How to Strum Chords Cleanly PLUS Muting Technique

[@mrtffatr]

I somehow figured this muting technique out myself when I started practicing the 5 and 4 string chords, but I always thought that it was wrong and I probably shouldn't do it, because I didn't see anyone teaching it. As always, great video!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you friend!

[@AWise3000]

i didnt pick up my guitar until about halfway through the video and now i don't know what my thumb was doing before. My chords sound WAY better! thanks for the tip!

[@yourguitarsage]

You're so welcome my friend!👊🏻

[@Joormode]

I seen all your videos since 2009 - it all started with the cure love song. Keep up the good work :)

[@yourguitarsage]

Love it! Thank you my friend!

[@_kit444_8]

Tysm this helped a lot!!

[@joshuasin944]

Another great video and lesson Erich! I always questioned being able to do this or not and this video answered my question. Thanks!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks for the kind words Joshua. So glad it helped :-)

[@hillers54]

Fabulous video, great information and I love the humour :) I'm just moving into thumb muting and my hand is muting the high E string.... I'll keep practicing.

[@yourguitarsage]

🙏

[@67foxcharlie]

Very Helpful. Didn't realize this.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you Fox Charlie!

[@sheistcoff]

Helpful video! Thank you. I see your thumb is positioned over the 3rd fret (for baby D chord muting) which does make it easier to mute the E and A strings. The next step, ( more difficult physically for us small handers) thumb over the 2nd fret to allow the low E string F# note to ring while muting the A string! I can fret the F# note, but me thumb can’t reach the A string!! Oh wise and all knowing, teachath your disciples!! Cheerz!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Ha ha! Thank you so much Scott.

[@joeiscoolification]

Hey love your videos. I was wondering if you could do one on bar chords and how to get all the notes to sound. thanks

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you Joe! Here on KZbin search "YourGuitarSage bar chords".

[@nicolejurado7307]

Thank you for the lesson, it as very helpful

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome Nicole :-)

[@EsteemedQueen80]

Jimi Hendrix Prince Lenny Kravitz & many other Greats play with their thumb & I never knew why.. Thanks !!

[@frankym69]

I rarely ever use my thumb and I'm in the upper intermediate class. If I need to block off the low E chord, I usually use the finger on the A string,. I only use my thumb if the chord requires it.

[@sshlubtsisplojus4045]

There is very good advised.

[@yourguitarsage]

+SShlub Tsisplojus 👍

[@EsteemedQueen80]

Great teacher!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks so much friend!

[@firedragontalon8236]

This was helpful but I'm trying to learn a song where you need to mute the low and high E strings, as well as the B string.

[@animoo.]

What do you do if you’re playing a cord like to Bm bar cord because I know that you have to keep your finger behind when you’re doing bar cords. This is an amazing tutorial by the way and I love your channel.😀

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Sophia. here’s the answer to your question. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmnYqauLa9x_bJo and if you need more help, here’s a link for free access to a course I created: www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@animoo.]

@@yourguitarsage thank you so much I really appreciate it :)

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏

[@kipster-ll6po]

Thanks for the great video!! I'm a beginner. How will I know when I have progressed enough to begin using what you taught me here?

[@yourguitarsage]

Start here my friend. This is step by step and will tell you right when to do that. www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@chrisgreenwood9654]

Another great lesson I shared it over to a group that I admin hope that is ok? It's called Guitar Lounge and Support, its an open group where all kinds of musical stuff is shared and I often post your stuff there.

[@yourguitarsage]

By all means Chris! Thank you so much for sharing. I'm going to be doing a series of free live webinars coming up so please make sure you are signed up on my website to get notifications.

[@SeleDreams]

the one thing 'm wondering about this is that if we have the thumb over the fretboard, it might end up becoming harder to have enough strength applied to press down the frets correctly

[@ghostswelcome]

This was useful :)

[@xxthatsnotmexx]

What about not hitting a string in-between 2 strings? Like say I need to hit the E and G strings but not the A and D, how do I do that?

[@yourguitarsage]

www.yourguitarsage.com/30 👍

[@xxthatsnotmexx]

@@yourguitarsage lol you really couldn't just answer the question? I have to sign up for your program for one question? I was going to sub but not anymore.

[@TheHirade]

the technic is ok for live performance. but if you are recording in studio, you'd rather strum only the allowed strings than mute the others. sounds much cleaner. also a technic to learn, maybe a bit harder

[@KingStinky343]

How do you get rid of extra string noise in soloing with distortion? Also I enjoy your videos!!!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you Cole! On KZbin here, search "YourGuitarSage right-hand muting" and left hand muting for the answer to that question.

[@KingStinky343]

+yourguitarsage okay thanks that helped a lot.

[@yourguitarsage]

+cole feely ;)

[@taniaroyaltr93]

Thanks for the info! I move through chord changes easily, watched your video about finger placement, etc..but my chords don't sound clean.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks Tania! Please let me know how I can help.

[@123florus]

Yes very helpful, but there is one problem. As soon as i start muting the lower e-string with my thumb the palm of my hand mutes the higher e-string, how can i fix that?

[@yourguitarsage]

Extend your pinky a little bit so that you do not mute that high E string

[@justsomeone4797]

Thank you for your help! No wonder I see guitarists like Jimmy Page do that when they play those type of chords. Subbed!👍👍👍

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much my friend!

[@jakblak7646]

That’s a Big help to me my friend !, been struggling how too mute the Low E while playing the A mj Chord . Cheers 👍🎸

[@ankitwill]

hey Sir eric i have yamaha f310 acoustic guitar.. and i have tuner of jimm company .. as i am beginner i dont know when guitar is perfectly tuned i will send you picture of guitar please help me there are many keys in tuner i dont undertand what is key g,b,v&c and 441 is something written der in tuner

[@yourguitarsage]

I have a video for tuning with the tuner here on KZbin my friend.

[@yourguitarsage]

+HuatMan Lee yes, guitar, bass, violin, cello, Ukelele

[@coletoulouse4492]

I have probably the tiniest hands you'll ever see someone try and play the guitar with, I'm talking so small that my thumb can not reach over the neck of the guitar simply due to size. Is there any way to mute otherwise? Or do I just have to practice not hitting the other strings? For example, with the A chord if I use just my index finger my thumb is too small to go over the neck. Or with the D chord I can not mute the 5 and 6 strings like you were doing in this video with your thumb. Also I can only stretch 4 frets. I'm worried for my future with guitar, but it is something I want to continue so badly.

[@louisasausner564]

I have exactly the same problem. It's annoying me a lot because I want to become a good guitar player and my little finger is just too small to reach some positions. My thumb doesn't get anywhere near the lowest string. I simply try not to hit it and it works quite well but I think it will be a problem when you want to play really loud and with much energy.

[@yourguitarsage]

Check out my vid "Your hands are not too small" Let me know if it helps. e

[@feliciastuddard6458]

i have four guitars and i was wondering will this help me the low e string for some chords(like the f chord)?

[@CptSnakeshit]

+Felicia Studdard If you play F as a 6-string barre chord then you can mute the whole chord easily if you want by lifting your fingers slighty. If your play it of the four high string like 1123xx then you can use your thumb to mute the E and A strings.

[@randyjbianchi]

Isn't it possible just to not hit those strings when strumming?

[@frankym69]

I play with my fingers. My used roommate used to steal my picks, so I learned to strum without it. It gives off a softer tone and I have more control over what strings I'm intending to strike.

[@AlienHominid2009]

Erich teach us how to do the fast strumming you see people doing when theyre changing chords. Cant get it right lol

[@yourguitarsage]

Just need to move your hand fast :-) just kidding! I do cover strong 16th note strums in detail in my course.

[@skai618]

Nice Eric Andre OC

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@crisdeltoro8568]

Hehehee Eric Andre !!!!

[@johnwilkiedelvalle9759]

Nc teacher

[@sumit1266]

Awesome but my sir will kill me if I would play this in front of him 😂😂🤣🤣

[@yourguitarsage]

😂🙏

[@spudyaquilina3001]

4 people think it's opposite day x

[@yourguitarsage]

Sad little trolls...:/

[@spudyaquilina3001]

+yourguitarsage yep, they need a life...so sad they can't get off their lazy bootie's and get one x

[@yourguitarsage]

+Mikala Aquilina ;)

[@spudyaquilina3001]

:-D x

[@yourguitarsage]

+Mikala Aquilina 😜

[@scottandcoke1342]

Put your thumb over the top. Saved you 7 minutes.

[@ansh6202]

this guy iz so cool!!!

[@yourguitarsage]

You're so cool!

[@dzodzownica083]

Move your 'as' and deliver a pizza ball

[@ianism1103]

We need to break the rules sometimes XDD

[@leslydiz9000]

Doesn’t really help when you have small hands and sort fingers

[@yourguitarsage]

I have small hands and short fingers!

[@Ruperth316]

just use those slim neck guitars like Les Paul Special 2.I used to play Telecaster and Im having trouble with the neck,once I tried Les Pauls,I stick to it

[@crippleddepressionsc8642]

it a loop go to play a song then you go to 9000000000000000 diffrent videos

[@DeeBroughton]

Women and kids also have smaller hands. Why not just control the strumming?

[@yourguitarsage]

Sorry Dee, I don't understand the question.

[@DeeBroughton]

Two related ideas. It's not just unusual people with oddly tiny hands, it's a large portion of humanity who might not be able to wrap a thumb around a given guitar neck. Second, there seems to be this assumption among many players/teachers that a learner is going to do large full strums so they need to mute strings so they don't hit extra ones. But, why not just control the strum, still with even timing, so that you just hit the strings you want?

[@Ruperth316]

its hard to be precise when you're feeling the spirit of music especially in Rock and Roll,hence the muting

[@CholoRafael]

ERIC FUCKING ANDRE

[@LonskiBig]

...Everything is going to sound better on the $5,000 Gibson.....

[@yourguitarsage]

Yea...

[@philwaller8928]

too much talking