How To Keep Strings Quiet While Strumming

Requested Video - how do we keep unwanted strings or notes quiet while strumming? The answer is part strategy, part strumming hand accuracy, and part fretting hand muting. Let's dive in!

[@nine9whitepony526]

Natural talent is only measured by how great your desire to do it is. When I was a young kid I would stand in front of the mirror and play and imagine at the same time that I was performing. I think that further inspired me.

[@ShumuStudios]

Thanks a lot! This was amazing!

[@terryh.9238]

I love how you explain things. It's very intuitive

[@DrKevGuitar]

Terry H. Thank you! It’s not always obvious, but it does become intuitive with enough practice. So much so that it can be difficult to explain. Trying to teach this over the years has taught me things about my own playing I never knew! Thanks so much for your comment.

[@jamesrolwing4810]

Thanks, Dr.Kev, this was very useful. It's oddly reassuring that there is no hard and fast answer to this question. And, it puts the responsibility on the player to explore it himself.

[@gbohnen]

Hello,
Nice Video, you are a fantastic teacher. but the perfect upstroke video safe my life. i always struggle with strumming cause my pick stuck in the strings. now i close my eyes and everything is fine. i can now feel the strings vibrating under my fretting hand. earlier i press so hard and strum so hard that i can feel nothing but pain. play 16th note strumming for funk was impossible. i now practice it your way and it make sence.
but i have a question: what strings are you using on your music man guitars? thank you. greetings from germany

[@DrKevGuitar]

Thank you so much for your nice comment! I'm using Ernie Ball Super Slinky, 9 - 42.

[@mrbeacham68]

Excellent. Super useful. Thank you.

[@tonybrowne2371]

Some great tips there. Thank you.

[@DrKevGuitar]

You're welcome!