LioG muting?

[zefferoni]

Howdy! I have a question about Lie in our Graves. How do y'all do the muting on the beginning part? I strum all the strings muted but it just doesn't sound right. I've tried different approaches but I can't get it right. Please give me some pointers! Thanks.

[cj4258]

I went about it concentrating more on getting the notes in the right places, first. From there, the mutes kind of fell into their respective places.

[mrottondo]

ummmm, just put your hand on the strings and strum to do the muting, it comes out with practice..

but yes, before that, concentrate in getting the notes right

[zefferoni]

Howdy! Thanks! I've been working on the song for quite some time, so I've got the notes down pat. I just can't strum the mute right... Practice makes perfect. Thanks for the responses.

[Dancing Ants]

i don't mute..just pause for a millisecond, mostly.

[zefferoni]

Is the mute more than one strum? It sounds kind of like three.

[Dancing Ants]

i get two whenever i do actually do it...but i could be wrong..i do whatever it takes to keep the rythmn going, whether it be right or wrong...sounds good to me, though.

[Dancing Ants]

two mutes...should kinda be the same strumming pattern as the 004200 chords, which are also played twice...I now realize you MUST mute, or you can't get the Eb->A->G chords right..

[Mathers420]

I only strum once on the mutes

[DukieShane]

I actually just slap the strings with my left hand once for the mute part....kinda cheap, but it sounds pretty good.

[nonewdirections]

you can mute just once, but it will probably throw off your rhythm unless you do a perfect one beat pause before/after your muted strum, if that makes any sense. i do 2 or 3 strums, doesn't really matter which you do, it sounds similar when played at speed. i slowly introduced the muted strums into my playing of it, and it's really not the same without it. two or three muted strums = correct, but correct is a pretty relative term, so if you can do it with one, good for you. if you have trouble with the muted strum, just try it aside from the song -- it becomes really easy with practice.

[worthyjoe]

It took me a while to get this almost 100% accurate but I think there's more to it than muting. Even when I muted I still couldn't get that nice smooth sound that Dave does. It's almost like a combination of muting and kind of not quite pressing all the way down on the string for each note. That gives it the slightly muffled sound. Anybody follow me or am I insane?

peace

[cj4258]

Originally posted by worthyjoe
... It's almost like a combination of muting and kind of not quite pressing all the way down on the string for each note. That gives it the slightly muffled sound. Anybody follow me or am I insane?

I gotcha - but not pressing the string down all the way is muting, too. I find myself doing that more than I am palm or full left-hand mute.

Like I prolly said earlier, I'm just letting the right notes fall in the right places first and the mutes will follow with practice.

[DMBJER]

I do 2.....a up then a down

[Stuntcheeks]

I do a down then up :)

[Root]

Originally posted by Dancing Ants
i get two whenever i do actually do it...but i could be wrong..i do whatever it takes to keep the rythmn going, whether it be right or wrong...sounds good to me, though.

I agree, use ever how many you like to use as long as it sounds good to you. I use 4 muted strums, one base string then up and down back again. I know that sounds weird but I've been playing that song since I first heard it somewhere around 94' I think I heard it first like at the Ga Theatre. Anyway play it your own way, everyone has their own style.

Hope that helps, have fun.