What is this guitar technique called?

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Ah, of course, that’s the founder of:

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And then there’s the old-fashioned way of tremolo picking:

That would be impressive on it’s own. That he’s doing that and playing another voice at the same time is pretty astounding.

here you see how it is played

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When I learned it I was also taught a technique that grouped the tremolo into five subdivisions of the eighth note. The standard Segovia model for right-hand tremolo fingering is thumb-ring-middle-index (p-a-m-i, in classical guitar-speak). The 5-beat model I learned went p-a-m-i-m, apparently it’s a flamenco method (?).

Abe Laboriel Sr. bass show & tell.

Abe Laboriel 4 fingers technique - YouTube
Abe Laboriel 5 fingers technique - YouTube

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