PREMIER CLINIC
Muted Sweeps
The object of the muted sweep or rake is to give some momentum
to the note at the end of the sweep. The trick is to land on this target
note accurately. The sweep is a hard downstroke across three or more
Exercise 1: The Muted Sweep-3rd Finger Bend
From Blues Chops for Guitar
by Buck Brown
strings that are muted by your right hand; we hear the rhythm of these
notes, but not specific pitches.
= Muted, pitchless note