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Palm muting help + extra question (self.guitars)
submitted 2 years ago by CsikosPite to c/guitars@lemmy.world
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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€“] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

It really depends on the guitar you have. If you have a floating tremolo you can't do muting as any pressure on the bridge will make the guitar go sharp.

For other types, muting while doing alternate picking is possible. Try something like the Peter Gunn Theme on the low E string for practice.

For the tuning issue, it might be that your tuners are cheap or that the nut is pinching the strings. Try grinding a little graphite from a pencil and rubbing it into the nut slots, it helps with the sticking.

[โ€“] CsikosPite 2 points 2 years ago

Well i dont have tremolo but ita interesting to know about that.

I will try the graphite, and the song looks fun to try it

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