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Palm muting help + extra question (lemmings.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello everybody

So i heard people do this thing called palm muting and it sounds awesom I want to learn. I tried it with pick.

Downstrum is ok i can do it but whats with the up strum? Is it possible or is there a technique to up strum while palm muting or guitarist dont do that and im just dumb

The extra question is about tuning. When I tune my guitar. Sometimes the tuner show that the tune is almost half a tune higher than it should be.

When the guitar used or after used the strings stretch right so the tune should be lower not higher right? So why is it higher? Its just poking me why this happen

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just some thoughts from an old hack who played guitar poorly for like 5 years before switching to bass.

It's confusing at first when trying to play a chord because you don't have the range of motion you're used to the a free wrist. Back when I learned I was taught to put the 'knife end' of my hand all the way up against the bridge (make a hand like you're doing a karate chop) and strum from there. Down will be easier than up. Another thing to keep in mind is that all our arms/hands and other appendages are different sizes and what may work for others may not work for you, so try a few styles, see which works best for you and also sounds like how you want, and do that.

And some things are okay to shortcut. I always had trouble on power chords on the bottom three strings so I just kept the root and next string snd skipped the third. No ones really going to notice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I have long arms and fingers. Somethimes when i try palm muting i just mute the strings.

Somethimes not press all the strings with the same force.I do the karate chop I saw that people put their hand on the bridge to get even atrumming.

I practice it will get better eventually. Just the up strum fell so wrong. Always stuck my pick between the low strings. Good too know that the up strumming and palm muting not impossible together ๐Ÿ˜Š