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Location: japan | Unfortunately, I don't think i can play tremollo.
But I think i can pretend.
I did learn by myself.
Anybody who plays with fingers?
Tremollo can be learned by myself? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Do you mean vibrato?
or using a whammy bar?
I think you mean left hand technique.
Whichever, of course you can teach yourself. Just watch someone who does it well (say BB King if your talking about vibrato) and then do it. Eventually you'll develop your own style and method.
I've found that if you fake (pretend) you know what you're doing, it's just as good as knowing what you're doing. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | PS Why do you call this post "Stories of the Alhambra?" Is that a song with vibrato? |
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Location: NW Washington State | I can't play it, but here are a couple of pages with explanations:
http://www.mangore.com/recuerdos_de_la_alhambra.html
http://www.guitarsessions.com/oct06/class.asp
-Steve W. |
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Location: japan | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1C2Euf3u5s
an4340//maybe this link tells you what I mean.
vibrato...stories of the alhambra...first time to hear...
Thanks for your word. it cheers me up. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ..classical tremolo is striking the string(s) with the fingers of the plucking hand (i,m,r) in rapid sequential succession producing a sound similar (but not matching) that of the mandolin "vibrato".... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Well, I guess I misunderstood what you were asking, I hope I didn't confuse you ...
Okanawan Samisen players also use vibrato as I understand it. That is, a left hand technique. One of the best exponents is BB King.
For the right handed technique ... see above. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I went back to edit this thing ... and got blocked. BB King doesn't play the samisen. Though he is an expert at left handed vibrato. Thanks. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I just finished reading "Tales of the Alhambra" by Washington Irving on the way back from Spain a couple weeks ago. First book I've read in years, probably since the History of Ovation book. Thanks for asking and answering the same question I had. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i can fake a pretty damn good left hand vibrato. i taught my self how to do it when i was learning the godfather theme on acoustic....jason |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I sent the link to my daughter in Granada. I should have paid more attention to the titles on the CDs I looked at when we were there. I'm sure there were a few with this song. I'll have her pick one up. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That was a good song, diddy, whatever...
Thanx. I got lost on YouTube for awhile going from link-to-link, version-to-version.
Pretty cool! |
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Location: japan | ^O^ oh...you guys also like this song.
cool. |
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Recuerdos de la Alhambra...