How to Play a Classical Guitar Tremolo

In this video I walk you through the exercises that have helped me develop the beautiful and musical tremolo that has brought me so much success in my career as a concert guitarist. Below you’ll find a description of finger-picking combinations as well as the description of each exercise according to its corresponding level.
“Finger A” - Ring Finger
“Finger M” - Middle Finger
“Finger I” - Index Finger
Exercise Level 1: Triplet tremolo on the first string going through all finger-picking combinations (listed below) individually.
Exercise Level 2: Four note tremolo, adding the thumb which plays a bass-line, going through all finger-picking combinations individually.
Exercise Level 3: Triplet tremolo, using the thumb, going through all finger-picking combinations individually.
Exercise Level 4: Triplet tremolo on the second string, using the thumb, going through all finger-picking combinations individually.
Exercise Level 5: The Circle, cycling through all finger combinations, in a row, in a triplet tremolo on the first and second string.
Exercise Level 6: Triplet/four-note tremolo, adding the thumb’s bass-line and inner melodies milliseconds before the first note of the triplet. This will create space for the thumb melody to truly shine melodically.
Exercise Level 7: Triplet/four-note tremolo while playing with rubato and accelerando in order to create a musical phrasing.
Finger-Picking Combinations:
AIM
AMI
MAI
MIA
IMA
IAM
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[@fersouskacem]

Your interpretation of recuerdos de la alhambra is the best I've ever heard 👏 👏 I wish one day I can play like you greetings from Algeria 🇩🇿 ❤️

[@brianw7502]

Listen to Segovia's version. Smoothest tremolo ever.

[@fta4039]

Bonjour Pablo. Merci pour ces conseils et ces astuces. A bientôt 70 ans je vais sans doute pouvoir retrouver la souplesse de mes doigts et me faire de nouveau plaisir à la guitare. Sans oublier de savourer chacune de vos extraordinaires interprétations en concert. Très cordialement de France.

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

Wishing you good luck!

[@albinodino5050]

The first exercise of not switching fingers until the other one returns is a great idea. Thank you!

[@ontowiryoalamsyah5883]

Hi Pablo, thanks for sharing the exercise to mater tremolo Terima kasih

[@marcelamercante304]

Hola Pablo! Tu bellísima interpretación de Recuerdos de la Alhambra me trajo hasta aquí!❤ El trémolo ...hermoso! Y éso que has afirmado a lo último del vídeo es lo que he sentido cuando interpretabas la obra... Era como si la cantaras tocando...es decir, hacés que la guitarra la cante... Mil gracias Maestro por compartir tu conocimiento y por tu arte❤. Saludos desde Argentina!

[@mikordonez8923]

Thank you for these great exercises, Pablo! And for always making sure to remind us to be conscious about the artistic, musical aspect of playing guitar. You encourage us to try to make our guitar “sing” more similar to a human vocalist, which makes the pieces sound much more enjoyable and beautiful as compared to playing overly mechanical.😊

[@lorenzob206]

I had the privilege to see Pablo playing Recuerdos de la Alhambra live in Italy twice, in Rome and in Umbria. Now it’s a privilege to discover how he managed to achieve those unforgettable results through his technique. Thank you ❤

[@tadpham225]

Thank you Maestro Pablo!

[@almudenaruiz2947]

Muchísimas gracias!!!!! Mi más sincera admiración.

[@georgecee7206]

What a great lesson on tremolo! You have not only the gift of playing but you have the gift of teaching as well.

[@monicaarcilarestrepo]

Thanks for this great tutorial. I hope you teach more tutorials on arpegios an classical guitar playing. I am interested on learning.

[@marenzadesigns9045]

Gracias Pablo, eres maravilloso y muy humilde por darnos estas lecciones de guitarra. Me ilusiona pensar que algún día pueda tocar bien el tremolo. Voy a seguir practicando todos los días! Te admiro muchísimo! Dios te bendiga ❤

[@Ladymaggic1]

Excellent lesson. ..I could follow and beautiful to watch. .thankyou

[@r.b.strongwill6755]

Many thanks for the tips, especially the last two ones.

[@williamortiz3968]

Vivo en Pensilvania ,algún día quisiera ir algún concierto tuyo,en New York, eres el mejor

[@tanjanovicic2926]

First,your play guitar for me is lullaby. Second,for me is the best level -7 level. I will share your video recording now. Best wishes .Today is excellent lesson. 🕊🌸🌸🌸🎂💞🕊😊🖐

[@tanjanovicic2926]

🙏❤. 🕊🌼🌼🌼🧡🕊🍰 😊🖐

[@user-qm7nw7vd5s]

Can never get enough of these KZbin tremolo tutorials. Each one I pick up another idea. Thanks!

[@3dulimited952]

His tone is so powerful,steady, consistent and melodic Thanks for this

[@tahirs]

I have practiced and get huge benefit to develop my tremolo technique. Thanks for sharing such a valuable video with clear explanation.

[@hqs9585]

Pable, thanks for the video, excellent exercise, they do require patience, so I will commit to do just that, although I am an intermediate player., patience! so hard tp have and MAINTAIN.

[@rwdtk000000]

This helped me immediately. My m finger was so heavy and this really helped! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@deiseclemente817]

Aqui é Brazil ...gracias Pablo ❤

[@guitarricktrue]

Melhor aula sobre tremolo que já pude ver aqui no youtube, obrigado Maestro!

[@TheCbrighton]

Brilliant, maestro! Muchas gracias!

[@박대형-t1j]

best good teacher in the world ever\

[@nandomatoso4891]

Gracias

[@박대형-d3e]

you are best good teacher in the world ive seen ever~~~ thank so very much !!!

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

Wow, thank you!

[@virginiafrancisco8747]

Obrigada, muito muito obrigada. A minha neta de 11 anos e estudante de guitarra classica, quer muito aprender essa técnica. Ja pediu ao professor da escola que frequenta mas faz parte do curriculo la mais à frente. No entanto, ele ja quase cedeu... seja como for , ela vai adorar assistir este vídeo. É maravilhiso ver como tao excelentes executantes sao a tal ponto generosos!...

[@mph112]

Brilliant Maestro!

[@bebepoldermans93]

Thank you so much for showing me/ us some of your amazing work. I love your beautiful music. I’m sorry I had to stop writing to you, maybe you don’t remember me anymore!😊🌹

[@terrysettle9669]

This is wonderful and I am so grateful to have come upon this. In the time from my youth that I studied tremolo technique I always Incorporated my pinky finger as well and I wonder if you could touch upon that please. Although it's unorthodox it is useful and a great dexterity building technique... this allows for so much more agility in melodic combinations with thumb technique

[@diegoquevedo2204]

Min like 👍maravillosa técnica y me gusta la extensión dectu mano derecha!!!tengo una enorme curiodidad por conocer que guitarra tocas y sus maderas !!merci

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

En mi próximo vídeo, de la siguiente semana, contesto muchísimas preguntas que me han hecho a lo largo de los últimos meses, entre ellas contesto esta pregunta. ¡No te lo pierdas!

[@diegoquevedo2204]

@@PabloSainzVillegas Thanks you !!!le comparan con el gran Andrés Segovia.musicalmente yo no soy nadie para poder comparar ni dar una opinión, pero humanamente usted parece ser un ser con mucho menos ego y un carácter más afable

[@amerkayyal5807]

Pablo, thanks for this energetic explanation....would you please give more explanation to the exercise 6? and how exactly be played...

[@franciscomartinezzea8531]

Menudo reto... Lo intentaré...

[@Apep_00]

Gracias❤

[@susan1075]

Muy bien explicado 👍

[@BRUNONUNESDEOLIVEIRA-ws5su]

level 6 caught me off guard.. I never thought about the triplet aspect of the sound like that playng 4 notes, uow... it realy makes the diference

[@virginiafrancisco8747]

E acrescento, optimo a transmitir ,! Parabéns!

[@mauriciomonticelli3944]

Excelente!

[@landuongthi6617]

Thank you very much❤❤❤

[@codega31]

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! Classical guitar has been my favorite western instrument all the time. After I went to your concert in Kaohsiung months ago, I finally made up my mind to start learning classical guitar! Is there a solution to musule memory on other instrument fighting, other than "just keep practice"? I have encountered a problem, which is my muscle memory of playing tremolo on pipa (chinese lute), is fighting with the way to play it on classical guitar. To be more specific, the direction of finger movement is I-M-A-C outward, then P inward. Also, playing pipa needs to wear artificial nails, which makes it difficult to adjust to the distance on classical guitar.

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

Hello! So practicing is really important for muscle memory, but it also matters the way you practice. Practice slowly and deliberately, use a metronome to increase your speed, and remember to always do your best to maintain the right hand position and technique!

[@jeffwang2011]

Thank you very much! ❤

[@susanafernandezgancedo7956]

Hola Pablo! Muchísimas gracias por este tesoro de información para alcanzar una buena técnica del tremolo y después llevarlo al plano musical y expresivo. Yo tengo una duda… en el ejercicio 6… hay un patrón en recuerdos de la Alhambra donde utilizar el tremolo digamos “interrumpido” (como está escrito)y el “ininterrumpido”??? ….. Gracias

[@Oriandthewill]

Hola pablo, gracias por los ejercicios, estoy intentando tocar “Dreams” de Ivanov Kramskoy en la guitarra (soy ruso), sin saber tocar el trémolo, ¡¡¡¡GRACIAS!!!!!!!!!

[@OK-Gwangju]

🎉Thank you very much🎉

[@jimperkins6933]

I agree. His Alhambra is very beautiful and a bit slower. Others play it too fast in my opinion.

[@jgfaulisi5162]

Love it

[@xavierfiems3787]

Muchas gracias!🙏🏾

[@guillermosanahujaprades5087]

Pablo, te he visto en directo y te sigo en redes, soy un admirador tuyo sin reservas, aunque, en mi opinión, esta vez te has equivocado dejando sin saber lo que explicabas a los que no hablamos ingles.

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

Debido a que mi presencia en redes sociales y KZbin abarca varios países por todo el mundo, el inglés resulta ser el idioma más accesible para la gran mayoría. De todas maneras, ya le pedí a mi equipo que hiciera una versión con los subtítulos en español para que aquellos que no hablan inglés puedan aprender de este video. Gracias por tu sugerencia!

[@sundrops2390]

가르쳐 주셔서 고맙습니다 열심히 천천히 연습하겠습니다^^

[@kostaslinda1703]

❤thanks

[@AdamPaulen]

Thank you Pablo Sainz-Villegas 🙂

[@linapinero9751]

Pablito si hablas English tendria que haver traducion en Espanol y nosotros los que no hablamos English , nos quedamos a dos belas sin comprender no no no es normal😂😂😂. saludo linda musica❤❤❤🎶🎸

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

¡Gracias por tu sugerencia! ¡Me aseguraré que mi equipo se encargue de publicar una versión de este vídeo con los subtítulos en español!

[@linapinero9751]

@@PabloSainzVillegas Eres adorable Pablo el mejor y el mas simpantico de los guitarristas el rey Feliz noche❤❤❤🎶🥰😘👍

[@victorialabarga2096]

Muchas GRACIAS Pablo desde Logroño por compartirlo con todos nosotros y por el detalle de la traducción al Español ❤❤❤

[@linapinero9751]

@@victorialabarga2096 Es adorable Pablo. Saludos❤️🥰👍🎸

[@carlosnavea8138]

💚👏👏👏👍

[@luisyamaha2538]

también gran parte de tu audiencia somos latinos o españoles, sería genial que lo hicieras en español.

[@bejantanrkulu]

what's the name of the song you're playing at intro please 🙏

[@garynguyen7992]

You are teaching us to master tremolo in few weeks or few months...? Are you sure?

[@concettarizzi6931]

😊👏👏😍❤

[@marciadamasceno8166]

👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸🎸😍😍

[@margitszabonekristof2047]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@margitszabonekristof2047]

Óóó❤

[@gladysmunoz6044]

Lástima, no entiendo nada, el idioma no fue lo mío.

[@linapinero9751]

Pide a Pablo que haga traducion en espanol no es normal .saludos ❤🥰

[@PabloSainzVillegas]

¡Gracias por tu sugerencia! ¡Me aseguraré que mi equipo se encargue de publicar una versión de este vídeo con los subtítulos en español!

[@linapinero9751]

@@PabloSainzVillegas Bravo pablo 👏👏👏😘😘

[@JamesManjackalMSFS]

@@PabloSainzVillegas ponle la traducción automática de KZbin. Al tener el video una transcripción oficial en inglés, la traducción es practicamente perfecta.

[@chuateckseng7184]

AIM when repeat will become ima

[@fulyayesiladal]

Pablo, please unblock me. Look, everyone will read this, so don’t waste both of us. I miss your guitar so much 🎸🎶🎸🎶❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@DeutschlandGuy]

You're not allowed to use tremolo on guitar unless you can create a sufficiently tortured look on your face. I think there is some kind of a law about that. 😚😙🤭