3.11   Palm Muting on a Guitar

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Palm muting can be used to add a different sound to your playing and is commonly used.

Palm Muting on a 
Guitar

To palm mute the right hand should be held on the strings as close to the bridge as possible as you play. This is shown above.

Guitar Tab Notation 
: Palm Muting

The tablature notation for palm mute is 'P.M' placed above the tab. Notice the way it is only above the first 2 power chords. This means that only the first two should be palm muted and the others should be played normally. Click below to listen to this tab being played.

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