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How do you palm mute?
The palm mute is a playing technique for guitar and bass guitar, executed by placing the side of the picking hand below the little finger across the strings to be plucked, very close to the bridge, and then plucking the strings while the damping is in effect. This produces a muted sound.
Can you palm mute electric?
When you palm mute on an electric guitar, you place your strumming hand on the bridge and strum the strings to create a muted sound. On acoustic, you don't do this. You strum a chord, and use the palm of your hand within your strumming pattern to create a percussive sound.
