Muting the strings is very important to have a good and defined tone. This tutorial can give you some ideas how to approach muting in a healthy and easy way.

This kind of dampening technique is standard for bass players, but for some reason not quite as known among guitarists.After I play the note I slightly remove both finger and the string off the fretboard while still gently touching the string with the finger. That helps to stop ringing of open string.

A cool & good way to improve your funk-rock guitar techniques!

Based on a normal blues chord progression(1-4-5), the scale is A minor and also A pentatonic with the blue note (d#). This piece is also a good right hand damping exercise because I use alot of it, especially on the bass strings.

A good muting technique is essential for great guitar tone!

Op9 "Variations over a theme from the Magic Flute" by Fernando Sor. This variation is really hard, with this you can improve your slur technique and your damping technique.

First part of the last piece from the BWV997 lute suite by J.S.Bach. Fast piece with challenges on damping and left hand shifts.