VIBRATO ARM (AKA WHAMMY BAR)

Vibrato arm bends

the note is picked, then the whammy bar is raised and lowered to the pitches shown in brackets.

d‚oop Scoop &

scoop - depress the bar just before striking the note and release. Doop - lower the bar slightly after picking note.

dive bomb

note sustained, then the vib is depressed to slack. square bracket used if a long-held note has new articulation applied.

gargle

sound the note and ‘flick’ the tremolo bar with picking hand so it ‘quivers’. results in a ‘gargling’ sound!