| String muting is another technique that
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| | beauty is if you get a little wild with
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| can help you define your own personal
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| | your pick it still sounds right.
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| style. There are two types of string
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| | Fret-hand muting is used extensively.
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| muting, the palm mute with your picks
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| | Palm muting is more commonly used in
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| hand and the string mute with your fret
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| | distorted rock songs. The technique
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| hand. They serve very different purposes,
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| | involves resting the heel of your
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| but both are important to good guitar
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| | pick-hand palm on the strings as you
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| playing.
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| | pick. Most people rest it directly over
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| Fret-hand muting is particularly
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| | the bridge, but you can experiment with
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| important when playing chords and power
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| | different positions for different sounds.
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| chord. The purpose is to use part of you
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| | Also try different levels of pressure to
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| finger tips and fingers to mute the
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| | regulate the level of muting. This
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| strings you don't want to include in the
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| | technique creates a percussive, muffled
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| chord being played. For example the C
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| | or chunky sound. Combine fast down
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| majors chord is played from the 5th
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| | strokes with palm muting in various
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| string to the first, your are not
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| | patterns with moderate distortion for
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| supposed to hit the 6th string. I use the
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| | sounds similar to Metallica or other
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| tip of my 3rd finger that is holding down
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| | metal bands.
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| the 5th string 3rd fret to rub up against
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| | Both fret hand muting and palm muting are
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| the sixth string thereby muting the
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| | very individual and stylistic techniques.
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| string. I use this same technique with
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| | Incorporate practicing this technique
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| power chords, but in addition I use the
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| | every time you pick up your guitar and
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| fat part of my index finger to lightly
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| | before long you'll master this necessary
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| lay across strings 1,2,3. with just
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| | skill.
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| enough pressure to mute the strings. The
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