# Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios — Guitar trainer by Fonexsis

> Guitar arpeggio trainer with extensive library, fingering, and playback features. (iPhone/iPad app by Fonexsis.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweep-picking-guitar-arpeggios/id525160182 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fonexsis](https://appshunter.io/developer/419001763)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: $24.99
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 21 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-05-15
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweep-picking-guitar-arpeggios/id525160182/reviews.md

## What is Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios?

Arpeggio is considered to be the most outstanding lick in the world of instrumental skills. Niccolo Paganini used to amaze his listeners by the magic of arpeggios performance as on a violin, so on a guitar. His Capricci achieved the world fame. From those times musicians started to show great interest to high-speed performance of arpeggios. 

Sweep Picking (aka Economy Picking) technique, represented in this app, is the key technique that will allow you to achieve a very high-speed rendition of arpeggios. The most famous guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen (neo classic rock), Tony Macalpine (rock, extreme metal), Tosin Abasi (progressive metal), Frank Gambale (fusion, jazz), Steve Morse (Deep Purple; rock, barocco), Richie Kotzen (hard rock), Jason Becker (heavy metal, neo classic), Paul Gilbert (speed metal), Stochelo Rosenberg (gypsy jazz, manouche), John Petrucci (Dream Theater, instrumental rock), Rusty Cooley (progressive metal) and many others masterfully use sweep picking arpeggios in their music. All types of these arpeggios with fingerings, strokes, inversions and much more are integrated into one single application (WOW!) 

By having this app, you will be able to play arpeggios as fast as professional guitarists do! Of course, you will need some time to practice, but result is worth it! 

Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios
FEATURES: 
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● 626 different sweeping arpeggios (incl. inversions)! 
● Each can be transposed to any desired key (over 7,500 of total arpeggios incl. transposition)! 
● Every arpeggio is provided with corresponding optimal fingering and a sequence of strokes, showing you necessary strokes for every note of arpeggio. These strokes (upstroke, downstroke, pull-off, hammer on, slide and tap) are provided to help you to achieve high speed arpeggios playing. Read the info page inside this application for detailed description on every stroke. 
● Voice helper function helps you in learning by speaking the strokes when in Step mode 
● Harmony feature: you can see and listen to the chords, over which a current arpeggio can be played. This feature can be switched off when it is unnecessary. You can also use given chord progressions for your compositions. 
● Degree indicator. It allows you to examine arpeggio's scale steps in detail. (Degree on/off toggle is located at the bottom of the Settings page) 
● Step-by-step note playback in both directions for more detailed learning or arpeggios 
● Metrotone feature with adjustable tempo and bell sound synched to arpeggio 
● Adjustable volume balance between harmony and guitar solo sounds 
● Two guitar sound banks (Acoustic and Distortion) to select 
● Six selectable harmony timbres to choose from 
● Stereo Chorus FX for harmony chords at your choice
● Reverb effect
● Master Tune option 
● Designed for both iPhone and iPad
● Guitar Driller integration support

Note: please don't forget to launch this app at least one time to make it available in Guitar Driller's "My Content" list.

For support and documentation please visit
http://www.fonexsis.com

## Key features

- 626 unique sweeping arpeggios
- Transposition to any key
- Optimal fingering and stroke sequences
- Step-by-step note playback
- Metronome with adjustable tempo
- Harmony feature with chord listening
- Two guitar sound banks

## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweep-picking-guitar-arpeggios/id525160182/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Я даже не ожидал, что могу достичь таких возможностей с этим приложением

*2024-06-29*

Это приложение для изучения электрогитары — настоящее вдохновение! Оно помогло мне освоить новые мелодии и техники игры, открывая для меня бесконечные музыкальные возможности. Благодарю создателей за этот потрясающий опыт!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2020-07-24*

Help with fluency around the guitar neck really good quality

### 4/5 — Serious practice tools...

*2016-03-25*

I'm setting out to write reviews of each of the Fonexis apps that I own because I, probably like a lot of you, was really hesitant to spend the money. They ARE pricey, but they have turned out to be some of the best practice tools that I've come across in my 30 years of playing. If you took a single guitar lesson per month, it would cost more than any of these apps, and you would get less in terms of how much progress you would make. If you spend a month practicing with the app, you're going to make progress. It's amazing what happens when you honestly do some of these exercises for several non-stop minutes in a row!

You can look up the diagrams, or get tabs, and sit down with a metronome and that's fine. What this does for you, is it presents you with the tools that you need to "drill" on a specific aspect of playing. You play along with the exercise, rather than reading it and trying to get it right. The exercise keeps going when you make a mistake, just like when you play with a band, so you get practice "jumping back in" to the music. It's priceless!

I have a bunch of their apps and they have bcome my favorite, most efficient way of getting the most from the limited amount of time that I have to work on guitar. Highly recommended!

### 5/5 — AWESOME!!!!

*2015-11-28*

This app actually helped me with learning how to sweep pick and I found it a lot more helpful than the books and videos that I looked at. It has a lot of cool features and is very understandable. The layout of the app, I thought, was very simple but there is a lot of info in that one page. At first I thought that the price was really high for just one app, but after testing it out I wish that I had bought it sooner instead of buying bookshop wasting my time on videos.

### 5/5 — Works great

*2015-05-12*

Great for learning new arpeggios. Great tool for practicing speed, to play along with.

### 5/5 — It's also awesome!

*2013-03-28*

Worth the money

### 5/5 — Guitar

*2013-03-02*

It's a awesome tool for all styles of music.. I give it a 10.. Thanks

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2013-02-10*

The best arp app period!

### 5/5 — Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios

*2012-12-24*

This is a Great App. With a bit of imagination and lots of practice it will greatly enhance your music and fits many styles.  And best of all you can take it with you where ever you go. Love it.

### 5/5 — must have!

*2012-10-20*

for any guitarist out there who wants to learn to shred a hectic lead line. this is one app that will help you do this. every possbile arpeggio you could nearly imagine is in this app.. 
a little costly, but much more than would get out of a book..

## Frequently asked questions about Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios

### How many arpeggios are included in Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios?

The app features 626 different sweeping arpeggios, including inversions. With transposition to any desired key, this totals over 7,500 arpeggios.

### Does Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios offer practice tools?

Yes, it includes step-by-step note playback in both directions, a metrotone feature with adjustable tempo and bell sound, and a voice helper for strokes.

### What devices is Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios compatible with?

This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad, and is also supported on iPod.

### How often is Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios updated?

The app was last updated on September 5, 2025, indicating regular updates to improve functionality and content.

### What is the age rating for Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios?

Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can I listen to chords with the arpeggios in Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios?

Yes, the Harmony feature allows you to see and listen to the chords over which the current arpeggio can be played, and this can be switched off if not needed.

### What is the price of Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios?

Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios is available for a one-time purchase of $12.99.

### Does Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios have ads?

No, Sweep Picking Guitar Arpeggios is ad-free, providing an uninterrupted learning experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.5.0 — 2025-09-05

- 157 sweep-picking arpeggios added. Expand your technique and discover new ideas!
- Includes permuted arpeggios (re-ordered notes) for advanced practice;
- Improved theory accuracy and corrections;
- minor bug fixes.

### 3.1 — 2018-07-18

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Guitar Driller integration added. Guitar Driller is our brand new app, which allows you to collect exercises from various Fonexsis guitar apps into one Guitar Driller app, create and edit your own playlists for training, plus many other cool features! You can download Guitar Driller for FREE in the App Store;
- iPhone X support added;
- playback tempo is now controlled with the new "Tempo" knob, located in the bottom panel; harmony balance slider has been moved to Settings page;
- Lefty view mode added to display fretboard for Lefties (turn it on from Settings page -> Lefty view mode);
- you can now select Metrotone's sound from 6 available types;
- 15 new arpeggios added;
- improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.0 — 2017-03-30

Major update (3.0):
● the whole engine rewritten with new improvements and bug fixes
● graphics is redrawn in high resolution to support newest iPhone 6/6S/6Plus/7/7Plus and iPad retina displays
● 58 new arpeggios added to library
● "Slide" strokes now can be heard during playback (audio engine updated)
● added adjustable Reverb effect, applied to guitar note sounds
● new metronome options, can be found on Settings page
● new redesigned Arpeggio Picker
● added Favorites system. Favorites list is accessible from the Arpeggio Picker
● low playback tempo limit lowered
● added Voice Strokes during Playback feature, very helpful in training
● interface sound effects volume now can be adjusted from Settings page
● added strings animation effect (can be switched on/off)
● "Tip of the Day" system added to tell you about interesting app features
● theoretical bugs fixed

### 2.0 — 2016-03-17

- graphics resolution doubled for better look on iPhone 6/6s, 6 Plus/6s Plus and iPad high resolution screens;
- several new arpeggios added inside m7, m7,9,11 and 7,9,11 groups;
- more metronome controls added on Settings Page for better metronome experience;
- bug fixed that could cause audio to stop playing in some cases;
- bug fixed in modes picker, which led sometimes to the selection of wrong exercise;
- overall stability improved, memory leaks removed.

### 1.45 — 2015-10-02

1.45:
● Bug fixed which caused app to crash sometimes on devices with iOS 8.3;
● minor improvements.

1.42:
● 34 new arpeggios added (incl. inversions!);
● "Metronome Sync to Play/Stop" function added;
● degree system improved.

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