Editing Palm mute (section)

== Recorded examples ==
One popular song with palm muting is "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]" by [[Green Day]], where power chords are accented then muted to create a sense of energy and urgency.

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 d# |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 A# |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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 C# |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----9-------9-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|-----6-------6-x-x-|
 G# |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
 D# |---------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|

More aggressive styles of palm muting grew out of [[thrash metal]] in the mid-late 1980s with bands such as [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] and [[Megadeth]]. The technique was fused with fast alternate picking, under high gain, to create a driving, percussive effect. Other uses of palm muting can be heard in post-punk bands like [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]] and [[Talking Heads]], as well as in contemporary musicians such as [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]] of [[Modest Mouse]]. Another example would be "[[Paranoid (Black Sabbath song)|Paranoid]]" by [[Black Sabbath]], which uses palm muting for much of the song.