One Quick Question

[c_tietze]

Get yourself a capo and play songs higher up on the guitar where the frets are smaller and easier to reach. Slowly lower the capo as you get used to bigger stretches.

thats cheating

Plgght!

[Grandpagotgame]

Like everyone else says, keep stretching. I would recommend playing the songs with the fingerings Dave has, I think he plays them that way for a reason. Remember that he plam mutes on a lot of stuff, remember he usually mutes a lot of stuff too. Also work on stuff like Satellite and #34 to get your hands stretching a bit farther. Welcom and good luck.

[TheGuyThatJaneLikes]

Yeah, I noticed that Dave does alot of muting, but how about finger mutes? Does he do many of them?

[mangold]

yeah

[Coldchillin]

yeah

Very insightful

[Grandpagotgame]

Yeah, I noticed that Dave does alot of muting, but how about finger mutes? Does he do many of them?

He mutes pretty much everything he plays, any open space between chords, like on the Song That Jane Likes. He pretty much constantly strums everthing. He mutes like crazy on The Stone too, I can't play that one like him yet. He also palm mutes on a few songs, and he palm mutes a lot when he is solo.

[mrjones]

Yeah, I noticed that Dave does alot of muting, but how about finger mutes? Does he do many of them?

He mutes pretty much everything he plays, any open space between chords, like on the Song That Jane Likes. He pretty much constantly strums everthing. He mutes like crazy on The Stone too, I can't play that one like him yet. He also palm mutes on a few songs, and he palm mutes a lot when he is solo.

does he mute the verse on the stone? i have a video of him muted everystring during the chorus, and i can do that, but i dont extra mute any verse

[Grandpagotgame]

Yeah, I noticed that Dave does alot of muting, but how about finger mutes? Does he do many of them?

He mutes pretty much everything he plays, any open space between chords, like on the Song That Jane Likes. He pretty much constantly strums everthing. He mutes like crazy on The Stone too, I can't play that one like him yet. He also palm mutes on a few songs, and he palm mutes a lot when he is solo.

does he mute the verse on the stone? i have a video of him muted everystring during the chorus, and i can do that, but i dont extra mute any verse

I have seen him play it both ways. I think he mutes it more when the band comes in.

[TheGuyThatJaneLikes]

Thanks, I wasn't sure which muting Dave preferred. My palm muting is pretty good and my finger muting isn't, but they could both use some work.

[rulian]

I also have small hands and it just takes some getting use to, for some songs i rearrange the chords, sometimes i skip some notes (like in tripping billies) but for the most part you just gotta muster the pain until it goes away

[little ants734]

he does a lot of finger muting, but he does alot of "damping to" not so much palm muting, but he does do palm muting ocassionally.

[TheGuyThatJaneLikes]

I thought damping and finger muting were pretty much the same thing?

Also, what notes do you drop on TB?

With most things, I figured the old "practice makes perfect" adage worked eventually, so would it be necessary? I barely ever played TB in my life and can't remember much of it.

[rulian]

I only drop the stretch on E (D2) and the C# (G6) on the verse riff, not because i cant reach, but because it slows down my timing too much, sounds fine just hitting the C# and B but i agree, work on it long enough i wont have to anymore