TECHNIQUE
Sweep Leap
BY JOHN HEUSSENSTAMM
Exercises for Sweeping Diatonic Arpeggios
These arpeggios use just the 1-3-5 triad notes of the diatonic major scale. You should work up to playing this with lightning-fast speed. If you can
incorporate it into your playing, you’ll begin to sound like an accomplished, studied musician.
I=C
3
3
3
3
8 13 8
33
8
8 12 8
8
59
5
5
5 10
9
9
10
5
9
9
;
8
7
5 10 5
7
8
3
7
5
7
3
I=C
; 3
I=C
iim = Dm 3
3
7
5
5
10
9
8 13
3
3
3
3
58
7
7
12
10
10 15
iim = Dm
3
3
iiim = Em
3
3
7 10
9
9
14
12
12 17
iiim = Em
3
3
IV=F
3
3 IV=F
8 12
10
10
15
14
13 18
3
3
8 13
V=G ; 3
7
5
5
10
9
5
vim = Am
8
7
7
12
10
10 15
viiº = Bº 7 10 9
9
14
12
12 17
8
12 10 10 15 14
13 18
V=G
3
3
3
12 17
3
3 viiº = Bº
10
14
12
12
3
17
16
3
15 20
7
10
9
10
3
14
13
3
12 17
9
12
10
12
3
16
15
3
13 19
15 20
10
13
12
15
12
16
9
14
10
16
12
17
7
10
9
12
10
14
