For a beginner like me this is what I am starting to work on now. There are just so many subtle things to learn on guitar sometimes it's overwhelming.
@SaxJockey5 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. I just take it one step at a time. Pick angle and this muting technique are my latest challenges. Got through all the chromatic, diatonic majors, minors, pentatonic scales and positions, note positions all around the neck, numerous studies and lessons. It's a long term project for me!
@francesco01855 жыл бұрын
You're completely right. Same situation for me (and I played the bass for 29 years!). Be fast, be clean, know the blues scale, the bebop scale, the hybrid picking, alternate picking, chicken picking, know your amp and pedals (so many pedals!), rake, bendings, tremolo bar, strange chords, improvisation, tapping etc. The good thing is I'm not a pro, I can take my time, have fun and make exercises in the evening, in the morning and in the weekend. At least I'm never bored! :)
@Mike-wc9sz5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the best because l couldn't learn anything then.
@ale95074 жыл бұрын
As an advanced player, it's still overwhelming...
@jakub83024 жыл бұрын
IdyllMusic as an advanced acoustic and intermediate electric just take it slow. Don’t overwork yourself. If you practice each thing for 10-20 min a day you’ll eventually learn the right habits without thinking too much
@JerryAntoine4177 жыл бұрын
It's commendable how many pains you go through to demonstrate every single facet of guitar playing. Real quality stuff, man.
@finalsymphony8 ай бұрын
Yo, the last "problem" section of the video, what is the song he's playing? I should know it, but I can't quite remember it lmao
@finalsymphony8 ай бұрын
Starting at 1:20
@zetorman76395 жыл бұрын
Great information, and well presented! I remember long time ago as a kid I would think that needing to mute would be like cheating or an indication of not being able to play precise enough. How wrong I was! I´ve since learned to use the technique for chords, and that just opened the whole world to me. I never ventured much into soloing, and only now realize muting is a key thing for sweet clean soloing as well. I would always have problems with noice coming off the bends. My forefinger needs to learn to come to rescue! Actually this also explains why it is usually hard to see from videos what notes the artists play, because their fingers seem to always be all over the strings. Now we all know why, so obvious!
@parkerrosenblatt1174 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best lesson I’ve ever seen on KZfaq thank you so much for what you do
@viktorbmx8 жыл бұрын
That trick with a finger after bending was very useful! Thank You! Subscribed
@stefanhennig4 жыл бұрын
This is spot on, exactly where I am struggling at the moment. Thank you.
@svensnus16744 жыл бұрын
That's probably why you watched this Video in the first place i guess haha Just kidding, i have the same prob atm, that's why i'm here 🤷🏼♂️
@rome8180 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how much your videos have leveled up since you posted this seven years ago. On another note, it may be a cheat, but I recently had to record a palm muted part and the high E string kept ringing out. So I just removed it. It's not a good longterm solution, but it did the trick.
@theocurtis023 жыл бұрын
Wow Paul, I've been subscribed to you for about a year now but this is the oldest video I've seen. You've come so far with your editing and presentation, makes me excited for what the future of this channel holds. Keep it up man!
@guitashamilele4 жыл бұрын
I've been playing guitar for 20 years and I only now realise I don't do this! Going to spend tomorrow going through all Paul's early vids to see what else I forgot to learn! Plus I will now be referring to my G&L as an electro guitar from now on.
@CMM53003 жыл бұрын
There's alot of proper picking hand muting also...
@Prim3MavericK Жыл бұрын
Omg, the single string “Cant Stop” was me in middle school i thought i was killing it
@jochem4205 жыл бұрын
7:08 as you see sometimes you gotta mute when youre not even playing as well :)
@FobiasBizarreOneManBand5 жыл бұрын
This guy is so chill, I totally can see 1m people enjoying him
@arthurpires61785 жыл бұрын
His dirty playing sounds cleaner than my sound
@jeffreyferenc36724 жыл бұрын
Keeping strings muted while trying to solo on electric, especially with gain up, is tough for me. Will try this technique using fret hand index finger as trying to use right hand to mute doesn't work for me very well. Thanks, great lesson and playing. You make it look easy!
@jakub83024 жыл бұрын
How’s it been going? I play fingerstyle on electric so right hand muting is not so easy for me either 😂
@LauraMoraleslauramovi8 жыл бұрын
I think it's vital to have a clean sound, it's the most important thing to me... do you have some exercises for that? I mean, some patterns I could use to practice my 'muting' technique.. Thank you, really good videos.
@leandrogomes77386 жыл бұрын
Laura Morales I also would like to know if you got in your Pantheon some exercises on this Topic, Paul.
@lauritamonteiro54803 жыл бұрын
Yes that!!
@janjansen79832 жыл бұрын
you could use every chord or note to practice this, dont make it more complicated
@funkguitarworld13132 жыл бұрын
yes but 2 get good like Prince and Dave Grohl we need specific exercises from the Mr. Miyagi of guitar the legendary Paul Davids!
@brickmaster518 Жыл бұрын
@@funkguitarworld1313 he mentioned playing through all pentatonic patterns with this, that is a great excersise
@lmiranda00178 жыл бұрын
Can you make a tutorial for can't stop by the red hot chili peppers
@Guitarfailtastic28575 жыл бұрын
theres a million online already
@BrianAndersonTT4 жыл бұрын
Sympathetic vibration is the culprit! Marvelous 11 minute lesson and demo.
@JajaTheBalls7 жыл бұрын
Your skill comes from that epic beard
@smoadia855 жыл бұрын
Being unable to find the proper ways to mute my strings caused me so much frustrations for so many years that it's one of the leading factors for me to stop playing guitars...
@tazmaniatazlandia94388 жыл бұрын
That was my major problem, it helped a lot. Thanks, you're awesome :)
@5376odd5 жыл бұрын
ugh those damn single strings are so frustrating. Thanks for this!
@Take-fb5kb7 жыл бұрын
very helpful, thanks. I'm gonna have to practice these tips, I've always had trouble bending and catch the next string up
@zingkhe4 жыл бұрын
I just want to say. That orange telecaster is reminding me of that miranda afternoon i sipped coke on a sleazy summer with freedom just a mile beyond me. Its just too good.
@batphink26552 жыл бұрын
This is what drummers like me who use guitar for writing NEED to learn. Once I put distortion on my electric it often sounds a right mess,Thanks Paul!
@lmiranda00178 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on picking techniques because that is my biggest issues
@mccoy43542 жыл бұрын
Muting is probably the hardest thing I have come across while learning. It is so counterintuitive, you are trying to touch the string after you have played it. For other beginners like me, you can try practicing "Killing in the name of" by Rage Against Machine. You have to mute a lot in that song to make it sound clean.
@swapnildutta34635 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot man....my strings were ringing while releasing the bends....ur technique helped a lot...
@fabiobarros88072 жыл бұрын
Salve, Paul. Aqui do Brasil assistindo todos os seus vídeos. Parabéns pelo Bom gosto nas suas aulas !
@David-sx6wn6 жыл бұрын
I found the delay between the wide shot camera and the closeup fretboard camera to be disorienting. Other than that, fantastic tutorial! Thanks very much; I really want to learn how to use this technique for songs like Can't Stop.
@isaacjohnson.6 жыл бұрын
very very great tutorial. Thank you! I have been working on this idea once I saw Paul Gilbert talking a lot about using the thumb for muting, but learned some additional great tips in this. Thank you!
@konstakoskenniemi8192 жыл бұрын
5:10 Just a timestamp for myself, scroll on 6:15 ring fing 7:20 index 9:00 bends
@ijones_884 жыл бұрын
Paul you’ve come a long way I’m just a few years. Cinematography and editing skills have gotten crazy good 🤙🏾
@emielmermans32994 жыл бұрын
Should be studying right now.. but Paul your my guitar hero men you just helped me so well
@klaus25193 жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video or give me advice on how to avoid the "accidental pull off sound" when lifting fingers from the strings? Everything sounds like shit because of it and its the same all the time. Anyone else have the same problem?
@JeffLearman4 жыл бұрын
Paul, I'm surprised you haven't covered right-hand palm muting (on the bridge), which I consider a basic technique on both acoustic and electric.
@Takanekoandele Жыл бұрын
I played acoustic for a year and finally got a electric guitar and I just realized my muting is so bad and causes rlly messy sounds, I'm going to try mastering this now
@dragui99326 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lesson. I needed that !
@thegreatestdao6 жыл бұрын
Your channel is awesome. Very well explained! Thank you very much. You are very professional. Endless guitar knowledge.
@rikb3805 жыл бұрын
I was playing for 5 years but I found myself stuck in like the same level of playing until I got into John Frusciante, his playing I just fell in love with & he taught me like a style to mute the stings I don’t want to be heard & that shot my playing level dramatically so I thing this is one of the most important lesson for guitar players especially if lead is your aim
@francesco01855 жыл бұрын
The trick of muting the chords during a bending with your index is very very useful. I didn't know that. But I'm not able yet to hit the six strings and letting play just one of them. Very hard, not so easy.
@StefanGBucher4 жыл бұрын
Just so utterly helpful! Thank you!!! Do you have a tutorial on palm muting?
@matthewbockbrader60763 жыл бұрын
Why don't guitar teachers start with this?
@FaisalSaifi3 жыл бұрын
5 years ago, dayummm
@ernestorallon Жыл бұрын
For unison bends when you can’t mute the top strings with your index finger, how can you prevent unwanted noise? Thanks for the tips!
@GudlaugurMusic3 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul, good morning. I've been struggling with unwanted string noise (especially bending,) so this will really help thanks. Although I had to giggle slightly, because I think it's probably the noisiest video you've ever done.. that electrical buzz! This is not an insult btw. This was a long time ago and the quality of your video production now, is easily some of the best out there. But this did make me laugh considering the title. just a bit though.. sorry 😉
@thebluriam2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit! Chris Evans is teaching me guitar! Thank you KZfaq auto-play!
@CMM53003 жыл бұрын
It's an important topic. Proper muting with both hands. It takes a while to develop to execute naturally and subconsciously.
@seanokeeffehempenstall92348 жыл бұрын
amazing also have you a video on how to play green day holiday ? Cuz ur so amazing at playing it
@mericksaturnino8395 Жыл бұрын
Your always helpful really to be honest most of my tutorial and exercise are yours since cant afford a guitar teach
@markireland-spicer7433 жыл бұрын
That’s the first time I’ve had that bending trick pointed out. Hopefully I can use it (too many ingrained habits though I expect)
@chronicdeist5 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, some of us can't use the left thumb to mute because we have ridiculously short fingers!! In my case, a surgically repaired left thumb that is short and doesn't bend properly makes that technique somewhat useless.
@TheGorillafoot2 жыл бұрын
Great tips in this video!
@terrykapinsky88044 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was looking for Great Video
@UPTARDDOWNTARD4 жыл бұрын
What is the song played at :58?
@akiresuterachi35453 жыл бұрын
Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
@rashidabidsadman20405 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on how to create better tones on guitar multi effects processor?
@BrianAndersonTT4 жыл бұрын
I did the opposite and regret it. I thought by training to be a super precise player I won't have string noise not realizing string noise occurs without even remotely touching them.
@fliatas2 жыл бұрын
Great video, Paul, thank You. Looks like You need to work on synchronization between left hands 10:27 :))
@eddiehardt12606 жыл бұрын
10:00-10:20 I love the way that sounds
@SaxJockey5 жыл бұрын
Another great tip, many thanks.
@yestfmf3 жыл бұрын
Any possibility that you might apply this teaching style to bass guitar? I find your teaching style easy to follow. Just i am trying to learn on the wrong kind of guitar.
@speedracer558 ай бұрын
thanks for this video, it's super helpful. any tips for string muting when the index finger is playing the 1st (high e) string?
@alanwarren4587 Жыл бұрын
So when playing lead single notes you should be muting unwanted strings all the time? Brilliant lessons by the way👍🏻😎👍🏻
@garethsmart64806 жыл бұрын
What a great lesson, thank you sir
@bokajekliw3176 жыл бұрын
How do I mute strings when I play an ascending scale, like you did in the lead playing example with the 3 note per string pattern?
@faustohernandez34346 жыл бұрын
Use your picking hand, your hand must rest on the strings that are not played
@Spyronox4684 жыл бұрын
I've been playing for ten years now and I noticed a few months ago just how sloppy my playing actually is. my only fear is that to do this correctly I'll have to relearn the guitar entirely since I've been playing a certain way for so long now
@TheEric030414 жыл бұрын
Alright this is my beginning i have learned only one solo (i was a pianist before) and i did realise that i am doing alot of things wrongs and my playing isnt clean and there are alot of unwanted sounds i make.So i think i am having a good start.
@BloodAndGutsTV5 жыл бұрын
You are a REALLY GOOD guitar player.
@FLAMENCO9616 жыл бұрын
Hi great video I got a question, I play only with my fingers (classical guitar style) and I have not found a way to mute the strings when I am playing single notes up the fretboard (from 6th string to 1st string), tried with the thumb of my right hand as I go up the strings as bassists do but reduces speed and my thumb finger nail got stuck, do you know about a way to mute in that case?
@slapthatplank6 жыл бұрын
the chords are no problem...it's those single notes that I gotta woodshed.
@Avg-sd3ju3 жыл бұрын
Have you got it down yet? How long did it take?
@upsbear3 жыл бұрын
Maybe mention, you are also muting with the right hand ?
@sergio37135 жыл бұрын
Hi. My thumb is really short. How can I mute. I NEED to mute. Help me. Please!!!
@nicolaslher7 жыл бұрын
Awesome Left hand is the key !
@polopolopopo3 жыл бұрын
whats the name of the first song you played
@richardwhiteside8993 жыл бұрын
Class video.
@nicolasfox7 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, when you are strumming all the strings, what is the best way to mute all of the strings *except* for the high E string? If you wanted to play singles notes on the high E while strumming.
@beidouvirus39787 жыл бұрын
use anything except for your pointer finger to fret, I guess.
@brianpinkston12677 жыл бұрын
playing the main lick from cant stop its a neverending battle for me. practice practice practice sighhhh lol and after that im gonna TRY snow
@studiochloki7 жыл бұрын
supergoeie tips! bedankt!
@vinci88138 жыл бұрын
nice guitar playing!
@PaulDavids8 жыл бұрын
+Vincent Cruz :) thanks!
@theitalianstallion9734 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris Evans
@wormtownpaul3 жыл бұрын
Good up until the last one, where there was resonance on single note playing. How do you stop/mute that?
@GenaroDev7 жыл бұрын
my life in a nutshell . great video.
@jolonteerobinson3491 Жыл бұрын
What’s that first tune you played, it sounds really medieval
@mohamedmaison9389 Жыл бұрын
lmk if you find it lmao, been bugging me for a while now
@eduardogarcia97934 жыл бұрын
What guitar is that first one?
@musashimiyamoto96873 жыл бұрын
Thank you Captain America!!!
@abhinishsingh36033 жыл бұрын
You're enlighting us about guitar like Gautam Buddha
@distortionto10662 жыл бұрын
can you pleease talk about lead muting
@willsmusicworld44893 жыл бұрын
How do I set my guitar sound nice
@tricko22865 жыл бұрын
Great tone... what pickups and amp/fx ru using? Thanks 👍
@09ThunderOne3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I do a high E bend on like the 22nd fret, I'm always hearing the B and G string ring out now matter what I do. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
@avinandanbanerjee95687 жыл бұрын
Any tips on muting strings while playing power chords? Like in Holiday.
@finparkour7 жыл бұрын
touch with the tip of your indexfinger on the string above :)
@finalsecretofchrono13392 жыл бұрын
What about muting bends properly? I get 'muted noises' when releasing strings higher up on the neck after a bend. The strings are palm and fret-hand muted, but the bend release still sounds. It's like unwanted ASMR.
@palikki2 жыл бұрын
i've been playing for 5 years and it's embarrassing how i still can't get the intro part for holiday right because i never practiced it like this
@johnbatesowen97087 жыл бұрын
really useful
@isaacwilliams99194 жыл бұрын
What about unison bends?? All three fingers are taken and I can’t mute the strings
@ahmadbilal75023 жыл бұрын
paul how do you mute all strings and bend just a single note? that done with the right hand muting or left hand? hope you got a point.
@FoxInTheBasement3 жыл бұрын
With Cant stop, i find that when muting the E and A string, i am triggering harmonics with my thumb. How should i be muting? Is two points of contact on a steing when left hand muting the only sure fire way?
@kshitijgour99827 жыл бұрын
I m not able to hold the B flat chord I had been trying for a long tym it doesn't sound right.. what to do?
@ellie39103 жыл бұрын
Okay, but what about for finger style. My guitar teacher has me playing in a position where I can’t palm mute at all
@wubbalubbadubdub28105 жыл бұрын
Looking for muting videos because I couldn't play Can't Stop, and lo and behold
@TRASHP1X1E2 жыл бұрын
5:55 (just marking this spot for myself but if you're reading reading this have a nice day :> )
@einfussganger5 жыл бұрын
What about putting a hair-tie (scrunchie) around the nut (assuming you don't play any open strings)? Just lazy?