Tremolo Training Grounds
This Roadmap will guide you through lessons, exercises and tunes that will help you develop tremolo on the mandolin. This technique is a cornerstone of Bluegrass mandolin so jump on in!
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Tremolo 101
Gain control of the speed and rhythmic accuracy of your tremolo through an intense workout. Learn the A minor scale and apply all th...
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How to Play Watson Blues
This is a lesson for Watson Blues. It's a great instrumental. It was written by Bill Monroe. We'll learn the tune and some subtletie...
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Wayfaring Stranger
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GDAE
This arrangement follows the melody and uses a lot of tremolo. Remember, there is more than one speed you can use on a tremolo. 16th...
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House of the Rising Sun
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GDAE
A simple representation of this classic Rock melody with added tremolo and some great licks.
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In the Pines
Bluegrass-
Difficulty
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Key
D -
Tuning
GDAE
This is a nice, and simple arrangement for, "In the Pines". There's also a wide variety of licks available in the switcher. Pay atte...
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The Old Rugged Cross
Bluegrass-
Difficulty
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GDAE
The song Hymn has a wonderful melody. Pay attention to the sound of the tremolo when using the lick switcher. Some are triplet trem...
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Midnight on the Water
Bluegrass-
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D -
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GDAE
This beautiful waltz sounds so good on mandolin. It sounds even better if you engage the "swing" feature in the Tunefox player. It i...
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