This lesson introduces another popular acoustic guitar technique used frequently throughout a lick or solo, the vibrato. The vibrato is another technique controlled with the left hand finger which is fretting the note. This technique involves moving the string rapidly back and forth in the direction of the adjacent strings as the left hand finger is fretting the note.
In the following example vibrato is applied to the note on the fifth fret of the 2nd string. Listen carefully to this example on the recording to hear the correct effect of this technique. Vibrato is indicated by a wavy line above the note.
First try this example; a simple lick in the key of E.
Now try this example; the same lick as the previous one, but vibrato is used.