palm mute
Fret hand technique
Palm mute is a guitar technique where the side of the picking hand rests lightly against the strings near the bridge, producing a dampened, chunky sound rather than a full, ringing tone.
It's fundamental to rock, metal, and punk rhythm playing, creating that characteristic percussive chug.
The term also refers to the sound itself or a note played this way.
The verse is all palm mutes until the chorus opens up.
Drink in gulps
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- power chordRoot-fifth guitar voicing
- distortionTwisting from original state
metalcore · death metal · gallop · riff · heaviness · aggression · tightness · groove
Reducing or wetting slightly
- pickingAct of selecting
- articulationClear vocal expression
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- hand positionPlacement of fingers
touch · dynamics · execution · control · coordination · timing · finesse · dexterity
chug
Drink in gulps
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- power chordRoot-fifth guitar voicing
distortion · metalcore · death metal · gallop · riff · heaviness · aggression · tightness · groove · staccato
dampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
- pickingAct of selecting
- articulationClear vocal expression
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
hand position · touch · dynamics · execution · control · coordination · timing · finesse · dexterity · accuracy
muffled
Made quieter, less distinct
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- thudDull impact noise
chunk · deadened · clipped · tight · dry · punchy · subdued · warmth · attack
power chord
Root-fifth guitar voicing
rhythm guitar · dynamics · groove · crunch · drive · rhythm · strumming · accent · chunk
- drummingsnare drum, drum roll, drumroll, beat, drumsticks
- guitar techniquesshredding, fingerpicking, bends, arpeggios, hammer-on
- tablatureguitar tab, bass tab, string line, hammer-on, hammer-ons
- string instrumentsukulele, mandolin, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- rock concert soundsguitar riff, power chord, drum beat, bass line, distortion
- finger techniquesfingering, finger placement, finger positioning, finger crossing, finger exercises
palm muteopen strings
Notes without finger pressure
unmuted · sustain · open chord · ring out · natural decay
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