Demo: palm muting
Five steps to partly damp the strings with the edge of your hand for a dry, percussive attack.
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Five steps to partly damp the strings with the edge of your hand for a dry, percussive attack.
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Palm muting means resting the edge of your picking hand on the strings, right where they leave the bridge. The string still sounds, but with less sustain and less treble. It's the backbone of rhythmic rock and metal, and handy in clean pop and funk parts too.
Step 1 of 5 · Place the hand
Rest the edge of your palm on the sixth string, over the bridge saddle or just in front of it. Play the open string with a downstroke. You should hear the note, muted but recognisable, not a pitchless thud.
String 6, Open: E2 · 1 · Root