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Palm Mute
The palm mute (known as pizzicato in Classical guitar terminology) is performed with the picking hand. While picking, the side of the palm is lightly pressed against the strings to mute the notes. You’ll see it labeled in tablature with “P.M.”. You can vary the sound of a palm mute by adjusting the applied pressure.…
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Alternate Picking
Here’s the music and tab from the video: Alternate-Picking What Is Alternate Picking? Alternate picking is a guitar-playing technique, used only by pick users, that employs strictly alternating downward and upward picking strokes in a continuous run, and is the most common method of plectrum playing. If this technique is performed on a single note…
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String Rake
Here’s another technique that’s easy to do. It pops up a lot in guitar leads. It’s called a string rake. We use our pick and rake it across the strings. Check out the video to see what it looks and sounds like.