can some one help me please

hi am new to guitar only been playing about a year i can play a couple of tunes but one thing i am doing wrong is when i am using the pleck the bottom string rings out even when i playing a em cord i am not touching with anything apart from the pleck and it makes the songs sound not right if i miss the bottom string out sounds better but that is not playing the cords right if am missing the bottom one out
please can some one help me i been stuck on this a while now its on every cord it rings out on that i play

cheers
in advance
jet

Not really sure what you're asking... Do you mean that, when you play an Em chord, the high E string rings out? 'Cause that's normal and OK.

If you're just a strummer, then you'll soon learn that you're "aim" with the plectrum doesn't have to be perfect; the rhythm is more important.

Maybe if you can rephrase your exact question, someone can help you out better than I did!

right sorry about not explaining properly
right say i am playing a cord we will say for e.g i play a em or a c cord when i strum the string the e(1 string high e) rings out so say was horse with no name the cord are em the first cord when i strum this to play the verse after each strum i can hear the high E ring out all the time which is makeing the tune not sound right it seem you can here the e more than the bass strings (low e) and i do not know what i am doing wrong if i use my thumb to play the tune it seem ok you can still here the e ring out but not as lound and i think it is supose to be like that but i want to be able to play with the pleck so it is easer to here when playing i hope this is better for you to understand thanks for any help you can give me

cheers
jet

Buddy if you are really word about the high e string ringing out practice slowly not hitting it. As you get better you can speed up, and the high e string sound will disappear.

what's a pleck?

Originally posted by andy82
what's a pleck?

I think he means a "pick", which is also called a "plectrum". I've never seen it abbreviated to a "pleck" though.

The high e is supposed to ring out on those chords.

Are you playing electric or acoustic?

Originally posted by jet
right sorry about not explaining properly
right say i am playing a cord we will say for e.g i play a em or a c cord when i strum the string the e(1 string high e) rings out so say was horse with no name the cord are em the first cord when i strum this to play the verse after each strum i can hear the high E ring out all the time which is makeing the tune not sound right it seem you can here the e more than the bass strings (low e) and i do not know what i am doing wrong if i use my thumb to play the tune it seem ok you can still here the e ring out but not as lound and i think it is supose to be like that but i want to be able to play with the pleck so it is easer to here when playing i hope this is better for you to understand thanks for any help you can give me

cheers
jet

jet...for the future use of this forums it would be nice if you could use a dot every now and then, for it makes your stuff easier to read. i cannot see where a sentence ends or anotherone begins. i had to read it like 3 times to get a bit of what you were saying. if you expect us to undersand you and answer correctly, then please provide us with readable material - else you might end up getting wrong or no replies at all. ;) other than that - welcome to guitartricks!

i am playing acoustic m8. I have more question does the quality of the strings make much diff to the sound .cheers
for all your help i did mean plec when i said pleck sorry for the mistake in the spelling

Check to see if its in tune...thats an obvious one! Strings do make a difference, change up your problem string. Strings can lose their luster over time or with play and sound dull. Now i said dull, not completly outta tune soooo.

I think i can help you, your talking about the high e is louder then the rest of the chord, like i over powers the rest of the chord.

well their is a couple of things, 1. The high e string gauge could be bigger then the rest of the strings, cuz bigger strings mean big better tone. 2. It could just be out of tune. 3. you could be hiting it too hard, try playing soft until the ring stops then slowly pick up the power.

thanks stapled4 you hit the nail on the head you where spot on with what you said. i have checked to make sure that the string is in tune. it is so i think it is because i am hitting it to hard i will play softer till it goes away cheers all for your help

jet