A Little Help on Technique

[Jonny]

I need to know what's the best way to play the following without throwing my guitar out the window. Like pick direction, etc. I play it a certain way but it's a bit fiddley and thought someone could show me some way it could be easier. Who knows, I could be right, but just wanted a second thought on it.

Thanks.

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C#||--17-------------------------------------
G#||-----18-------18-------------------------
E ||--------19-------19-------19-------------
B ||-----------19-------19-------19-------19-
F#||-----------------------20-------20-17----
B ||-----------------------------------------

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-----------------------------------18-------1
-----------------------19-------19-------19--
-----------20-------20-------20-------20-----
-----17-20----17-20-------20-----------------
--20-----------------------------------------

--17----------------------15-----------------
-----18-------18-------------17-------17-----
--------19-------19-------------18-15----18-1
-----------19-------19-----------------------
-----------------------20--------------------
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--13----------------------12------------------
-----15-------15-------------14-------14------
--------15-14----15-------------14-------14---
--------------------15-12----------14-------16
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[Matt77]

17---13

[Matt77]

oops slipped on the keyboard !!
I would def play the 1st bit as a d minor arpeggio in 3 different inversions on the E-B and G strings so the picking is all the same. Down up,up,up.

I'd play:
--17--13             --13--10           10--5
             --15                   --10              --6
                   --14                 --10               --7

What song is it and who by?

[Ben_W]

I'd personally probably sweep pick it, and hammer on/pull off the notes on the same string. Although if it was a bit slower, i'd probably just do all up strokes, but a down stroke on the 19th fret on the B String to get back up.

C#||--17----------
G#||-----18-------
E ||--------19------
B ||-----------19---
F#||----------------
B ||-----------------

[Matt77]

You could also play it as a 2 notes per string, string skipping lick, Paul Gilbert style. That would probably sound good

[noodleplugerine]

I'd sweep it.

[gingataff]

Alternate pick it you wusses.

[Jamie]

Yeah id find it a lot easier to alternate pick.

[Jonny]

I sweep it, it's just the transition between sweeping up and down.