"C" chop chord

[Moonlight Fiasco]

Just wondering how some of y'all deal with the E string when using C style chops. Mute it? If so, how? Just proper technique so you never hit the string? I like to get after it when I'm strumming, so I hit it sometimes. Thanks.

[almeriastrings]

Pick control. You can also use the full 4-finger version, of course.

[glissando]

I mute and use pick control. Normally when chopping, I'll voice the full chord, but only hit the bottom two notes. When I hold my hand down in the chop position and then arpeggiate the chord, the GDA strings ring out, but the E string is muted. One of the E pair is muted by my middle fingertip (which is also fretting on the A string), and the other of the E pair is muted by the side of my pointer finger (which is also fretting on the D string).

[OldSausage]

Mute the string with the lower part of the same fingers that are fretting the chord. Or more often only play the bottom two strings.

[Toni Schula]

I mute the E string with my pinky.

[belbein]

My teacher says that she kind of slops her left hand over toward the peghead, muting the E. I'm working on it.

I don't understand why we don't just play a four finger C, like: 5-5-7-8.

[Mandobart]

I don't understand why we don't just play a four finger C, like: 5-5-7-8.

Or 5-2-3-3

[dusty miller]

I mute the E string with my pinky.

Same for me.

[neil argonaut]

Suppose it depends on the context - if you're going between chopping the chord and doing solo licks around the chord shape, 523x might make more sense if muting isn't a problem for you, or maybe when going between the G chop and the C it's smoother, or maybe the sound of the higher C on the E string isn't wanted.

[Cue Zephyr]

I do everything everybody mentioned, at one point or another.

However, I mostly mute with what I fret the chord with.

[belbein]

mute with what I fret the chord with.

You mean, like, fingers?

[onassis]

I don't understand why we don't just play a four finger C, like: 5-5-7-8.

I've gotten to where I just play 5-5-x-x a lot, especially on the faster stuff.

[JRcohan]

12-10-7-8 is up there in pitch, But does solve that High E problem. In this case we use that string for the root.

Also, every finger can dampen a string. Think of a full G chop chord moved up the fretboard. It sounds good in bluegrass if you also use chord shapes up the neck for your other chords in the song. Dampening will be need for a G up there, Possibly: 12-8-9-X.

Try this out it's arguably easier than a G chop because of fret spacing for the pinky reach.

From my reading all above mentioned techniques will work. I just thought I'd mention one that works for me, hope it is helpful.