Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Dear Tomo and others who wish to help,

I am having a little trouble understanding what good left hand muting should look like. I was reading the booklet "Accelerate Your Guitar Playing" by Tomo and in the Before You Begin section, it reads "When playing on the 5th string, for example, use the tip of your index finger to mute the 6th string by touching it lightly. At the same time, use the side of your hand (along the pinky) to mute the higher strings (4 through 1)". Should I then be using the under side of my pinky to mute the higher strings, rather than the under side of my index finger? Or do I combine both, muting the higher strings with my index and pinky finger? I would just like some clarification as to the correct left hand muting technique.

Thank you,
Dozy

Here is Tomo's comment:

"Thanks so much for subscribing to my Guitar Wisdom. Don’t worry about what’s written in my AYGP booklet. I have many detailed lessons here, so please watch more lessons that cover 'Left hand muting' (you can SEARCH with this phrase). Please watch QAP02 (How To Learn with Guitar Wisdom) in the Question & Answer/Proficiency section."

Hi there

Muting strings really is something that comes quickly the more you practice it. Just by playing / attempting again and again your brain/hand coordination keeps improving and it eventually becomes instinctive - just keep at it, don’t worry about mistakes and it will keep getting cleaner as you go.
Good luck