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@chaddickerson18873 жыл бұрын
Love that you're the first one I know of to use a "floaty link thingy" to remind people to subscribe instead of appending it onto the subject of your video. Thank you for that. Oh, and "the hair on the back of your neck is sticking out."
@MonokoKokoro3 жыл бұрын
all this time there was an adorable dog walking around your room
@DRTyD2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this lesson. I’m just starting to get into this, and the additional problem I am facing is that when I use my thumb to mute the low E, the flesh of my hand just below my index finger ends up also muting the high E 😱, cuz I’m losing that space that would normally be there. I’m finding this terrible frustrating as it’s like learning these chords all over again.
@bigdoinks42027 күн бұрын
what helped you get over that? just changing finger placement and shaping?
@DRTyD6 күн бұрын
@@bigdoinks4202I wish I had a good answer. Truthfully, I avoided open triads and having to do this by focusing on songs that don’t require it - I tend to play metal so - power chords, scales, and such. I only recently started going back to this stuff - forcing myself cuz everyone should know it - But I haven’t gotten back to trying to mute with my thumb, so I’m not sure. I haven’t had the problem, like it maybe went away, but also haven’t been using my thumb like that. I’ll return to this if it comes up again.
@generalawareness1012 жыл бұрын
To have long fingers, and hands. I wish I had them as I can't do any of these as my palm area, and thumb length are just not there to do it. The best I can do on a thin neck guitar is the tip of my thumb gets close to low E while my palm area below the first finger is muting high E.
@derekdoe8753 жыл бұрын
Bought your app recently, gotta support the brand! Keep up the excellent work
@bangkokskater3 жыл бұрын
Can you make videos about guitar injury? It's a very real issue for all of us who practise hours a day
@jaapongeveer62034 жыл бұрын
I have small hands and have tried this without luck. Been waiting for a detailed video on this forever. Thanks!
@deepsix10104 жыл бұрын
I also have small hands but I don't find it difficult to mute the string. However fretting the E string to make an an F chord, I find very difficult. Invariably I end up muting the high E string
@ericottey85263 жыл бұрын
Very helpful thank you!!
@oray16474 жыл бұрын
Interesting. But for me the main problem is how to NOT mute the thinner string, mostly with an A chord. The C is more easy even if I must practice more, but the A is just impossible without muting the 1st string... Can't find the right position, it's physically impossible to my hands...
@callumlea48614 жыл бұрын
O Ray make sure to really curl your hand around as if you were trying to get as far away from the 1st string because you are wrapping your hand to tight causing the string to be muted also another tip is to pull your thumb down so the tip of your thumb is just slightly muting the 6th string so as you pull it down you will have more hand space to avoid it. I had the same problem too
@indiamalwa3 жыл бұрын
Use middle, ring and picky fingers to play A major chord so that 1st string doesn't get muted
@keithlittlebury29863 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating and informative. Thanks.
@ZajoSTi3 жыл бұрын
Wow this was super useful. Thank you.
@grog55644 жыл бұрын
Jimi used his thumb to form his chords. One of the reasons it is hard to get his sound. But I discovered this years ago, been using it a lot.
@robertrowlands36424 жыл бұрын
Another excellent helpful video thankyou
@heikostock99593 жыл бұрын
Hey Justin, I just found your channel, it is great! The A- Chord is the hardest one for me, I nearly all times touch the higher e with my palm, so it is also muted. How to solve that?
@aydaasgari91542 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊 🙏🏻
@lukeorlando48144 жыл бұрын
I used to use my thumb to mute. But I found the join in my index finger started to become unbearably painful. I am guessing the stretch of my thumb over the top string was causing my index finger to hyper compress. I had to stop playing anything at all with my index finger for about a month.
@pierheadjump3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Justin ⚓️
@peponiachtchi3 жыл бұрын
Great video Justin!! Indeed that's a different way of playing A chord, switching first & second fingers. Would you recommend it for begginers? Regards!!
@taimur10503 жыл бұрын
In his beginners course he recommends the one with index finger on the g string. You can check out that video out for details
@freesk83 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@watchfan6180 Жыл бұрын
Asus2 is a pain when muting. Lighter pressure, on finger tips.
@WanilTV4 жыл бұрын
hi justin, following your videos brother. Thanks
@timoernst4 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial as always! However, I think I’ve seen people playing power chords with the thumb on the lower e string. Can you make a video about that? 😀
@justinguitar2 жыл бұрын
Playing power chords with the thumb over is not really a recommended manner to play them. Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com
@CathyW3 жыл бұрын
I have tiny fingers and when I play C chord I can’t mute the top E and hold down the A string at the same time... but I also struggle to get my thumb over the top without muting the *bottom* E. Any ideas anyone?
@ZajoSTi3 жыл бұрын
When I keep my thumb hanging on the top like that, I can't make enough counter pressure for the fretting fingers. I end up either muting the 1st string or fretting the 6th string when playing Am.
@mariguana79182 жыл бұрын
I can play the F chord well but I still find F minor pretty difficult. I’ve already gotten into the habit of muting strings with my thumb. Do you think I started muting too early? Edit: This is on electric BTW
@biharcourt4 жыл бұрын
That guitar of yours is so pretty!! 😍
@teh_nagato3 жыл бұрын
Justin, thank you! Can yoy make a lesson about muting with thumb and another fingers same time? For example I play strings 3 and 5 (playong octaves) and need to mute all other strings.
@justinguitar3 жыл бұрын
Have you already checked out these lessons? www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/string-muting-techniques-im-134 and www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/muting-strings-deliberately-b2-804 | they will give you more tips on muting in general | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide
@teh_nagato3 жыл бұрын
@@justinguitar Thank you, Justin! You’re the best!
@watchfan61802 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help. With D cords are the top two strings supposed to be muted? Or is it only first string, low E?
@a-mb9373 Жыл бұрын
You play the d string open and the chord shape on strings 1-3. The 5th and 6th strings are not played.
@theshield2207 Жыл бұрын
^^^what he said
@phill2343 жыл бұрын
Hey there, I want to start playing e-guitar. I wanna start with a low-budget guitar because I'm still not 100% sure if I have enough time and motivation to actually learn something. And I also just don't have enough money for high-tier and really expensive stuff so I want to ask what you think about Harley Benton guitars? Would you recommend them or would you tell me to buy a more expensive guitar? They are really cheap and most reviews seem pretty positive. Hope you could answer my comment!
@MrFluitenier3 жыл бұрын
I can give you my five pennies of knowledge for deciding on buying a guitar. That you found this website gives you already a headstart, finding motivation is sometimes less than a click away. I had the same hesitations as you describe when I bought my first guitar (I didn't buy a second yet). It took a while accumulating sounds from guitars I took in my hands while visiting the shops. I'm certainly not against e-ordering products, but a guitar is for me too personal an object to 'just order one'. So I started to listen and gradually I learned what type of sound I liked in the shops. I also learned which shape/color/model/ ... I preferred to hold. Nowadays most brands have really decent guitars for a reasonable price. Your own feeling and your own ears will teach you what'll make you happy. Even two similar guitars will always differ a little in sound. Listen to more advice, but go for your own perception. As for prices, in the beginning I couldn't imagine and explain the price differences I saw, sometimes expensive guitars didn't impress me at all. I was patient and tried to learn and understand (during that time I was also able to save a bit more cash than I originally planned to spend), visiting shops again and again, missing opportunities too, and regretting my hesitance sometimes, until the day I entered the shop where this guitar was waiting for me. I'm still learning on it now, and I love to wake up and take it in my hands. There are a zillion guitars way more expensive than what I paid, but I am happy learning to play on the 'simple and not too expensive' one I chose that day, while knowing when I master this technique or that riff, it will sound great on the 'golden' one I'm saving my money for now.
@phill2343 жыл бұрын
@@MrFluitenier First of all thank you for your answer! Basically there are two problems, why I can't really buy a guitar in a store: 1. I'm left-handed, so most shops in, my area only have live a hand full of guitars I could theoretically buy. 2. My budget is only 300€ and there's no real possibility for me to earn something. I'm from Germany and I'm still going to school (11th grade). School is really time-consuming. I'm there from 8am to 3:30pm usually (on Wednesday until 4:50pm) and I still have to do homework and learn and stuff, so working is not an option. The shops in my area usually only have like 3 models that would fit my budget, but most of the time they aren't for lefthanded people. I found an Ibanez guitar for about 250€ that would fit my budget, but it's not available in qny store near me
@classicraceruk13374 жыл бұрын
My fingers ever on my strat will not stretch over the top
@ronblaha58082 жыл бұрын
So when you can't thumb mute because your hands just aren't large enough, what's the alternative?
@theshield2207 Жыл бұрын
Try not to play the strings that dont need to be played then lol
@0utcastAussie4 жыл бұрын
Almost... Physically impossible on my Yammie SG Literally impossible on my Fender Dreadnought (even with the neck dressed by Jon Haire) Yes I have small hands !
@robbo033 жыл бұрын
I also have a Dreadnought and found it's practically impossible to thumb mute. Good to know I'm not the only one lol
@mariamqais71792 жыл бұрын
OMG my hands are so small and like thats not enough I only have Nylon guitar LOL
@aymanatmani99673 жыл бұрын
does of you who got here. how would you rate your progress?
@lyntrique29953 жыл бұрын
I started around September 2020. Watched at least 1-2 videos of JustinGuitar a day and I can say I can play the guitar properly now.
@aymanatmani99673 жыл бұрын
@@lyntrique2995 that's really nice to hear i also made some progress but it's quite hard for me to play everyday with my studies going on.
@lyntrique29953 жыл бұрын
@@aymanatmani9967 haha sometimes I also miss days of practice cause of studies, good luck with your guitar progress
@toddsutton56723 жыл бұрын
well i dont have to watch this. I cant even touch the low e with my thumb! short fat fingers.
@mortonuser3 жыл бұрын
So incredible good issues you are addressing, but unfortunately too much talking in every video and too few actions on the guitar. I really would love to see more of it, if it comes to actions, more than talking.