Need Help

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:41 pm

Ok!

I got big problem whit mutig!!

What should i do?? any lessons or trix??
Im going mad i tell you MAD...

Macht · Post by **Macht** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:44 pm

ok it's mostly just pratice, like getting used to it. just try to mute with whatever fingers you can, fingers that are free and such. when you do this, you kinda wanna hit the actualy notes a bit more then the muted strings

dmbguitar718 · Post by **dmbguitar718** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:45 pm

Yeah, mutig is a very hard technique. I can only tell you to mutig very often and find some mutig videos. But don't worry, mutig becomes easier with practice. It also helps to mutig with others.

Haha. j/k. Just lift your fingers lightly and strum normally. You'll get it soon, it's natural.

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:46 pm

ok!

like the intro to two step should i mute the hole 9 freet and use my other fingers to play??

omg,, im so stupid!!

Macht · Post by **Macht** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:48 pm

Two Step muting should be easy, the finger that gets either the 8, or 10th fret should cover the D string

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:51 pm

thats the problem!!
i dont know where to put my fucking fingers,, hehe
i can read the tab, put i dont know how to make it easy for me!!!

Macht · Post by **Macht** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:55 pm

ok so its

G 10
D x
A 8
E 10

what i do is

fret--------10---8----x----10

finger-----2-----1----1-----3

and keep that for the intro
what you should probab;y do, starting off with that song is:

fret--------10---8----x----10

finger------3----1----1-----4

imjust long fingered and can do that stretch mwuahahaha

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:01 pm

ok!
thx alot man!!!
im gonna try that!!

when you mute,, are you always using lika the hole finger or just pices of it!!

do you know what im talking about??
im not.. lol

Macht · Post by **Macht** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:03 pm

i think i kinda am. it really depends on the setup of the chord. like muting in that intro is kinda like your gonna make a note, but you take your finger lightly off it, so kinda like the A and D are pressured on the 8th fret, raise it a bit on the D. Muted D

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:07 pm

you know!!

im printing out every word that you say! lol

Macht · Post by **Macht** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:09 pm

decent!

even this?

you smell!

:p glad i could help man

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:09 pm

lol!

thx man...

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:45 pm

dmbguitar718 wrote:Yeah, mutig is a very hard technique. I can only tell you to mutig very often and find some mutig videos. But don't worry, mutig becomes easier with practice. It also helps to mutig with others.

Haha. j/k. Just lift your fingers lightly and strum normally. You'll get it soon, it's natural.

You're terrible

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:31 am

i've found that dave's muting comes easily when you finger the chords correctly, speaking from a chord muting sense. dave doesn't palm mute a whole lot, most of it comes from the fretting hand.

whip3512 · Post by **whip3512** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:39 am

dmfollower wrote:i've found that dave's muting comes easily when you finger the chords correctly, speaking from a chord muting sense. dave doesn't palm mute a whole lot, most of it comes from the fretting hand.

Yeppers! Check out some of the videos if you haven't already. They'll give you a good idea about how Dave's odd chord shapes naturally lend themselves to a lot of muting.