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What is a dead note on guitar?
Dead notes, also known as false notes and similar to ghost notes, are notes that have been muted to the point that there is no discernable pitch to the note. In guitar music, these are created via fret hand muting.
What causes dead notes on a guitar?
When it comes to the guitar, a dead fret caused by sympathetic resonance occurs when you play a note and another component of the guitar vibrates at the same frequency, absorbing the energy of the note, and forcing the note to decay rapidly. Of course, this can also go the other way, in the form of wolf notes.
Do all guitars have dead notes?
"All guitars will have a dead spot some place unless they are made out of concrete. A good finger vibrato would go a long way in letting the note regenerate itself as well !"
