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I have been playing for around 3 years and am mostly self taught.

I have seen many people recommend the use of your forearms for picking instead of using your wrist as this might lead to Carpel Tunnel syndrome.

I have started incorporating this method of playing but I find it very difficult to palm mute the strings when I pick by turning my forearms.

Please help! Thanks

Alexander Troup
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Rajeev Bhatia
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  • Ask the people who told you that where they heard about it. That's not even good advice. Let the master speak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY85LH4yvo4 and do some picking demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlePTeNihp4 –  Aug 14 '13 at 08:35
  • Related: [What's the correct technique for strumming a guitar?](http://music.stackexchange.com/questions/7023/whats-the-correct-technique-for-strumming-a-guitar) – Ulf Åkerstedt Aug 14 '13 at 19:05

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In my opinion it is completely unavoidable to palm mute and play by moving only the forearm. Besides I would argue that it is not a good idea to play entirely by moving the forearm anyway. A better idea would be to combine movement of the forearm, wrist and flexing the pick between your forefinger and thumb - it is hard to teach this over the internet, consider getting a teacher.

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