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Joe, finger an A chord, strings B, G, D, Fretted on the third fret of your neck. use what I call the triangle finger shape. middle on B/3, index on G/3 and ring finger on D/3 fret.
Strum these 3 strings or use thumb, index and ring finger to pluck the strings. then light lift, less pressure but still in contact with your fretted fingers and strum or finger pick these strings again. you should be getting a muted tone.
Move to the E chord and repeat this and then the B7 chord, another triangle shape
Strings G/2, D/1 and A/2, repeat this. You can mostly use this method of muting when chord strings are adjacent to each other unless you are able to split/move your fingers to cover other chords that aren’t made with strings next to each other.
Palm muting takes much more practice to learn.
Are you located in the 805 area code area? I am located there.