Palm muting is a guitar-playing technique in which you use the side of your hand to keep the notes in check.The purpose is to stop the sound completely or cut out the string noise when you're playing.If you place your hand on the floor, you can use the technique to reduce the sound.
Step 1: The strings should be placed lightly on your palm.
Pretend you chop the strings.Don't hit them, but you can see what part of your hand should be hitting the strings.The outside of your palm is where it should be.When you put your hand down, it should be in line with the strings.It's easier to learn if you slide the hand back as close to the bridge as possible.
Step 2: If you keep your palm on the strings, you'llstrum normally.
Use your fingers and wrist to strum.Keeping the same weight on the strings is something you want to work on.Picking one string is the easiest way to start.As you get used to keeping it quiet, you can play a two- and three- stringed instrument.
Step 3: The pressure of your palm can be adjusted.
Since the skill is not very hard, a lot of palm muting is about the feel on the strings.The harder you press, the less you can hear the note of the string.You'll hear buzzing if you're too light.The perfect sound is a deadened, but still melodic, note that ends quickly after youstrum it.When you pick the string, you should be able to hear the pitch.Pick the strings one at a time to make sure you hear all the pitches.
Step 4: Try a different hand position.
If you move your hand back and forth on the strings, you can change how much noise is made.The sound is more muffled by moving closer to the fretboard.If you still want to hear pitch, you should keep your hand as close to the bridge as possible.
Step 5: You can sound certain notes by adjusting your hands.
Lift off the part of your hand you don't want the first string to sound on.You can try to make it sound right by strumming it.Lift off the strings in order.You can control which strings are not dampened once you have mastered the technique.You will be lifting from your wrist.You can open and close strings with some practice.
Step 6: You can use the bridge pickups on your guitar.
The best sound for you will come from the pickups that are near the bridge.If you want a buzzy sound, use the neck pickups.
Step 7: If possible, use humbucker pickups.
When palm muting, these pickups will grab a lot of that deep,chunky tone.
Step 8: Work on moving in and out of the palm.
For example, listen to Green Day tracks.He can texture and layer the guitar part with his ability to go quickly from palm to open strings.Slowly raising your palm off is how to start palm muting.Become your guitars volume knob.