#229 - Patreon Exclusive String Muting Lesson
Added 2022-06-24 14:30:01 +0000 UTCMy friends, you voted for the topic of string muting and avoiding unwanted noise on the wishlist - so I recorded a lesson just for you :) This one features some great technique tips and 5 exercises for your finger muting technique.
As always I made some awesome practice files for you (video play-alongs, tabs, guitar pro files, backing tracks, PDF tabs), download them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1J6Q6kL4LuC1wDFpwg5A9xzb5mGj5VB7F?usp=sharing
With these workouts, you want to focus on not muting with your picking hand (no palm muting or slight muting with your fingers/palm) and the position changes and other tricky details will reveal how good your string muting skills are at the moment. Additionally, I love exercises 1-3 to warm up both my hands at the moment!
Your practice goal: clean takes at 90BPM! Hope you have fun :)
P.S.: Here's a Dropbox link in case Google Drive doesn't work for you: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fbkj7iv7er7lmtd/AAB6DWnKtnvFRCfzpmReZUbla?dl=0
Comments
Yes! 😻 One of my favourite topics. Thank you 🙏🏻
VirgY
2023-06-06 19:14:16 +0000 UTCPalm muting is a different technique where you mute the strings with your palm and play the notes. It gives them a "muted" sound. You will still need to use your right hand to mute the resonant sounds. There's just simply no other way to do it.
Chris Berry
2022-08-25 19:48:09 +0000 UTCAlso, Bernth mentioned about not using your right hand to palm mute, but some of my lower strings are ringing out due to sympathetic resonance. For example, playing D on the 7th fret on the G string causes the open A string to sound, yet in his video that isn't the case and his fingers arent muting the A string either, but it looks like he is palm muting.
Logan Allen
2022-08-21 05:21:07 +0000 UTCSo in these exercises, it's okay to lay your fingers flatter to mute the higher strings?
Logan Allen
2022-08-21 04:52:15 +0000 UTCI just added these exercises to my routine today. The challenging part for me isn't necessarily the string muting. It's alternate picking the arpeggios since I would always sweep pick them haha. Loving the exercises though!
Alex M
2022-08-13 03:25:59 +0000 UTCThis was eye-opening. I think, I've done it wrong for years, because my initial guitar teacher taught us to mute the (tonally) higher strings with the left hand and the lower strings with the right hand - which explains why I cannot place my wrist freely, as I thought I need it to mute the low strings. *insertmindblown* Boy, here comes some relearning how to play guitar... :D
Fhynix
2022-08-10 12:44:21 +0000 UTCSweeping, tapping, hammeron/pulloff and string bending all require some form of muting. Would love to see more in regards to this subject.
ubmastering
2022-07-14 10:49:07 +0000 UTCI'd love to do one about sweep picking, I'll suggest it one the next wishlist :)
Bernd Brodträger
2022-07-10 07:27:07 +0000 UTCThanks for posting Bernth! I struggle a lot with unwanted string noice while sweeping. When I play a decending C Major sweep across 5 strings (the standard pattern), my B string always starts ringing, especially when playing at faster speeds. Any recommendations specifically for sweep picking?
PaulS
2022-07-10 06:22:26 +0000 UTCThis is prob one of the few videos that made me feel good about my playing. lol
Paul Fessler
2022-07-10 01:29:06 +0000 UTCI think there are certain stretches where at least for me, finger tip muting is not an option. This is due to having less finger length to mute with. So, I use a combination of tip, or flatter IF there is a stretch that is out of reach of the lower adjacent string. This has been a cause of frustration over the years, but it does get easier. Worst case, I have to use the right hand a bit for a partial mute, though I prefer the tone of unmuted notes if possible. Glad the topic is being discussed.
Tolprog
2022-07-03 06:50:21 +0000 UTCCurled fingers are 100% the way to go for advanced voicings and many other techniques - in my case, the muting is a natural reaction from the fingers whenever there's unwanted noise, and over time it kind of becomes fully automated! But it definitely can't hurt to explore it a bit in your practice routine, that's why I made these workouts :)
Bernd Brodträger
2022-06-28 04:52:26 +0000 UTCThanks so much for this!
Scott Bishop
2022-06-28 01:48:57 +0000 UTCI remember in a previous video or two, when mentioning proper fretting hand technique, you said to always curl your fingers, so that you use just the tip of your finger to hit just the string you are intending. I've been working at getting better at that, but now this feels like it's the exact opposite, and I'm fighting against muscle memory I've built up. Is there a proper time to go with just the tip, and focus on hitting just the desired string, vs when to lay your string flatter to mute other strings?
Jeffrey Harmon
2022-06-27 21:02:47 +0000 UTCI'm just so grateful for this! :-D I have been sticking to daily building legato and alternate picking as my focus over the past few months, now at 10 months or so of guitar practice I'm experiencing noticeable improvements... but string noise has *REALLY* been bugging me and I have been wondering how to tackle it systematically. I was trying different picking-hand only approaches and of course struggling with muting the high strings a lot... This is now a staple in my daily technique block for the foreseeable future! I'm just relieved this lesson is out as now I feel I understand better how to go about this.
Ivan V.
2022-06-27 19:49:50 +0000 UTCAwesome!!! You don't know how much I needed this. Thank you so much!!!
Alejandro Mendoza
2022-06-26 06:59:17 +0000 UTCGreat exercise! Thank you Bernth
Michael Pavlovsky
2022-06-25 23:18:18 +0000 UTCNice Right up my ally
Yannick Häke
2022-06-25 10:26:00 +0000 UTCHell yeah! I’ve been wanting one to work on this more, this is great. Thank you!
Zhim
2022-06-25 10:05:38 +0000 UTCMan I always did this the best way I could with the few informations I could get. Not even my real life teacher taught me about it. I really needed this lesson. Thanks.
Salvo
2022-06-25 05:43:22 +0000 UTCThanks for covering this topic, fantastic lesson, unwanted random string noises have been frustrating me for ages so a whole lesson devoted to cleaning up my playing will be a massive help. thanks again
philipp kopfli
2022-06-25 05:20:59 +0000 UTCi noticed when you were talking about it your index finger was straight on the fretboard but when you actually were playing it looks like your index finger is at an angel and more on the side. what is the best angle for the fretting hand? i understand the concept of all of this left hand muting but i have smaller hands and play a 7 string lol (bad combo) but i struggle with the muting with my left hand and have tried multiple different angles.
Micah richardson
2022-06-24 20:15:24 +0000 UTCI skip this one :D as it is enough challenge to find the desired notes.... It is way too much for me at the moment, to take care of the other notes :D :D :D I come back here in 2 years, I promise! :-*
Balázs Takács
2022-06-24 15:17:11 +0000 UTCawesome new hair cut too mate
jaz
2022-06-24 14:51:52 +0000 UTCI can play block 1 at 90 and its pretty good clean tone , ill hit the gain in the morning and see how clean it is
jaz
2022-06-24 14:50:27 +0000 UTC
