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🎸 8 Tips to AVOID Muted & Buzzing Strings
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Hey there, friends — brand new video today where I'll answer a question that came in twice this past week from members of the Song Notes community. The topic is muting strings while playing chords – and how to stop doing this in situations where you're looking for a clean sound instead of that annoying buzz. In my video, I'll give 8 tips to help with finger placement while playing chords. Keep these suggestions in mind during your practice, and with consistent effort I do believe you'll make the progress you want to see. As I note in the video, a lot of this comes down to the finer points of muscle memory and precise positioning of your fretting hand fingers. Keep picking up the guitar – even if a few minutes every day – and the progress will assuredly come. Here's what I cover in the video above — watch it here.
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Learn to play guitar with weekly video lessons & print-friendly guides! Learn your favorite songs & techniques with step-by-step tutorials that actually explain how to get from here to there.
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