Tremolo picking is a technique used by guitarists to play notes on one string very quickly.

This is done by moving the pick back and forth over a string repeatedly.


Here are some tips to do this most effectively:

1. Use your arm for the movement, not your wrist.
2. Turn your pick at a slight angle with your thumb so it will glide easier over the string.
3. Use only 1mm or less on the tip of the pick for the best speed and least amount of scraping noise, this is most helpful when you are using a lot of distortion in your sound as noises can quickly diminish your tone.


When notated (notation) in tablature it looks like 3 diagonal slashes through the stem of the note.