Ellen deserves a Pulitzer Prize for her tutorials, her music education, and her original song compositions. She has 2/3 of a million followers for good reason, and has probably taught guitar to more aspiring guitarists than anyone else in history.

The palm mute is an essential skill for the guitarist. It's a great way to add/subtract mood and create variety in a song. You've inspired me to do something similar on my channel. Great tutorial! 👏👏👏

Had to accept today this is a skill I will need to practice daily until I get the hang of it. As an electric guitar player delving into acoustic, this was not obvious to me, to have this specific technique as a structured practice objective this way. Been trying to just absorb by watch and listening but it just wasn’t working! Practice practice practice. Seeing your palm mutey paterns near the end where you let some ringing happen on the up strums, that is what made me realize. This is a whole technique I have skipped over through the years. Palm muting for electric players is taught differently, but now I am learning acoustic songs too and experimenting in all guitar techniques. No different than a uncomfortable chord that takes multiple days of practice and nights of rest to sink in and become skill. This will bring my campfire playing the another level. Thank you Ellen, I think you are the best in youtube in this style of guitar playing.

Speaking along with the metronome was funny :) Your videos have been really important to me as I picked up my guitar again during lockdown and found you - my first ever guitar tutor - thank you!

I really like your teaching videos and this one in particular has helped me a lot, just want to say thank you, you are appreciated!

Probably it is the best tutorial for palm muting on KZfaq....really loved it...the way you explained is really simple and easy to understand.....thank you so much for this beautiful tutorial....I have just subscribed your channel and going to be your regular student.😇😇😇....a lots of good wishes for you...take love❤

This is excellent. I had been really trying to figure out how the palm muting works. Thanks for positioning the camera to the side to help demonstrate. I needed this.

hi Ellen , you're really talented , the way you organize the videos are quite awesome , I'm a beginner guitar player learned a lot from your videos . love from India😘😘

This video is so useful, Ellen. 🙏💗 Who hasn't struggled with this palm mute? The side views are awesome 👍👏 And I never imagined I needed to find the Sweet spot... I go & search for it immediately, and I'll let you know 😀

Wonderful tutorial !!! So Inspiring and encouraging. I love how you encourage people to do their own thing, you give us the tools and then tell us to develop our own style. I absolutely LOVE it !!!

Best tutorial on palm muting.Thanks

Thank you ellen I've been very good with palm mute learn the palm mute from your 22 video tutorial few years ago ♥️

I really knew how to do this 😝 I've learned it from ellen before this video came out. It's a natural thing it happens itself when you play guitar and your enjoying it.

Your videos are amazing! When I was a beginner, I wished I could play like you, and now I can. Thank you so much, Ellen! ❤❤❤❤

Thanks so much! Your instruction is very refreshing.

thanks, I really needed it because I saw your "Stressed Out" videos.

This is helpful but I have already learnt palm muting all thanks to your song tutorial 😁😁😁

Wait what OMG I really wanted to learn that...Thanks a lot :-) now I can play past life more effectively ♡

i swear to god, you help me a lot with your tutorial

Very helpful video! Thanks!

This helped so much thank you!!!

Thanks a million. ❤

Best video for learning palm muting i found on youtube! Thank you!!

Thank you so much for this...I so wanted this ..

thank you so much for this 💖✨ I saw taylor swift and you do it and make it sound so cool but when I try to do it it sounds kinda weird and awkward lol

You’re a fantastic teacher Ellen. Now, if I can get a tutorial on the Grateful Dead! How’s the electric guitar coming? When I picked up guitar, one of the first riffs I learned was Enter Sandman. I’m trying to learn Thunder Struck.

Thank you for the great content!!

Great tips, thank you! Beautiful girl. Beautiful heart. ❤️

Will you do a Christmas song tutorial? The holidays are coming around and it would be so much fun to learn to play! Thank you amazing video!!!!

Oh thank u so much ! i was wondering how u could do that Thaaank u so much i was waiting for it !

Thanks ! You're great👍

Thank you!!😃

Thanks, Ellen. Love these techniques lessons!

Thank you so much

thank you

Thank you so much ma'M

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH i legit asked u to a few weeks back on another video i think it was August or maybe Red

You are the best period 👏👏👏💖

Really good!

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20 minute technique videos.....Thats way cool !!!!

Pls do a video on chuck.. I hurt my fingers just below the nails while chuck-'ing'. 🙏. Thank you😊

I just can't do up strokes while plam muting 😭

Ma'am how do I mute strings while playing with fingers instead of pic

I've literally been trying to learn palm muting. WHAT!!!!

I always mute my strings while I play guitar Can you please do a TMT on how to not mute strings 😀

Cool,Love this lesson Excellent Teacher😀🍎🍎🍎🍎🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍉

thankyou sooo much !!!!!!!!!

I prefer to not use a pick when strumming but palm muting seems to be a problem when strumming with no pick. Have you had any difficulty with this or have a tip for that?

how do we do a choke stroke?

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I have a classic guitar. This video still helping? I need answers

Could you teach us how to palm mute without the pick?

What note strumming is that chug chug strumming you do at the end?

I am learning how to palm mute and everytime I palm mute, my index finger kinda hurts (a lot😂). Is it normal or am doing it the wrong way?

9:36 practice

Did PalMuting

I even pressure but it sounds muted

0:58 So palm muting is not muting and isn't done with the palm so...is palm muting really palm muting?? (The words 'Palm Muting' don't make sense anymore and I literally do it all the time XD )

Hey can you do some japanese songs?

I still can’t. If I strum, my hand stops touching the strings.

my hand is too small. i gonna cry in peace now

My hand really hurts after practicing on palm muting

Cool am in esson 7 🌈🙏Practice1

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