Thank you for this lesson. I’ve been feeling rather depressed about my lack of progression. I feel stuck. I’ll give it a go. Having something to work on should cheer me up and inspire me
I go through a slump every so often, the last one was triggered when Peter Green died. Listening to a great guitarist always reminds me how far I have to go... but then I dig into a completely different type of playing and it gets me going again. I the recent case Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pistols cheered me up no end.
I got a bit burnt out doing the lessons and practices all the time. So for the past few weeks, to switch it up, I have just been learning some different songs or riffs, and not worrying about trying to progress through the actual lessons. It’s actually a very interesting change up, as I have been having fun, learning bits of songs I like, and trying out some other advanced techniques that come up from time to time in those songs. Then when I go back to the lesson, what was hard all of a sudden is just easy - because I had picked it up during one of the songs. Or conversely, where I might have struggled messing around with the songs, going back to the lesson I pick up on something useful that helps me with that. Bottom line, there is no straight path to enlightenment. Mess around, switch it up, and most importantly- have fun!!!
Justin, you are excellent in every regard: visual and audio demonstration, verbal explanation, and general onscreen likability that makes the viewer feel encouraged that this is all within our grasp. Thank you very much for the succinct and effective tutorial. You are the quintessential teacher.
FINALLY someone has exactly what I need. I am a drummer ,keyboardist first and when I play my electric with distortion I find it very hard to control and make it sound clean. YOU da man mate so glad I subbed cheers Justin!
this is amazing for beginner/intermediate gutarists. i've been scared to delve into palm muting because i was afraid of the resutls, but this made it so much easier. thank you thank you thank you!!
You're a savior Justin! Thank you so much for the video! It was a huge help and I'm feeling so much more confident with palm muting. Do you have any tips for palm muting while strumming power chords up and down, not just chugging on the downstroke? Thanks!
Man i just gotta thank you real quick, i've been playing for like 6 months now and recently started using your website and even tho i know a lot of what you said in these earlier lessons, there are so many of these tips you give that help me improve so much. This thing about moving my strumming hand up and down to affect the muting was one of them where i had been a bit frustrated for not being able to make the chord ring out just right and it instantly helped me so much. THANKS so much for your dedication to teaching so many people to play!!! 🙏🙏🙏❤
I practiced while sitting for years and now I started to play during standing up with the guitar pretty low. I watched your basket case lesson and realized I really suck when it comes to palm muting. I don't even reach my palm when I stretch my arm. My palm muting is more like pinky muting. But Billie Joe Armstrong is wearing his guitar even lower than me and I really wonder how he manage to palm mute proberly
Love this rock guitar lesson! More pls..🤘🎸 Had a chuckle with this vid 😆🤣😂too many inuendos for me to keep my focus...🤗oh well! Just gonna have to watch you again...😘
Great lesson as always Justin...I do ok with palm muting but I think I am making it harder on myself. It seems that when I do get it right it is often too tense of feels like I am having to try too hard whereas in your demonstration it should feel relatively easy and relaxed. Had never seen it tried by coming in at an angle with that bounce that you showed, will have to give that a shot. Cheers!
Being relaxed is one of the most important things when playing the guitar. If you have good technique then you need very little force when playing. It's quite a good way of learning a new technique... by seeing how little force you can get away with while still implementing the desired technique. Also, with palm muting, your hand will change angle if you're sitting or standing. Try both and see what is easiest, then once you have that down try the other way. It'll give you a better understand of where ur hand is suppose to be to get the required sound. Hope this helps 👍. Have fun and go learn Basket Case by Green Day 😋
I think that the pick plays a super important role in this technique. If I use a medium or a really thick pick I find it very easy but with a thin pick there's no way I can keep the tempo properly.
I was searching for palm muting tips in order to improve the way I play all the small things. I get here. And Justin takes all the small things as perfect example to improve the palm muting technique 🤣🤣 lol
What is gallop strumming? Is this rhythmic strumming to give the rhythm of a horse in full gallop? Mongolian music uses this technique in it's traditional genre to give the feeling of riding a horse in full gallop. It is played on a two string instrument called a Moron Huur.
You know what is a good song for this? "I can't be the only one" by Killswitch Engaged. It helps with alternate picking and lifting off with the palm mute.
It's been about 6 months now since I started to play the guitar a I've still only learnt one thing I suck.. I think some people just don't have it and I'm one of them 😭.. Good luck to everyone on you're journey 🎸🎶
Have you been to Justin's website? Speaking as someone who's going back to the basics after 15 years of being an on and off player I can say that it's really really top notch. Try a few lessons. Go back to the start and build up slowly.
But have been playing for a year. I suck as well. But following Justin’s website I have learned so much. Now I can suck at doing loads of things! I’m a bit stuck right now. But it seems to be the way learning goes. I’ll keep trying and eventually I’ll wrap my head around it and move on to sucking at something else. I think it’s great fun. But no one else in the house does.
JustinGuitar - Listen to Meshuggah or Periphery. It’s a more percussive and aggressive version of chugging but in a lower tuning. You’ll get it. It’s the opposite of your blues style basically lol.
Justin Hi! I belong to all your U tube channels and receive your newsletters which i really dig, I have been. on your website for about 3 years but was dropped again it's the same address were you send newsletter Thank You for all your help in my guitar journey I filled out your survey 🎸
Hi justin love your videos, i was traning the palm muting and works great on the thickest strings but i can't manage on the three finest strings because of the volume knob is in the way on a strat. I can't get my hand back enough. Any advice thanks
Is this practical with a whammy bar if you're not an advanced guitarist? When I've tried this in the past, my palm muting tends to move the bridge and affects the pitch.
Sounds like you need to relax. Dont put so much pressure on the bridge, unless you've got chunky hands, you may need to move your hand a little more forward (towards the neck)
Sounds like you have too much tension in your arms; check out these lessons and you'll picku p some valuable tips: www.justinguitar.com/advanced_search?q=posture | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
I didn't mean it in a self congratulatory way. I'm a mediocre player at best and mostly self taught (had one month of group lessons over summer when I was 15), so it just never occurred to me that this was something that anyone would need to be taught - it was just something that came naturally and I always assumed it was the same with everyone who was already strumming chords.
I can totally relate with the palm muting. Messed around and just 'got it'. Had my mind blown when i discovered people wrapped their thumb to play the low string and never thought to do that but it comes naturally to some.
Learn the basics of POWER CHORDS for rock music here! th-cam.com/video/ZBYoI7e3v5Y/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this lesson. I’ve been feeling rather depressed about my lack of progression. I feel stuck. I’ll give it a go. Having something to work on should cheer me up and inspire me
You're not alone my man
I got the app and am on the last stage. It’s improvising over a scale. And I’m not making it work.
I go through a slump every so often, the last one was triggered when Peter Green died. Listening to a great guitarist always reminds me how far I have to go... but then I dig into a completely different type of playing and it gets me going again. I the recent case Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pistols cheered me up no end.
I've had acoustic guitars for over 20 years and still can't play for shit. It's now just furniture in the corner.
I feel you.
I got a bit burnt out doing the lessons and practices all the time. So for the past few weeks, to switch it up, I have just been learning some different songs or riffs, and not worrying about trying to progress through the actual lessons. It’s actually a very interesting change up, as I have been having fun, learning bits of songs I like, and trying out some other advanced techniques that come up from time to time in those songs. Then when I go back to the lesson, what was hard all of a sudden is just easy - because I had picked it up during one of the songs. Or conversely, where I might have struggled messing around with the songs, going back to the lesson I pick up on something useful that helps me with that. Bottom line, there is no straight path to enlightenment. Mess around, switch it up, and most importantly- have fun!!!
Justin, you are excellent in every regard: visual and audio demonstration, verbal explanation, and general onscreen likability that makes the viewer feel encouraged that this is all within our grasp. Thank you very much for the succinct and effective tutorial. You are the quintessential teacher.
FINALLY someone has exactly what I need. I am a drummer ,keyboardist first and when I play my electric with distortion I find it very hard to control and make it sound clean. YOU da man mate so glad I subbed cheers Justin!
this is amazing for beginner/intermediate gutarists. i've been scared to delve into palm muting because i was afraid of the resutls, but this made it so much easier. thank you thank you thank you!!
You're a savior Justin! Thank you so much for the video! It was a huge help and I'm feeling so much more confident with palm muting. Do you have any tips for palm muting while strumming power chords up and down, not just chugging on the downstroke? Thanks!
Man i just gotta thank you real quick, i've been playing for like 6 months now and recently started using your website and even tho i know a lot of what you said in these earlier lessons, there are so many of these tips you give that help me improve so much. This thing about moving my strumming hand up and down to affect the muting was one of them where i had been a bit frustrated for not being able to make the chord ring out just right and it instantly helped me so much. THANKS so much for your dedication to teaching so many people to play!!! 🙏🙏🙏❤
Great video more like this on rock guitar please!!!
I practiced while sitting for years and now I started to play during standing up with the guitar pretty low. I watched your basket case lesson and realized I really suck when it comes to palm muting. I don't even reach my palm when I stretch my arm. My palm muting is more like pinky muting. But Billie Joe Armstrong is wearing his guitar even lower than me and I really wonder how he manage to palm mute proberly
Love this rock guitar lesson! More pls..🤘🎸
Had a chuckle with this vid 😆🤣😂too many inuendos for me to keep my focus...🤗oh well! Just gonna have to watch you again...😘
I think this video is gonna give me some extra help ! gonna try out practicing it on tomorrow! thx!
Brilliant video! Hope to see one about mixing palm muting and strumming.
i do this sometimes on accoustic , its inspiring for me (sorry for my english language🙃)
Your english is just fine. Better than most english speakers
Great lesson as always Justin...I do ok with palm muting but I think I am making it harder on myself. It seems that when I do get it right it is often too tense of feels like I am having to try too hard whereas in your demonstration it should feel relatively easy and relaxed. Had never seen it tried by coming in at an angle with that bounce that you showed, will have to give that a shot. Cheers!
Being relaxed is one of the most important things when playing the guitar. If you have good technique then you need very little force when playing. It's quite a good way of learning a new technique... by seeing how little force you can get away with while still implementing the desired technique. Also, with palm muting, your hand will change angle if you're sitting or standing. Try both and see what is easiest, then once you have that down try the other way. It'll give you a better understand of where ur hand is suppose to be to get the required sound. Hope this helps 👍. Have fun and go learn Basket Case by Green Day 😋
@@spudvader Great advice, thank you, will definitely give that a try and keep at it...cheers!
I would love to see some more advanced strumming techniques for rock or pop music. Maybe even funk
I think that the pick plays a super important role in this technique. If I use a medium or a really thick pick I find it very easy but with a thin pick there's no way I can keep the tempo properly.
Hi I am new beginner here! Thanks for this amazing guitar video lesson 🙏
Congrats on picking up the guitar! Are you having tons of fun?!
I was searching for palm muting tips in order to improve the way I play all the small things. I get here. And Justin takes all the small things as perfect example to improve the palm muting technique 🤣🤣 lol
You’re 1 Smooooth dude!!!
Awesome video. I love palm mutting! More rock vídeos!
Great video. How about a lesson on gallop strumming?
What is gallop strumming? Is this rhythmic strumming to give the rhythm of a horse in full gallop? Mongolian music uses this technique in it's traditional genre to give the feeling of riding a horse in full gallop. It is played on a two string instrument called a Moron Huur.
Great idea!
Can't wait for your rock course mate
thank you i played for my mom
You know what is a good song for this? "I can't be the only one" by Killswitch Engaged. It helps with alternate picking and lifting off with the palm mute.
Thank you so much for another fantastic lesson Justin! Could you please make a video about playing rhythm in a surf tune?
That's a great idea!
3:30 most of the Palm muting happens on one note!!
It's simply awesome 🤘
An excellent song to practice this with is Go With The Flow - QOTSA
That doesn't have any palm muting?? Basket Case by Green Day, there is a song all about the chug 😋
@@spudvader when playing it in E standard I palm mute the 2 bars of E5 to thicken it up. I was more referring to the pumping 8th notes side of things
@@jv2781 I'll give it a go 🤙
@@spudvader justin has a video on it too so check it out :)
Hi Justin, is that a new Gibson?
Best teacher 👍🏻
I feel like I'm just muting the strings entirely or not at all no matter how light the pressure
nobody talks about the left hand (fretting hand), that also participates in the palm-muting sound.
Are all palm muting done on down strokes only?
whats the deal with you kinda wrapping your pinky around the high e? is that just some type of anchoring?
by the way i played self esteem by tne offspring
It's been about 6 months now since I started to play the guitar a I've still only learnt one thing I suck.. I think some people just don't have it and I'm one of them 😭.. Good luck to everyone on you're journey 🎸🎶
Keep trying .As long as you enjoy playing, that's the main thing!
Have you been to Justin's website? Speaking as someone who's going back to the basics after 15 years of being an on and off player I can say that it's really really top notch. Try a few lessons. Go back to the start and build up slowly.
@@abraxis20 I can't get anything right and I've got no coordination what so ever & nothing seems to sink in..
@@stephenstreet1045 i thought this was supposed to be fun.. Ok.. Cheers..
But have been playing for a year. I suck as well. But following Justin’s website I have learned so much. Now I can suck at doing loads of things! I’m a bit stuck right now. But it seems to be the way learning goes. I’ll keep trying and eventually I’ll wrap my head around it and move on to sucking at something else. I think it’s great fun. But no one else in the house does.
❤...beautiful
Hey, Justin! Can you please make a tutorial on Roundabout by Yes?
what's the name of the song he's playing at the beginning? I can Almost place it :)
All The Small Things
What's the difference between chugging and djent?
More gain and palm muting further away from the bridge.
I still don't know what Djent is. I don't think I'm a Djent ;)
JustinGuitar - Listen to Meshuggah or Periphery. It’s a more percussive and aggressive version of chugging but in a lower tuning. You’ll get it. It’s the opposite of your blues style basically lol.
Djent is a style of music, chugging is a technique 👍
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Check out Ola Englund....will it chug. Fun videos.
Hi justin love your videos, i was traning the palm muting and works great on the thickest strings but i can't manage on the three finest strings because of the volume knob is in the way on a strat. I can't get my hand back enough. Any advice thanks
Try only down picking. It helps to not raise your palm on the lower strings.
"We've got no note anymore!" Made me laugh! Dont know why 😀
Is this practical with a whammy bar if you're not an advanced guitarist? When I've tried this in the past, my palm muting tends to move the bridge and affects the pitch.
Sounds like you need to relax. Dont put so much pressure on the bridge, unless you've got chunky hands, you may need to move your hand a little more forward (towards the neck)
Helps if you got a decent voice too.
It looks like you are only playing the lower (top) 4 stings and muting the high e with your pinkie - is this correct?
Usually guitarist anchor their pinky to the guitar, not muting.
5:56 I don't know the F* words ahaha
I came here just to post that as well 😁
Interesting note, Brian May uses the King's pre decimal coins for a pick, he claims they don't get stuck for him because they're round.
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All the
Small things
You could remake the intermediate lessons
MY BICEPS HURT...I DON'T THINK I'M DOING IT RIGHT.
Sounds like you have too much tension in your arms; check out these lessons and you'll picku p some valuable tips: www.justinguitar.com/advanced_search?q=posture | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
So you retired as comedian and teaching guitar now, Norm Mcdonald?
Second comment wooo
First comment wooo
I find it very odd that palm muting is something that's taught... I'm pretty sure I figured it out myself by just playing around with strumming...
interruptor Cool, that’s your experience. Some people don’t know how to do it.
I didn't mean it in a self congratulatory way. I'm a mediocre player at best and mostly self taught (had one month of group lessons over summer when I was 15), so it just never occurred to me that this was something that anyone would need to be taught - it was just something that came naturally and I always assumed it was the same with everyone who was already strumming chords.
I can totally relate with the palm muting. Messed around and just 'got it'. Had my mind blown when i discovered people wrapped their thumb to play the low string and never thought to do that but it comes naturally to some.