Palm Muting

The palm mute, also known as palm muting or chop, is a playing technique for the guitar or bass guitar. This technique is known as pizzicato by classical guitar players (see classical guitar techniques for details).Palm mutes are executed by placing the side of the picking hand below the little finger across all of the strings very close to the bridge and then plucking the strings with the fingers while the damping is in effect. This produces a muted sound. The name is a slight misnomer, as the muting is usually performed by the side or heel of the hand.
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