Chapter 4

Techniques

Articulations, bends, graces, slides and slurs, vibrato, trills and tremolo, strums and rasgueado, pick direction, modifiers, fingering, text.

1. Articulations

   • Articulations

2. Bends

   • Bends and the bend editor

3. Grace notes

   • Grace notes and the grace editor

4. Slides, hammer-ons and slurs

   • Slides
   • Hammer-ons and pull-offs
   • Slurs

5. Vibrato, trills and tremolo picking

   • Vibrato
   • Trills and tremolo picking

6. Strums and rasgueado

   • Strums and arpeggios
   • Rasgueado

7. Pick direction

   • Pick direction

8. Modifiers: whammy, swells, hi-hat

   • Note modifiers

9. Fingering and sticking

   • Fingering and sticking

10. Text over notes

    • Text over the note