Recuerdos de la Alhambra | Francisco Tarrega | Classical Guitar Tutorial 1 of 3 | NBN Guitar
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Recuerdos de la Alhambra or Memories of the Alhambra is an iconic piece in the classical guitar repertoire. As a solo piece I rank it next to the Concierto de Aranjuez as one of the most recognisable and transcribed pieces for guitar.
Written in 1896 by the great Francisco Tarrega it stands alone as the most popular piece ever written for guitar using the highly specialised 'tremolo' technique. The tremolo technique involves the rapid repetition of a note sounded by any combination of right-hand fingers but usually thumb, annular, middle, index. The tremolo is used to give the impression or the illusion of sustain that is similar to that of a note being bowed by a violin.
Other tremolo patterns are as follows:
- p, i, m, a
- p, i, m, i
- p, i, a, m, i
From a technical standpoint the idea is to produce a rapid series of notes with an even and consistent tone in terms of both volume and duration.
Players considered to have the most legendary tremolo techniques include:
- David Russel
- Xuefei Yang
- Manitas de Plata
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Thank you Joshua for making my dream of learning this piece come true.
You are very welcome J.R :)
Wah kayanya ngebantu banget dh dng adanya tutorial ini , jadi pengen balik lg kemasa lalu waktu remaja sering nongkrog ma temen2 diteras rumah sambil ngopi2. Makasih to youtube dh tampilin vidio tutorial ini. Siiip dah.
Terima kasish. I want to go back to Indonesia and drink kopi luwak hahaha
Thank you very much for your contributions! you made us love guitar and dont give up in training!. Gracias
You are totally welcome Eva. It's my pleasure.
Thank you for all of your purchases too Eva. It really does help me along :D
Best classical UA-cam guitar tutorial channel. Thanks reddit.
Hi Poushal. Bro...thanks for saying that. Good old Reddit. I kind of slowed down posting on Reddit as a few of the groups I was posting too were quite negative but thankfully you found one of my posts and it bought you here. Awesome!
MrOoJoelOo Thank you!
I found him today, is the best teacher!
Mistakes?! Dude, I would kill to play this piece as well as you! :) Thank for all the great vids.
Chris Ward You're too kind dude! You're welcome!
thank you for your tutorial !!!
My pleasure Leonardo!!!
The tabs & sheet music are available now. Sorry for the slow upload!
Nice play
Terima kasiah banyak bro! Make sure to check out the other 2 tutorials too! Happy Batik National Day too!
Hi Josh I Should have known this would be in your Repertoire ...I've been (trying) to learn this piece...I read in Guitar Techniques magazine Tremelo practice-- try to emphasize the "Middle finger" to give a smoother more "even" sounding Tremelo...I think it helps...Also have good shaped fingernails...goes without saying.
It's taken a few months to get a half decent tremelo happening (incremental metronome practice) I have the 1st half memorized...the tempo and trills are a bit tricky...I need to keep at it ...but I got side lined with "Hotel Calf solo" haha
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--Van
Haha yeah it's a classic. It's probably in every serious classical guitar player's repertoire. Tremolo is probably the most difficult technique of all on guitar. My biggest tip is to aim for even articulation just make the notes all sound the same for the same length of time - including the thumb.
Got sidetracked aye....story of my life too Van haha
I've made this mistake before...I such a "Dummy"..it's "TREMOLO"...DOH!
No worries. I still spell it like that from time to time hahaha
Ana Vidovic plays index middle only. But, nevertheless, great video!! Thanks!!
Very true. She is the exception rather than the rule. Most players use the a, m, i technique. Thanks for your kind words!
joshua rogers Hey joshua...How did Ana Vidovic use index and middle finger so fast?
How to play i,m,a fast?So hard...
Quien no domina la técnica no debe subir un tutorial sobre ella.
Fair enough.
Very nice and smooth play. Thank you so much. I have sent you a private message with my email, if you can please email me the tabs. This is going to be a big challenge for me, but I am going to persevere, thanks in advance.
Hi Farzin. Thanks for your kind words mate. I received your message and I've replied and attached the tabs for you to get started. Developing a good tremolo is definitely an awesome technique to add to your abilities. Persevere and it'll happen. Let your fingers fly!
thank you for all your hard work. your videos bring me joy and encourage me to learn more.
+poker fanatic You are absolutely welcome. I have many more tutorials on the way. We are always learning
what strings are you using for this one? I see you have a bunch of strings in the description, but I don't know when to use low tension vs high tension vs acoustic.
any recommendations for this specific one?
I used Augustine High Tension strings for this recording
Thanks for a quick reply!!
Anna Vidovic plays tremolo with two fingers
Yes, indeed. Quite miraculous if I do say so myself.
Thank you tremendously for posting this video and breaking down this repertoire to us dummies :) Also thanks a lot for giving out the sheet of full tabs and fingerings for both hands. Can't thank you enough
You're welcome kl. I'm happy to do both man. Gotta share the knowledge I reckon! I learn plenty from other UA-camrs so it seems only fair that I should make some kind of contribution. Leaving such a positive comment is thanks enough.
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Hahaha there's always time even if you're a dad. I grew up in the 80s & 90s and I used only notation too - no UA-cam back then hahaha
great tutorial! thanks so much!
Thank you :)
you're a legend!
You’re too kind Cary!
hi joshua,
i would like to ask if you can a tutorial for Carcassi Study Op. 60 No. 9
i would prechiate it :D
have a nice day
Hi. I'll see what I can do. You have a nice day too.
Mate this is fabulous - thanks so much. I have subscribed to your channel. Can't wait to work through this song. God bless....
Hey mate thanks for that. Plenty of material on the channel for you to sink your fingers into!
Thanks man , in just 3 hours nailed it , still have to work with the buzz on the high fret , maybe i need a better guitar cuz this one is a cheap electro classical guitar
You're welcome man. 3 hours...not too bad at all! Perhaps you just need to adjust the action on your current guitar to remove the fret buzz.
Where's other two videos?
Magnifique, bravo pour tes Tuto vidéos.
Merci beaucoup
Amazing tutorial,tnx bro
Oh my god.. 👏👏👏😱 from this moment, you are my idol guitarist.. you're the best bro 👏
Hahaha hey Arip. I'm not worthy of such lavish praise dude. Glad you're enjoying the tutorials! Let those fingers fly!
That is seriously challenging. Any practice tips for getting that tremolo up to speed? Great job on this by the way!
It sure is Josh. Scott Tennant has a great book called 'Pumping Nylon' (link in the description) that has an excellent section on improving tremolo and identifying issues.
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Hi Josh
Yea i watched all of Pumping Nylon video..Regarding the Tremolo, he really insists starting doing it slow Staccato way...And after say 10 bits of staccato add a burst of speed for a couple of bits, then go back on slow staccato..And then slightly increase the speed on the staccato and the speed of the Speed bursts. I thing it really helps that way.
Regards. Sergio
I have a question please, at which metronome speed should we play alhambra? and should it be steady all through the piece? or are we allowed to slow down to emphasize a part and then speed up again?
Play it at a speed where it sounds smooth and comfortable. You can definitely slow down in a couple of spots as long as it is musical and tasty :)
joshua rogers Thank you veru much for your kind reply .. i will do as you say .. after watching many players i came to the conclusion thats i shall variate the speed and the volume many times to emphasize some parts and tell a story and send a feeling .. what do you think?
Thanks❤
Is it really ok to play PAMI? iv always been told to play PIMA
Either way is ok L K. Ana Vidovic plays it PIMI...so there's proof that you can do it anyway you wish. The outcome is probably more important than the method :)
Hi Joshua. I found several positions you use very different from what we see a lot of classical guitar players doing (and consenquetly from what is written in the scores found elsewhere). Is it something that you've came up to? Regards.
Hi Waltriani. Yeah, I do plenty of things my own way. The older I've become the more I realise that a lot of the greatest players play things however they like. I just uploaded Capricho Arabe and you should check out the differences between the way Jason Vieaux plays it compared to Marcin Dylla. They're obviously both phenomenal yet they play it in their own unique ways.
Great. I'm gonna check them out.
Both very different and both superb.
Melhor canal,seus vídeos estão me ajudando muito, Sou do Brasil..
So nice to hear that. Some of the most beautiful guitar music is from Brasil so thank you to Brazil!!
BTW, I like how you rest your chin on the upper bout of the guitar! Segovia would probably have given you a dirty look for that, but no less a guitarist than Sabicas used to do that too, and if it was good enough for him, its good enough for me!
Segovia may have even scolded the great Paco de Lucia for sitting with the guitar on his right leg too! He may also have chastised the mighty Kazuhito Yamashita for moving the guitar all over the place. I'm of the opinion that if it's good enough for me it's good enough for me :)
Don't tell Segovia, but I sometimes do it too. Actually kissing the guitar *might* be going a little too far, though.
Awesome thx man, i got it down, cheers from dan in auckland
Hey Dan. Congratulations on getting it down. Not the easiest of pieces but definitely one of the most rewarding. Cheers from Josh in the Bay of Plenty
If the Heaven is as fabulous as this piece, I intensively willing to visit there :))))))
You want to visit heaven or the Alhambra palace?
Tell me where I can meet Francisco Tarrega and there will be the Heaven :)
someone asked me recently can I play this knowing I play classical guitar , it hurt to say no ! , this happened with cavatina some year's ago as well so I went and learned that one ,recuerdos different animal though ,have to learn to play tremelo first ,but you are right Josh it is one of the most famous pieces ,you did lovely job here and inspired me again to get this one started somehow
Hi Alan. All the best with Recuerdos. There's certainly a few challenges in there but you'll be able to overcome them especially if you can play Cavatina. Pepe Romero has a wonderful tremolo lesson here on YT. Well-worth checking out. All the best buddy :)
+joshua rogers thanks joshua, how would you rate the left hand for recuerdos ?is it really comparable with cavatina ?
Alan I believe it is. Chords held for several beats, a few extensions here and there. Although they're inherently different pieces the left hand chords pose similar difficulty.
+joshua rogers thank you again ,thats encouraging to know
Responding to 2:42 Mateo Carcassi used to do his tremolos P-I-M-I. I like to play the famous Carcassi Op.60 Etude 7 in Am that way. If you want to see a brilliant modern rendition using the PIMI right hand fingering for Recuerdos Del Alhambra, guitarist Ana Vidovic plays it that way. In fact, a video of her doing so is popping up right now in the "suggested videos" on the right.
With regards to difficulty, that's subjective. I think PIMI gives a more consistent tone than PAMI, and that's why Vidovic likes it, but it is a little "busier". While I'm sure its possible to do PMIM, and maybe there is somone out there who does it that way, I'm not aware of anyone.
Indeed I have seen Ana Vidovic playing Recuerdos with P i m i. At the end of the day I'm a firm believer in doing what works for you. Most of the greats had some kind of quirky technical thing that they'd do that would kind of fly in the face of what is considered to be a 'sound' and refined technique. We're all different and therefore sometimes we have to depart from the norms and just do what works even if it goes against or contradicts modern pedagogy.
I think most "hardcore" classical guitarists know about Vidovic and her tremolo, though I'd assume many who are watching this video may not. For those who haven't seen her play this, its instructive.
I agree with you 100%. At the end of the day, if a given technique lets you make the sound you want easily, and doesn't put you at risk for injury over time, its "good". If not, its "bad". There is invariably more than one "right" way any given passage can be executed, and some of this has to do with anatomy and just personal preference. EG, I like to lead with "m", you like to lead with "i". . .at the end of the day, the piece comes out the same and it makes no real difference.
With respect to modern pedagogy, so far as I can tell that's mostly about general principles on position and playing that correlate with anatomy, are supposed to require least effort, produce good tone, and don't predispose to injury. Different instructors still perform and teach things a little differently, though I think the best ones all accept that when it comes down to things like specific instrument position or some of the fine details of specific movements, those things are idiosyncratic and every player still has to figure out what works best for them personally.
Extremely well said and right on the money.
Joshua how can I pay to see the other parts of this video?
Hey long time. You can pay and checkout the membership options here: nbnguitar.com/membership
joshua rogers Thank You Joshua
Thank u sir for your Tremolo lesson amazing to compare to other nice sound very. Sweet I always learn Tremolo since I saw you I'm proud of u
You're very welcome Johnmark! Thank you for your pride for me!
I am so happy to have fallen in to this! You’ve cheered me right up! I think you’re honest! That’s something I’m proud of! Hope you are too. X
Hi James. I'm glad you've fallen into it too!
are you an aussie mate lol nice lesson i play this one too !
Hey mate. I'm not an Aussie. I'm from across the Tasman. Nice piece to have under your belt! An Aussie and a Kiwi both playing instrumental music from Spain. Gotta love it!
no man i am canadian lol again we both play the same peice cool indeed friend !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my passion also is the guitar !
Oops haha sorry man! I've been in a few bands with some amazing singers from Canada - both guys were from Toronto. They sure could wail. My apologies about the assumption rob :D
Joshua you are the best !
Thank you Juan that's very gracious of you to say :)
nicely done!
Thanks Robert!
Thank you Joshua for humble being , great video
You're absolutely welcome Norman and thank you for your kind words.
Thank you so much.
Anamul you are welcome. It's great that these tutorials are assisting you with your guitar journey! Let's play this!
thank you
+chibrit23 My pleasure
maestro
I wish. Sadly my playing isn't that great but at least I can teach stuff haha
i can play the chords good vibrato string can wait for a moment
please the tips
I'm guessing you mean 'tabs'. Tabs can be found by clicking on the link in the description. Don't forget to subscribe and like too please.