually get there. If it was easy, then everyone would be doing it!DragonRebel0908

It's too hard for me to do. Too many notes to the measure and my hands can't match up in the sweep.

Easy, non-sweeping solution: Learn this instead.

:P Too many sweeps.

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[QUOTE="angry-hornets"]I would say just practice the sweep picking, and you will eventually get there. If it was easy, then everyone would be doing it!angry-hornets

It's too hard for me to do. Too many notes to the measure and my hands can't match up in the sweep.

What I'm asking is that if I don't care about sweep picking, can I play that solo in a different way?

Just practice sweep picking it's a very useful technique nobody said it has to be easy. It took me months to learn it myself and I still have to work on it.

BTW here's a small tut for the solo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vwtrJoCJU&feature=related

I got the whole song down solo included and it's really fun to play.

And yes you can play the solo without sweep picking but it's not going to sound like the real thing.

[QUOTE="angry-hornets"][QUOTE="DragonRebel0908"]

It's too hard for me to do. Too many notes to the measure and my hands can't match up in the sweep.

DragonRebel0908

What I'm asking is that if I don't care about sweep picking, can I play that solo in a different way?

I can play something different with different techniques on certain parts if I don't care for sweep picking. Guitarists don't always cover a song the exact same as the original guitarist. They can implement their own style in some cases.

I can play something different with different techniques on certain parts if I don't care for sweep picking. Guitarists don't always cover a song the exact same as the original guitarist. They can implement their own style in some cases.

DragonRebel0908

Doesn't Petrucci use some other kind of finger picking method?Oblivionfan10

I can play something different with different techniques on certain parts if I don't care for sweep picking. Guitarists don't always cover a song the exact same as the original guitarist. They can implement their own style in some cases.

DragonRebel0908

I can play something different with different techniques on certain parts if I don't care for sweep picking. Guitarists don't always cover a song the exact same as the original guitarist. They can implement their own style in some cases.

DragonRebel0908

[QUOTE="Oblivionfan10"]Doesn't Petrucci use some other kind of finger picking method?cyberdarkkid

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I can play something different with different techniques on certain parts if I don't care for sweep picking. Guitarists don't always cover a song the exact same as the original guitarist. They can implement their own style in some cases.

Parandrus

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="Oblivionfan10"]Doesn't Petrucci use some other kind of finger picking method?Oblivionfan10

Yea here's him teaching this technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Mr9ZQdGAM

And he does use it for this solo maybe that's why you were a bit confused:P

[QUOTE="Oblivionfan10"][QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] Well he sweeps about 3 times in the solo, the rest is alternate picking. I think the other method you're talking about is his hybrid of legato and alternate picking but that is to play faster, not related to sweep picking and is not finger picking :P. Paul Gilbert uses string skipping for arpeggios so that's one way to avoid sweep picking but takes just as much effort.cyberdarkkid

Yea here's him teaching this technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Mr9ZQdGAM

And he does use it for this solo maybe that's why you were a bit confused:P

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="Oblivionfan10"]Doesn't Petrucci use some other kind of finger picking method?Oblivionfan10

He can actually play fast enough to alter the vibrations of dimensional strings, thus destroying the uinverse. The only reason he doesn't is because that would be bad for album sales.

So am I screwed or what? Can I do something different on those parts I can't play?

[QUOTE="Oblivionfan10"][QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] Well he sweeps about 3 times in the solo, the rest is alternate picking. I think the other method you're talking about is his hybrid of legato and alternate picking but that is to play faster, not related to sweep picking and is not finger picking :P. Paul Gilbert uses string skipping for arpeggios so that's one way to avoid sweep picking but takes just as much effort.gameguy6700

He can actually play fast enough to alter the vibrations of dimensional strings, thus destroying the uinverse. The only reason he doesn't is because that would be bad for album sales.

So am I screwed or what? Can I do something different on those parts I can't play?

DragonRebel0908

I don't even care about the song. I may get into listening to Dream Theater; I may not. I just like that solo.

I don't even care about the song. I may get into listening to Dream Theater; I may not. I just like that solo.

DragonRebel0908

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I don't even care about the song. I may get into listening to Dream Theater; I may not. I just like that solo.

Darth-Caedus

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"][QUOTE="DragonRebel0908"]

I don't even care about the song. I may get into listening to Dream Theater; I may not. I just like that solo.

Oblivionfan10

See I'm not a big fan of progressive music. When it comes to metal, I like power metal, speed metal, thrash, and "regular" metal. I do like some "epic" songs if you will.

I don't have to do everything John Petrucci does. I don't even listen to Dream Theater.

I don't have to do everything John Petrucci does. I don't even listen to Dream Theater.

DragonRebel0908

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I don't have to do everything John Petrucci does. I don't even listen to Dream Theater.

cyberdarkkid

I told you I don't care about sweep picking.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="DragonRebel0908"]

I don't have to do everything John Petrucci does. I don't even listen to Dream Theater.

DragonRebel0908

I told you I don't care about sweep picking.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="DragonRebel0908"]

I don't have to do everything John Petrucci does. I don't even listen to Dream Theater.

I told you I don't care about sweep picking.