im doing the transition from rock to funk,
and i need some tips
i think i got the chord theory down
its percussive and should be played on the back beat
but the technique im having trouble with
the muting of the chords, traditionally i learned how to do palm muting of the strings
but i was told this is the wrong way to do it
and the muting should be done with the fretting hand
this was alot harder than i expected
even plaing simplistic rhythms
the muting is the hardest part
can anyone give me tips on how to mute or to use which fingers?
anything would help
thnx

It's not that bad - just mess with it for awhile and you'll get the hang of it. The way you mute with your fretting hand is to relax your fingertips until you're just touching the strings instead of fretting them.

I have a podcast that talks about it - www.funkmusician.com - just go do a search on itunes for it.

good stuff,
you helped me get the muting down
its not perfect, but its alot better than how i was doing it before
the site is great
chords are a tad difficult for me
but still good
its def going on my favorite list

Thanks man, I appreciate it!