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Muted / Dead Strum?!!?
I got so lost in the rhythm challenges this week. I do not understand how to make the muted or dead strumming sounds. I can’t see what Tony’s hands are doing differently from mine but I cannot make those sounds. I just came off 30 days to play, so I’m totally new to guitar. Can anyone point me to an explainer for those techniques?
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One is basically strumming the strings with the fretting hand laid across them to keep them from resonating. I can do this but the rhythm part is always a challenge and muscle memory work out for me so I get it. It’s not technically hard, but my old brain takes some time to carve those new neurological paths. I hope that helps.
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thanks, Albert!
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Welcome to TAC @TheRealRobbo ! As @alfred_d pointed out, muting is lightly laying your hand or finger(s) across the E strings without adding pressure. The rhythm just comes with lots of practice. Sometimes mine sounds good, and other times it simply sounds like plllfffff (doo doo). 🙂 Hang in there, and you’ll be surprised how 8 months goes by and the lessons rotates back around, and all of a sudden something that gave us problems beforehand is now doable.
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