Electric Guitar Day 3 - 1 Finger Power Chords

20th Century Boy is a string muting workout!

It's really important to be able to:

• Get the rhythm correct in conjunction with the muting to make the riff sound authentic

• Then lightly mute all other strings (with first finger) to reduce unwanted string noise

This is all to do with muting but firstly to make the riff sound right (rhythm) and to make the guitar sound good (technique)

Main Learning points:

• Riff notes just Open string to 3rd fret

• Make sure you can 'tap' the rhythm out - don't think about counting!

• First finger constantly mutes strings 5-1 while the second finger plays fret 3

• Verse section: A power chord (or single A note) palm muted

• Chorus Progression: Fret 5 and fret 7 on string 6 (A and B notes)

• Optional: play power chords if you know them! (A5, B5)

Amp Settings:

Keep the overdrive moderate - about 5/10 on the 'Brown Sound'. This is a 70s glam rock tune, so excessive gain can sound out of place!

Need more help? Try this one finger power chords and muting lesson, which includes a visual jam track to jam along to with chords and tab on screen - this is from level 1 of my more comprehensive Beginner Electric course here

Watch this free video from my comprehensive Beginner Electric course, which shows how to use common settings like gain, eq and effects to dial in all common guitar tones - no matter what gear you have! Watch this free video here