Five Tips For Flawless Tremolo
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Five Tips For Flawless Tremolo

Tremolo technique is very specific to the classical guitar. It completely sets our instrument apart. Learn how to master this magical technique with help from GRAMMY Award winner Scott Tennant!

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  • 1. Start With Arpeggios: Those of you who have problems with tremolo most likely also have problems with your arpeggio technique.
  • 2. Use The 'Laser' Technique: As a helpful image, visualize lasers coming out of the tips of your fingers and guiding your fingers to the strings.
  • 3. Treat Each Finger Equal: Practice your tremolo on the first string only, ensuring that all of the notes are the same length, volume, and quality.
Scott Tennant
One thing you have to understand is that tremolo is really just an arpeggio on one string.
Scott Tennant
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WHAT'S INSIDE?

On most other instruments, tremolo simply means to 'play the same note repeatedly.' However, as guitarists, we have a secret weapon - the thumb! With it, we are able to support the repeated notes with a 'filler note' created by the thumb, making for a magical sound truly unique to the classical guitar. Scott shares his insights and tips on the following elements of the tremolo technique:

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  • Balancing The Fingers
  • Planting
  • Building Speed With Bursts
  • And More!
Five Tips For Flawless Tremolo
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Scott Tennant goes step-by-step through the process of developing a tremolo that is both rhythmically even and dynamically strong. After a brief discussion of what tremolo actually is, Tennant begins the lesson with a simple P-A-M-I arpeggio on the top four strings that he suggests must be mastered before moving to the single string. Start your free trial of tonebase Premium today to access this content and over 250 lessons & courses taught by the world's greatest guitarists.
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