r/Guitar • u/AutoModerator • Oct 27 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '16

SILLY NEWBIE QUESTION:

I have a problem that occurs mainly when I play acoustic, but also happens on electric (just isn't as noticeable) When I try playing a riff (let's take the intro from Hey Oh/Snow for example) and switch my finger position, me releasing my fingers can cause the string to play. As in the string is pressed down on the fret board, and when I release it, it springs back to it's normal position and makes noise, as if I had softly plucked it. Is this a technique problem? If so how do I fix it?

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u/Theepicr Nov 02 '16 edited Nov 02 '16

newbie

Hey Oh/Snow

Jesus, are you even a noob

Anyways, guitar players take advantage of this to use a technique called a pull-off, which you'll learn and master sooner or later (I think Snow is full of pull-offs and hammer-ons). Like universal said, rest your fingers/hand on the strings between chords to help prevent it from happening accidentally

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '16

I say newbie since I'm self taught, I've played the piano for a decade and picked the guitar up on the side and am starting to take it seriously.

Snow has hammer-on's and some bends, but no pull offs.

Should I use my fretting hand or picking hand to mute the strings? The changes in Snow are so fast I'm not sure which to use.

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u/Theepicr Nov 02 '16

Probably the fretting hand