In this lesson we’re going to focus on left hand muting. Muting is one of the most essential techniques. One of the reasons to mute string 6 whilst playing a chord from string 5 is to prevent unwanted noises.
use exercise 2 to practice the muting technique
practice with a distorted sound, because the ‘unwanted’ noises will reveal themselves
check the quality of the muting technique by playing the strings one by one
Do you hear unwanted noises? Figure out where it’s coming from. Is there a string not muted properly? Which string is it…