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Learn the physics behind great muting techniques with exercises to help you develop control over ringing strings.
Overview
Errant string noise makes you sound sloppy. But when you’re using The Grip, muting becomes an art form. The Grip was all about letting strings ring clearly. Muting is all about keeping them silent. Muting is a crucial skill that separates great and mediocre players. It must become second nature, or you’ll fight ringing strings for the rest of your playing days.
Muting is a 1-hour lesson that teaches you the techniques that allowed players like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix to play powerfully yet cleanly.
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Part 1
Part 1: Introduction
In this section I'll explain how Muting relates the The Grip.
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Part 2
Part 2: Mechanics
In this section, we first look at exactly how each finger on your fretting hand can be used for muting while using The Grip.
They we'll look at how to mute strings with your picking hand.
And lastly we'll look at how can use both hands together to make sure only the desired strings are ringing out.
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Part 3
Part 3: Troubleshooting
In this section I give you a step-by-step process for eliminating ringing strings while you play.
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Part 4
Part 4: Exercises
In this final section i give you several exercises to help you target individual strings while muting everything else.
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