I use my thumb over the top to mute the 1st string. It just has to touch the top of the string to stop it making noise.
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JOIN THE DISCORD VIEW THREADim having issues with my palm muting first string. while practicing these chords. any tips on how to prevent that? trying to work on positioning but im not sure if its because im over weight so guitar sits differently or do i just need to work on flexing my wrists more and stretching them?
isnt that the 6th string?I use my thumb over the top to mute the 1st string. It just has to touch the top of the string to stop it making noise.
im having issues with my palm muting first string. while practicing these chords. any tips on how to prevent that? trying to work on positioning but im not sure if its because im over weight so guitar sits differently or do i just need to work on flexing my wrists more and stretching them?
first string smallest oneFirst string or sixth string? Sixth is the thick 'un, the low E.
oh no, im having issues when playing chords my palm will mute that string on accident.Okay, so the smallest string is best muted either by touching it with a finger from the fretting hand (not using the "high arch" hand position) or the pinky and ring finger on the picking hand, or a combination of both!
fretting handSo your picking hand is causing the issue or fretting hand ?
yeah trying to get my thumb lower is very uncomfortable, i got short sausage fingers lolSo if you are having issues muting the smallest string when you are playing chords, I'd say your thumb position is too high, if you lower your thumb a bit behind the neck, you will find the is more room for your fingers to curl.
Yes this is completely different to what I showed in the picture as what I was showing was how to mute the low E string when you are playing an A minor.
It's something the more you practice your fingers will get the hang of the positions they are ment to be in, once you have the chord changes comfortable, then you can start trying to mute the low E string when you do a minor.
Taking photos one handed isn't something I'm that good at, but I tried to show the front and back of the neck for a minor and E majorView attachment 1005View attachment 1006View attachment 1007View attachment 1008
Go slow, you'll get it !
yeah trying to get my thumb lower is very uncomfortable, i got short sausage fingers lol
very helpful! thank youTakes a little practice, I have stumpy fingers too. Other things that can help:
- Rather than having the neck parallel with the floor, sit it at an angle, you'll see this a lot with classical players.
- Get/make a foot stool, that can also help with the angle, you put one foot on it, not both.
- You should only have your thumb on the back of the neck, not your palm, like there should be a gap there.
I have never used that rule ever so wouldn't say so tbhIs it a hard and fast rule that you only strum the top 3 strings on an upstroke? Or does it just sound better. I'm assuming if you play all the strings down, you can play them all going back up too.
The idea of doing 3 strings down and the other 3 on the upstroke where you're getting into some of the concepts of "dynamics". Dynamics are where you vary your playing a bit to sound a bit more "interesting". It's perfectly fine to hit all the strings on the down stroke and the upstroke, there's nothing wrong with thatIs it a hard and fast rule that you only strum the top 3 strings on an upstroke? Or does it just sound better. I'm assuming if you play all the strings down, you can play them all going back up too.
Is it a hard and fast rule that you only strum the top 3 strings on an upstroke? Or does it just sound better. I'm assuming if you play all the strings down, you can play them all going back up too.
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