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What is a tremolo?

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Depends what you mean by a tremolo... If you mean a wammy bar on a guitar, then its a bridge that changes the pitch of all the strings at once If you mean a tremolo pedal, its a pedals that changes to volume of your guitar constantly

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Tremolo is a type of guitar technique which consists of the rapid repetition of the same note (usually in the top voice) and it is produced by alternating fingers of the right hand with the thumb playing the bass notes. The most common tremolo pattern is: ring finger - middle finger - index finger (a-m-i). Flamenco tremolo pattern start with the index finger and is followed by the pattern outlined above (i-a-m-i). Tremolo is a very effective technique on the guitar because it creates an illusion of long, sustained notes.

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