Tremolo picking or double picking describes the musical technique of picking on a guitar or other string instrument in which a single note is played repeatedly in quick succession. It can be achieved either with the fingers or with a plectrum. In the latter case, the plectrum is moved up and down rapidly to hit the intended string of the guitar evenly. This technique adds sustain to a melodic line where the notes would otherwise decay rapidly. A plectrum (plural: plectra) is a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... Fingerpicking, or playing fingerstyle, is a technique for playing the guitar, or some other stringed instrument using the fingertips and/or fingernails, rather than with a plectrum (or pick). It is used for classical guitar, and some other acoustic styles, but it has found its way into other genres as... A plectrum (plural: plectra) is a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

One famous example of tremolo picking with a plectrum is on Dick Dale's song 'Miserlou', and many of his other recordings. The technique is also exhibited frequently in Bluegrass banjo playing, some forms of heavy metal (especially black metal) flamenco, and Turkish folk music. Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Mansour on May 4, 1937, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s. ... Misirlou is a popular song with a cult-like popularity in three very diverse styles of music: Greek rembetiko, Middle-Eastern belly dancing and American surf rock. ... Bluegrass has three principal meanings, the second two both deriving from the first listed. ... Old 6-string zither banjo For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin, early or original examples sometimes being called the gourd banjo. Its name is commonly thought to be derived from the Kimbundu term mbanza. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This page is about the musical genre black metal. ... Flamenco dancer Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which is strongly influenced by the Gitanos, but which has its deeper roots in Moorish and Jewish musical traditions. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

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