Fretboard Pulsing
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This exercise has a soundslice interactive guitar tab. Click above to go straight there...
What You'll Need For This Exercise...
All you’ll need for this exercise is your guitar and a browser open to the interactive tab on soundslice.com.
How to Complete This Exercise...
Here, the method is all about repetition! If you find it too challenging to fret some chords quickly and/or create articulate rhythmic strumming patterns, then this exercise will help you out :). You’ll get more comfortable with using your fretting hand to mute the strings, thus giving you more control over the fretboard and the clear articulation of your intended rhythms.
- Start by loading up the soundslice.
- You’ll notice that every other beat in the guitar tab consists of ‘x’ marks – these indicate dead notes (or muted notes).
- Play along with the tab (preferably looping it in soundslice) and create the muting sound by loosening your fretting hand grip. Don’t use palm muting or any strumming-hand muting – this is an exercise focused on developing this skill in your fretting hand only…
Continuing to Improve...
- Be aware of matching the timing as accurately as possible. That focus will improve the rhythmic quality of your muting.
- I highly recommend starting at a slow pace, so that you’re only playing/muting at a comfortable pace.
- Remember that you can set loops to repeat custom-selections in the tab. If you’re not sure how to use the looping feature check out my Soundslice Video Tutorials. Looping is a great way to improve more quickly by focusing attention on a specific challenge.
