Hey how’s
it going guys,
When
playing lead guitar you’ll notice that if you land on a note and wait on it too
long without adding a type of effect there, it will tend to sound boring. If
you add a subtle (or not subtle depending on your tastes J) bit of vibrato, it will do loads of
good to your soloing and make it interesting and melodic too. So todays lesson
is about how to apply vibrato. Enjoy.
Here's How:
1.
Choose a note on the fretboard. For
the purposes of this text, we'll choose A on the 2nd string (10th fret).
2.
Vibrato can be applied by any
finger on the fretting hand, but most players generally favor the first (index)
finger for adding vibrato. We'll use the first finger.
3.
Play the note. Now, using the
entire arm, push and pull the string slightly to the left and right of it's
natural position on the fretboard. This should cause a change in pitch.
4.
This is a type of vibrato preferred
by many rock guitarists (think Neil Young). The intensity, and amount of
bending applied in this type of vibrato are individual to the guitarist.
5.
Now, try this. Play the same note,
and bring the knuckle of your first finger into contact with the side of the
guitar neck. Rapidly rotate your wrist, so your knuckle repeatedly comes in
contact with, then stops touching the neck.
6.
Your finger should naturally bend
the string when doing this, to produce a rather different sounding vibrato.
This style is favored by guitarists like B.B. King.
7.
Lastly, try playing the note again,
and firmly push the string forward, then pull it back (towards the bridge, then
the headstock). This should give you a very subtle, 'classical' sounding
vibrato.
Tips:
1.
Start paying attention to other
guitarist's vibrato. Notice the big variation in vibrato in differing
guitarists. Listen for when they choose to use vibrato, and when they don't.
2.
Try to emulate the vibrato of your
favorite guitarists. From there, try and develop a vibrato that works best for
you.
DON’T FORGET TO APPLY
THIS TECHNIQUE. IT IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT AND AWESOME – SOUNDING. Good
luck on your guitar journey, Visal
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