Top 10 Songs with Sweep Picking
These songs have sweep picking in them. Doesn't mean the sweep picking has to be in the solos. It could be in any lick or riff.Jason Becker has the best sweep picking technique. He is also most famous sweep picker. And Serran is his most famous song of this category.
These are all great guitarists. Nice list.
The sample has some sweep picking part.
I didn't expect to see this song here because it's known only by die hard death metal fans but I am glad it's on the list. The solo was written and played by Christian Münzner (he later joined Obscura).
Zxm - yes, guitar work in technical death metal is very good. Same for drumming.
A man who sweep picked in this song. And guess what, MARTY FRIEDMAN HATES SWEEP PICKING. He says its just bloop-bloop sound. It may not be true but I think he hates it because of jealousy. Cause Jason Becker was younger than him, came to music with help of him but sometimes considered better than him.
The song was made in 1951. Les Paul used few sweep picking licks in this song. He used sweep picking from 1:19 to 1:26 of the video version.