Pop in C (with barre) — muted strums
Muting F is trickier than muting the Drop D barre chords already met in the catalogue: this F covers all 6 strings with the same finger that frets them, versus only 3 strings for a Drop D barre. Easing the pressure slightly to help with the muting, the way that works in Drop D, becomes much riskier here: the finger frets six different strings, and the smallest pressure variation can make one ring out by mistake.
Tips
Mute F on its own first, without the other three chords: it's the only one of the four that demands real barre control.
Don't try to ease the barre's pressure here the way you would on a Drop D chord: keep the finger firmly in place instead and let the palm do all the muting work.
Check each string one at a time on muted F: with six strings under a single finger, just one ringing out is enough to break the percussive effect.
Chord progression — C
Chords
Related sheets
- Pop in G (4 chords) — syncopated muted strums (Level 3)
- Improvisation — pop in C, relative scale (Level 3)
- Improvisation — pop in F, relative scale (Level 3)