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Palm muting help + extra question (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/guitars

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Hello everybody

So i heard people do this thing called palm muting and it sounds awesom I want to learn. I tried it with pick.

Downstrum is ok i can do it but whats with the up strum? Is it possible or is there a technique to up strum while palm muting or guitarist dont do that and im just dumb

The extra question is about tuning. When I tune my guitar. Sometimes the tuner show that the tune is almost half a tune higher than it should be.

When the guitar used or after used the strings stretch right so the tune should be lower not higher right? So why is it higher? Its just poking me why this happen

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

While you're technically correct, the same goes for fretting, especially when playing barre chords, as the downward pressure of your fretting, you're putting tension on the bridge this way as well. It's best to not worry about it, chances are you're not going to notice the slight change from palm muting. If you notice a change in pitch, practice your technique until it goes away.