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A wavering effect in a musical tone, produced either by rapid reiteration of a note, by rapid repeated slight variation in the pitch of a note, or by sounding two notes of slightly different pitches to produce prominent overtones.

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Do the three bars connecting these notes mean something other than 1/32nd of a beat?

They refer to tremolo, where the notes on either side of them are played quickly and alternately, rather like a drum roll. …
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Semitones in tremolo harmonica

It looks like this particular harmonica is a simply diatonic one, giving available notes in C major of C D E F G A and B, in various octaves. To be able to play the 'black keys' - # and b, you really …
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How do you play a tremolo attached to a stack of notes on a piano?

The top idea is pretty impractical, so the bottom one is the way to play this tremolo. It doesn't have to be exactly that number of notes - who's counting?! … Another way to write out tremolo would be to use two minims here, one top, one bottom G, and put the tremolo marks between them. That then looks like there are too many beats in the bar. …
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How to play tremolo on violin

The dots should align in music - for example where there are two quavers, with a crotchet under the first, the next dots should be vertically in line with each other. On that premise, this does look, …
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Playing Folk Songs on a Chromatic Scale (C) Tremolo Harmonica

Since there's only one 'chromatic' note that needs the button pressed in - F♯ - to play every note in the key of G as opposed to key C, it's not an onerous task. When you need that F♯, just play the F …
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Is it possible to get a mandolin style tremolo on an acoustic guitar?

I believe it is. Thinner strings help, in my opinion, and a very loose pick and wrist. Obviously it won't be identical, but will be a good second best. thus, a similar sound.
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