The Secret To A Great Tremolo

The classical guitar tremolo is such a uniquely beautiful technique. Today I'm giving you the only tremolo lesson and exercises you need to develop a great tremolo. If you enjoyed the video, hit that "Like" button to help more people see it!
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[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

I composed a Tremolo exercise for you that's musical AND fun to play. Get the free tabs/sheet music here! beyondtheguitar.com/tremolo

[@marciodecarvalho8418]

"Recuerdos de al Alhambra"... There is nothing more beautyful in the guitar world. I am working to play this opus someday. Even take my whole life. Thank you, great vídeo!

[@vladimirhorowitz6646]

It's a wonderful tremolo piece but have you ever heard about "Sueno en la floresta"?

[@Clayton.rugreanrob]

Noice

[@TheMarusero]

Try also "sueño" of tarrega, beautiful as well

[@sirrolf2538]

@@vladimirhorowitz6646 sueno en la floresta is also magical

[@Alisonn2]

How is it going for you? It’s been 1 year

[@robertcronin6603]

Great video! I'm a proficient folk/blues fingerstyle guitarist and have recently decided to step up my fingerstyle game and learn tremolo technique but I had no idea how *difficult* it is especially on a steel string acoustic, lol...your video was very enlightening and I'm glad I found your channel - I never considered that my pinky might be stiff or tense - great tip!

[@CalonegoMusic]

The best tremolo tutorial on KZbin. Good job. Greetings from Italy

[@EricRaum]

Thank you, this is the most helpful and actionable tremolo instruction out there!

[@aaaaaaaaabaaaaaaaaa]

Probably my favourite tremolo is in Kazuhito Yamashita's transcription of Dvork's 9th symphony where he does a single-finger tremolo with the i finger by moving it up and down, while simultaneously using the thumb to play the base line AND alternating the m and a fingers to play a melody on the higher strings. It's almost inhuman.

[@cr3atur321]

This and your main channel both deserve soooo much more attention, you're just incredible with the guitar and your tutorials are really good too!👌🏼

[@Faegersten]

YAY TREMOLO! I've been waiting for something like this from you for years now - I've always been mad impressed by your tremolo. I've been working on mine using one of your arrangements for a long time now. Maybe it's finally time to really focus on it

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Get itttt!

[@NitzanAlonMusic]

thanks for this lesson! Your tips are great for advanced players as well, love it :)

[@franelisei4158]

I'm starting to practice tremolo and you just uploaded this video. It's great. Love your content, thank you for all your effort and dedication

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Perfect! You're very welcome

[@paulorosolen8742]

Thanks a lot! I was always "afraid" of this technique, now I really feel like I can learn it! Of course, after a lot of work and time, but we'll get there haha! Keep up the great work, man! Thanks again

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Baby steps! Nothing to be afraid of

[@kamakazikriss]

Love the tips.. especially the part about the inner strings .. very few teach it this way. Love the technique!

[@parsataherkhani6043]

I loved the tremolo in your arragment of ff7 and Alhambra of course

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Ah thanks!

[@peterhamer1572]

Thank you! Absolutely fabulous lesson.

[@peterzurich3330]

Love all your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@ShivKumar-ub1ci]

Oh!!! Thank you for this!😊 Really need it 👍

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

You're very welcome!

[@D3vil0fMin3]

Queens of the stone age sent me in a direction, Brandon Acker (?) pushed me harder... and now I’m addicted to classical guitar/Spanish flamenco Thank you for the lesson, my silver lining to this year will be this damn tremolo

[@robsfilms]

Just curious, what does QOTSA have to do with classical flamenco guitar? I love them both also.

[@poldomenech3843]

7 months later happend exactly the same with me good luck

[@feritall]

Such a great tutorial. I really liked that slow-fast practice, and also the tip on the pinky. Thank you!

[@cglmmedia4020]

Wonderful! You’re very friendly and this was a very insightful lesson, thank you!

[@Australia__]

Fantastic lesson. Thank you. Just came across your channel. Awesome stuff. 💯💯🎸🎸

[@andrewchuck288]

Thank you so much for a great video! God bless!

[@johnduffy6546]

Thank you so much. I've been playing for 50+ years and you explanation makes perfect sense. (My tremolos have needed work for a long time)

[@user-nf9jt9zt2j]

Very helpful and well taught. Thank you.

[@saus2818]

As soon as you said "inner strings" I immediately knew this was gonna be good, most people don't mention this, thank you

[@lan9012]

Thank god! You are the first one talks about relax the pinkie which happens to my problem. I’ll try the other three methods you suggested and hope they work. Thank you so much!

[@jordanvargas6860]

I want to be able to play Recuerdos de la Alhambra

[@soniameh]

It was a dream of mine which is now fulfilled ... long nails do help

[@naomibekele4255]

Have you done it?

[@mikeyspikey1861]

Jordan: Who doesn't?!

[@PatagluKadolle]

I started to learn it a year ago, with no classical music background, just being an average guitar player. I play it at least once a day. Now I know it really good, but the tremolo still isn't running like it should. It is a very difficult technique, but anyone can learn it, with patience and dedication;)

[@captaincrunch6500]

@@PatagluKadollethere are no short cuts in classical music. Go back to etudes before trying to master concert pieces like this and find a teacher.

[@aliibrahim8228]

Thank you man,amazing..

[@tarigkhalid]

Thank for the informative video

[@xpansionteam1537]

Brilliant video thank you

[@La_Guitare_de_Thomas]

I feel that the "pinky advice" is awesome. And indeed, never heard about it before ... Thank you ! T.

[@pclemena]

Very informative- many thanks!

[@jraluark]

Great breakdown of this technique

[@marioreasol2241]

Thanks very much for this great guitar idea

[@janmuenther]

Fantastic video, I'll get straight to work :) Subscribed, too. Looks like this may be one of my future favorite channels.

[@hosseinchoobdar5790]

"Asturias". Thankful. The point you made about the little finger helped a lot.

[@donnachaidh1]

Thankyou for your instructions .- im looking forward to trying it out to get that elusive tremolo.-Ian.

[@jordanvargas6860]

I was just thinking the other day that I needed to look into improving my tremelo. This was in my subscription feed today. Thanks!

[@ulrichberg6912]

Compliment! This is the best video for learning the tremolo that I have seen on KZbin so far. I am a guitar teacher, studied classical guitar and taught at the university in Berlin for many years. I can already play a good tremolo and therefore I can really judge whether a video on this topic is of any use. Your four principles are exactly the ones I taught my students, and they lead to success. Just an example: Don't practice the tremolo on the high E string at the beginning!! ! I always missed this note in the other videos. Otherwise you will never be able to play a clean tremolo on all strings. So if you really want to be successful, you should follow all the advice in this video!!

[@peteredwardtrzaska8573]

Thank you!

[@johnstickney7042]

You nailed it! I love all kinds of tremolo pieces including mandolin even though its a different technique

[@1995Andri]

The tremolo part in Asturias always killed me. Thank you, Maestro! :)

[@Aurora-oe2qp]

Is that really tremolo? I mean, I know that it is similar, but it's just p i a, and then i a are often playing different notes. Being able to play tremolo well should definitely help with Asturias tho.

[@johncampbell3912]

It's not.​@@Aurora-oe2qp

[@davidtidwell3563]

Hey man your tip on relaxing your pinky opened up the world for me on bass. Thank you so much

[@kevinpatrick4670]

THANK YOU SIR!!! I was checking out Thu Le and her tremolo exercises. And your video was in the mix.. Sequential planting, Speed burst exercises, and playing the tremolo on the 2nd string, are invaluable techniques to practice. I believe Scott Tenant touched on a few of these subjects in his pumping nylon book. Once again, wonderful information!!! Thanks so much for sharing.🙏

[@danjonesguitarist]

Really great, clear and intelligent video. Thank you!

[@jimidharma]

Good one! Saving.

[@user-pp1hn5zg5x]

Thanks!

[@celestinobarruga6046]

here in philippines,,, in my observation many guitarist are not talking about classical guitar.. the way how to play it,, they afraid or maybe they dont have any interest in classical music played by a great classical guitarist like you... but for me ,after so many years of playing the acoustic guitar i decided to turn to classical guitar.theres a magic and beauty that deep within in the heart of classical guitar.... pls apologize me about my english .... but i really understand of your teachings .... and thanks for sharing your technics and i will try to learn it.....your beautiful tremolo and its magical sound ......pls play the requerdo dela alhambra .... thanks again....

[@randomcatch8588]

thx man was helpfull

[@fabriciomessi2861]

Thanks for all what you are doing for amateurs guitar players Nathan! In silence, you are creating an army of classical guitar players, sorry for my english

[@caffeinz1638]

Jesus Nathan, I've had it in my mind for the last few weeks on working on my tremolo, searching practicing routines and techniques and then you show up with this video :) Thanks!

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Hope it helps! Interested to hear how these insights stack up against the other videos you've been watching

[@caffeinz1638]

@@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy Tbh its very diverse! I like Pepe Romero and Dmitry Nilov's approach to efficiently keep a steady and clean flow of tremolo. You've literally covered all the major tips/hints and techniques that I've come across gathering all over + you've provided a Beginner's strategy plan on where/how to start practicing so tyvm for that! And that pinky method is an eye opener, i should try definitely. Once again tyvm for passing on the knowledge. Cheers🖤👌🏻

[@captaincrunch6500]

As a long time student of classical the tremolo always eluded me. This video was a huge help

[@geraldevans2688]

Excellent Video.

[@GuitSiva]

Good Job dude.. 👏Warm cheers.. 😊

[@steve60.]

WOW !! Lots to think about for a beginning tremolo enthusiast . However, it sounds like you know your stuff.Your right it is very difficult. I just hope I have the patience and perseverance to stick it out. Thanks for the lesson.

[@maxsteinhoff]

So glad you brought up the pinky. came upon this myself recently when I noticed my first finger shooting out the way to counteract it was keep the pinky curled in and relaxed. Know idea why all these videos on trem. haven't mentioned the pinky. Thank you Keep up the great work

[@martinjohnson2549]

Very Intelligent, and insightful, You have great technique.

[@lorenzomarino3372]

Very interesting lesson.... Well Done and usefull.... 🔝🔝🔝💯

[@tobineppard8704]

Pinky relaxation is key - remember that the "A" finger acts in que with the pinky - relaxing it, keeps the "A" finger smooth. Great tip!!

[@coolcool-rm9rt]

Thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎉😊

[@juststringsguitar]

Freeeeee birddddddd!!!! To support your awesome, much too underestimated, channel!

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Haha why thank you!

[@johnrobert4922]

Hi , 63 year old beginner here , Anne of a Thousand Days is a lovely piece to listen to , but Malaguena is my goal , I have all the other pieces of Malaguena under slow control but the tremolo part is still evading me , thank you for your tips , will add them to all the other tips i have found on youtube , cheers from the land down under.

[@subhamoybanerjee6724]

Great Advice Sir.

[@severinebigot5245]

Hello!! I pick up the advice on speed burst. I have the difficulty about the picky. I will pay attention to it. (I love the teaser at the end of the video !!😁👍) Thank you for all this good job!!

[@erictress6544]

My favorite tremolo piece is the malaguena, would love to see you play it

[@zijing2567]

Nice tutorial!

[@PratikThadaMagar]

Thanks man, now quarantine days will go easily.

[@g4guitarschoolsoxnardventu805]

Love this! Finger planting!!

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

That's right!

[@Zazulastudios]

I love the Tárrega piece you played as an example in this piece, but I think most classical guitarist do. It only has a variation of tremolo in it but I really enjoy Sakura Variations by Yocoh

[@ShivLok_art]

Willing to watch you getting 1M subscribers Love from India

[@ShivKumar-ub1ci]

Me too!

[@AppallingScholar]

Omae wa mou shindeiru

[@simondavitt8224]

Great video. Don't forget to give a summary of each of the 4 points at the end of the video. It helps reinforce the learning topics.

[@user-qm7nw7vd5s]

I have seen so many different techniques for learning tremolo in KZbin, all very professionally presented, including yours, that now I hardly know where to start… 😂

[@Yves75018]

Awareness in the pinky! Excellent advice!

[@pahand]

Great exercises. I am very close to performance level on Recuerdos De La Alhambra but need to get the last 20% or so. I will practice these techniques. Thanks. Paul

[@_guitar_dad]

Thanks for the great tips! Hair looks pretty good btw

[@manuelgianella8937]

Great video! The pinky stuff is crucial!

[@defneaksoy1129]

thx:)

[@robertolazary2807]

Thank you for this info - I am playing since the early 70th but without right tremolos. I a playing without nails...

[@peterzurich3330]

I like to include the ´n´ or little finger so you basically get a four finger style tremolo. Not many guitarists seem to use the pinkie and I highly recommend using it especially for chord work as sometimes dragging the thumb across the bases can emphasize them too much. Narisco Yepes used to use the ´n´ finger a lot and i try to follow his example. Hope you like this little tip.

[@wilydingus]

The speed burst is great thank you, I do it for drums why shouldn't I do it here! Great stuff as always thanks boss!!!

[@sunbang9000]

The speed bursts exercise is very creative, I wish I watch this earlier.

[@BIZEB]

Very interesting concept for the speed bursts, I'll try that as well as the staccato. Thank you. I would actually be interested in recommendations for pieces that feature tremolo, outside of the really well known ones like Recuerdos. I've been wanting to practice it more outside of these pieces.

[@jeetray11]

Bud - I have seen you play some amazing arrangements of (was it Mandalorian?) cinema scores a while back. Now I see that you also teach classical guitar. That is a pleasant surprise. Your presentation is very very nice. And you are also funny - I like your bit in the end with Alhambla-bla thing. 30 some years ago - I struggelled to learn the pronunciation of that Tarrega piece! Thanks for what you are doing brother.

[@jamescook5064]

Great info on tension: my nemesis

[@virtuosodm3327]

Such good 8nfo on tension in fingers,you almost never hear anyone address this very important issue,I never had a problem with playing, then much later this problem caught up with me,and has literally crippled my fingers from working properly, I'm having to basically try to start over,it's very frustrating and seems hopeless, but I am still trying for 8 years now to solve this problem, hopefully I can rid myself of this tension that was brought on by who knows what,could've been improper right hand technique,or severe stress,etc...Just letting everyone know to listen to this video on the importance of having your mind and body free from tension,stress,etc...

[@FlowerofDissolution]

Just watched this today and love it. And frankly, you can go about in your Corona "un-haircut" any day, as you look great! Sometimes society also tells you to constantly groom yourself in ways that's not sustainable or necessary. Keep fresh and beautiful is possible for sure + letting natural beauty take center stage I hope. You honestly looked great and have nothing to be ashamed of!! I must stress that. in any case....you're totally brilliant with the guitar! This was such a lovely vid. Thanks for making my day brighter! Keep doing your best, and I hope you keep safe right now! ^^

[@EzraHector-xo2tv]

Recuerdos de la Alhambra!!!

[@ptj767]

I didnt even think of it before and now uve got me all pinky conscious..😅

[@simsim5265]

omfg thanks for the pinky tip it litterally changed all the way my tremollo sounds like. THANK YOU AND DO WHAT HE SAYS FOLKS

[@yogid21]

Recuerdos de al Ahambra of course the most beautiful tremolo ever

[@gandyands]

Beautiful. I also love Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios - Barrios....

[@sebolddaniel]

I have to start over

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Want to learn how to create your own classical and fingerstyle guitar arrangements? Get started by taking my free training, "Fretboard Freedom", where I teach you how to find and play chords anywhere on the fretboard: beyondtheguitar.com/get-started/

[@ewarioevan783]

Hi, is your arm hanging free while playing or is your your hand lying on the bridge?

[@woupt3911]

Your website very useful for me appreciate 👍🙏

[@udayanmustafi3963]

🎸

[@rexkaiser7013]

Instablaster...

[@marko9912]

Spanish friend told me the H in Alhambra is silent, so it's Alambra. Try again lol!

[@753159Fire]

Currently learning Carcassi Op 60 No 7 with some frustration. Can't seem to get that beautiful flow going. Thanks for the tips. I'll give it a try.

[@petemcgrane]

Great insight about the pinky finger 👍

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Hope it helps, Pete!

[@Bernis534]

Very interesting To play tremolo saccadé with meyrnome. Thank you Bernard Québec Canada

[@oscarlomelir]

I would like to see more detail explanation, I see how Brandon Acker explains tremolo, but it took me several viewings to grasp the technique, But Inlike to see diferente instructors, you always Lear something new

[@oOSaoirse]

I practice tremolo for months and it works slowly really well. But if i knew this things... it could be much better now

[@sagarmrao6861]

Hey Nathan! this was a very useful video. Could you please also explain the "campanella technique?"

[@milanradulovic3915]

I'm coming from future and your haircut from past is great. Anyway, great lesson! Thanks!

[@Arksmusic]

Thanks for the video! It was very helpful. I notice points 2 & 3 in Scott Tennant's pumping nylon as well. Have you seen Pepe Romero's tremolo explanation? He explains relaxing the fingers very well.

[@richardamantite678]

link?