Blues in D — muted strums
This basic version applies the muted-strum technique evenly across all 12 bars, with no added silences: it's the place to build the percussive feel itself (palm position and pressure) before tackling the catalogue's syncopated variant, which removes specific beats right at the final turnaround.
Tips
Set the palm position on a single held chord: not too far forward (the sound gets too dull) or too far back (the strings ring normally).
Aim for a short, clean sound on every beat, identical from the first bar to the twelfth.
Once this consistency is there, the catalogue's syncopated variant will only add one new difficulty — the chosen silence, not the palm technique itself.
Chord progression — D
Bar 1
D7
Bar 2
D7
Bar 3
D7
Bar 4
D7
Bar 5
G7
Bar 6
G7
Bar 7
D7
Bar 8
D7
Bar 9
A7
Bar 10
G7
Bar 11
D7
Bar 12
A7
Chords
Related sheets
- Improvisation — blues in A (Level 3)
- Blues in A — chord changes (Level 3)
- Blues in G — fingerstyle (Level 3)