String Muting
When using Jazz chords it is important to be aware of the strings not being played. It is essential that these strings are muted so they do not sound. Open strings can cause unwanted noises such as overtones and feedback. Four methods of muting are:
- Touching the bass strings near the bridge with the palm of the right hand.
- Touching the bass strings with the left hand thumb.
- Touching the bass strings with the tip of a left hand finger.
- Touching the first string with the side of the first finger.
Study the photos below and try applying the technique to the new chord shapes above.
Try the following progression using the above chord shapes.
Class Sessions
1- Combining Chords and Runs
2- More Jazz Fingerpicking Styles
3- Advanced Picking Techniques
4- Jazz Chord Shapes
5- More Jazz Chord Shapes
6- INTRODUCTION
7- Single Note Runs
8- Basic Jazz Fingerpicking
9- Fingerpicking Technique
10- Fingerpicking a Melody
11- Traditional Jazz Styles
12- Scales
13- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
14- Octaves
15- Seven Flat Five
16- The Major Scale
17- Swing Rhythm
18- Alternating Thumb Style
19- Eleventh Chords
20- The Chromatic Scale
21- Arpeggio Style
22- Electronic Tuning
23- Bass Chord Style – Second Position
24- Playing Position
25- String Muting
26- Picking Four Notes Together
27- Seven Sharp Five
28- Right Hand – First Position
29- Hand Technique
30- Thumb Percussion
31- Staccato Chords
32- Dixieland Jazz
33- Tuning Your Guitar to the CD
34- Major Sixth Chords
35- Minor Seventh Chords
36- The Major Scale
37- Boogie Woogie
38- Using the Compact Disc
39- The Hammer-On
40- Minor Seven Flat Five
41- The Minor Scale
42- Picking the Strings
43- Left Hand Damping
44- Bass Chord Rhythms
45- Changing Chords
46- Thirteenth Chords
47- Thumb Percussion – Variation
48- Minor Ninth
49- Right Hand Damping
50- The Minor Pentatonic Scale
51- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book
52- Right Hand – Second Position
53- Major Seventh Chords
54- Ragtime Jazz
55- Omitting the Last Note Before a Chord Change
56- Diminished Chords
57- Jazz Chords – First Position
58- The Pull-Off
59- Scale Diagrams Used in This Book
60- The Major Pentatonic Scale
61- Lead-In Bass Notes
62- Alternative Bass Notes
63- Minor Sixth Chords
64- Seven Sharp Nine
65- Tablature
66- Lead-In Chords
67- Keys and Key Signatures
68- The Natural Minor Scale
69- Finger Roll
70- Tablature Symbols
71- Ninth Chords
72- The Slide
73- Relative Keys
74- Thirteen Flat Nine
75- Ghost Notes
76- Learning All the Keys
77- Thumb Slapping
78- Changing Right Hand Positions
79- Seven Sharp Five Flat Nine
80- Right Hand – Third Position
81- Major Six Add Nine
82- How Chords Are Formed
83- Right Hand – Fourth Position
84- Augmented Chords
85- More Scales and Patterns