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seth_southerland · Unread post by **seth_southerland** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:11 pm

i dont know how to palm mute so naturally i use my fretting hand and that works fine

johnnyd · Unread post by **johnnyd** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:14 pm

slide for sure, and I mute the parts after the D & G chords with my fretting hand. I basically lay my index finger over the fretboard as my hand is moving to do the slide. I just kinda do it without thinking about it.

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:49 pm

Yeah that is what I am trying to do. I can't palm mute....I don't know why it's so hard, but it is. I need to take lessons.

dmfollower · Unread post by **dmfollower** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:35 pm

bmblmoo5 wrote:ants is the first dave song i learned...and i still cant figure out how do to the slide...i just hammer

Can't quite say you really learned it then now can ya? :lol:

johnnyd · Unread post by **johnnyd** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:09 pm

Practice it slow. Just keep a finger or fingers on the strings as you move your hand up to do the slide. I don't think there is any right way to do it. It's personal preference. You may find that you need to keep more than just your index finger on the strings. Slow it down to the point where you can do it and build up from there. I know how you feel. Six months ago that frustrated the shit out of me too.

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:13 pm

johnnyd wrote:Practice it slow. Just keep a finger or fingers on the strings as you move your hand up to do the slide. I don't think there is any right way to do it. It's personal preference. You may find that you need to keep more than just your index finger on the strings. Slow it down to the point where you can do it and build up from there. I know how you feel. Six months ago that frustrated the shit out of me too.

Thanks for the advice. I practice it on and off, and hope to get it soon. Can you palm mute?

Humble Monkey · Unread post by **Humble Monkey** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:24 pm

I've noticed a lot of Dave-driven guitarists can't palm mute........for those of you who are having trouble palm muting; try learning something besides Dave Matthews! --jk It's kinda true though.

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:34 pm

I do play lots of things, and rarely play Dave. I don't play much Dave because I am just starting out and I know it's above my level. I can play Dave half-assed but if I'm gonna play it, I want it to have that percussive bassy sound to it....So I will wait until I am the guitar god before I start really playing Dave.

Speenis · Unread post by **Speenis** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:40 pm

Someone shoot me the definition of palm muting. Because what I think it is, is really easy and I can't understand why people can't do it. I mean, isn't it self-explanatory, you mute with your palm.

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:43 pm

It's easy for some people but not for others. I just have a hard time with the degree of muting on each string. Like I always mute the E string too much and the e string not enough. I can palm mute, I just don't have it perfected.

charliemike · Unread post by **charliemike** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:01 pm

Palm muting is easy for me when I'm just goofin around but if I have to incorporate it into a song at full speed, then it gets all ganked up ...

Finger/Fret/whatever muting is waaaaaay beyond me right now.

I'm trying to learn a couple different parts of songs like Nancies and Billies(and Warehouse all the way through) and I just cannot get it to sound anywhere close to being right yet.

Eventually I'll get it, but right now I'm just trying to figure technique out.

chosta · Unread post by **chosta** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:23 pm

i rest the "ball" of my hand, if you will - the part of my palm closest to my wrist - across the strings, and play normally. and it sounds muted. its one of those things where i cant help you if you cant do it, it seems too easy.

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:17 am

I do the same, but it seems that the ball of my hand really only touches the A D G B strings, so the sound is fucked up cause the little e string fucker is ringing while the others are muted. Do you pick mostly by moving only your wrist when your muting?

johnnyd · Unread post by **johnnyd** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:51 am

I don't see how you can palm mute in this song. I do it for Gravedigger and some other bluesy stuff that I play. It's just a lot easier to mute with your fretting hand in an uptempo song like this. I can't imagine slapping my palm on the strings when your strumming fast like that. Again, I guess it's personal prefernce.

Trippin Hillbilly · Unread post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:33 pm

Humble Monkey wrote:I've noticed a lot of Dave-driven guitarists can't palm mute........for those of you who are having trouble palm muting; try learning something besides Dave Matthews! --jk It's kinda true though.

are you kidding? i really hope so..
If you're implying that dave doesn't use any palm muting then you need to think again my friend.

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