Muting Unwanted Noise on Guitar

ghostofgar Says:

Jun 11, 2009 - Excellent vids mate, when you are descending from the high e with say 4321 do you still only mute with the tip of the index?

haneeshclairvoyant Says:

Jun 14, 2009 - thnx !!! a lott!!!

yoeasypunk Says:

Jun 24, 2009 - Quick question. Is it better to pick/mute with your right hand your way with all your fingers in a fist or the way I do it is holding the pick with my index and thumb with my other 3 fingers out?

FreepowerUG Says:

Jun 24, 2009 - Not really a big deal as long as your hand is relaxed. Take your hand, relax it totally - apart from holding your pick, that's what it should look like.

Joereillymusic Says:

Jun 25, 2009 - dont close your fist because that takes more effort, take your hand and hold it wide open, now touch your index finger to your thumb in the place you would hold a pic... see where the rest of your fingers are now? thats where they most comfortably reside.

FreepowerUG Says:

Jun 25, 2009 - I have to disagree - improving technique involves minimising tension - by relaxing your hand totally you can see how your hand looks when it has 0 tension. Add the pick between finger and thumb, sorted. Holding your hand wide open =/= relaxed.

Joereillymusic Says:

Jun 25, 2009 - im not advocating a wide open hand, im basically saying what your first comment says, your hand needs to be relaxed

coldironhands1 Says:

Jun 27, 2009 - i hold the pick between my index finger and pinky it's easier for

Qwertz1234512 Says:

Jul 17, 2009 - Where exactly is the difference between anchoring and muting the lower strings with the right hand?

boxingin Says:

Jul 22, 2009 - I'm new to electric guitar and I was wondering how to stop all that extra noise. Uhhmmmm, now I know how. Thanks alot, man!

xXDrVanillaXx Says:

Jul 27, 2009 - how do you mute the D,A, and low E strings without palm muting them?

boxingin Says:

Jul 27, 2009 - Hey FreePower. You mute the bottom strings with your thumb and some mute them with their palm (pinky) what's the difference?

FreepowerUG Says:

Jul 28, 2009 - Hand shape or size makes things different, as does bridge design. Sometime the palm is useful to mute a lot of strings where the thumb wouldn't be big enough.

boxingin Says:

Jul 28, 2009 - This guitar playing thing is very tricky, man. Had I known this beforehand I think I would've chosen Alligator wrestling or something.... Oh well. It's too late now. Thanks for the advise and keep up the good work.

sagyas Says:

Aug 22, 2009 - Thx good lesson. So you showed 3 thecniques. -Mute with tip of the finger -Palm Mute -Mute with thumb I think the first is the best and I'll use it.

degozaimasu Says:

Aug 25, 2009 - Actually you DO palm mute them but you're not playing those notes. Let's say you want to play a note on the D (4th) string. You palm mute the A (5th) and the low E (6th) string, but not the D string! (meanwhile, the index finger should mute the G, B and high E (3rd, 2nd and 1st) strings) Muteing is very easy in theory. In practice...

Trannsam Says:

Aug 29, 2009 - Very helpful!

ChristinaRicciLover Says:

Sep 3, 2009 - when you have to mute between chords like in smells like teen spirit, I have this pacman-like sound when I lay my hand(the hand on the frets) on the strings , is that normal? Or shouldn't I mute the notes like that?

ChristinaRicciLover Says:

Sep 3, 2009 - Ehh?

joesimmons90 Says:

Sep 22, 2009 - That's the way it's supposed to be done. It's called scratching/scratch chords.

blayze101 Says:

Oct 17, 2009 - go home and cry then

Revival1 Says:

Oct 23, 2009 - awsome video man! best i've seen around on this topic

whoomit Says:

Nov 8, 2009 - Hey there, pretty good video! Could you tell me what that descending run around 2:20 is you're playing please?

clutchkirby Says:

Nov 12, 2009 - You're might accidentally be playing natural harmonics. Make sure you're covering each string with the width of multiple fingers, not just one.

vjr1113 Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - What I need help with is my arpeggios :/