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# Mute a chord

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### ▶️ **Add a rest, mute a chord**

**There are three ways to mute a particular chord:**

1. [Enter the chord edit mode](/songwriting/edit-a-chord/add-optional-tones-to-a-certain-chord.md), then tap the "mute" icon.
2. [Long-press](/songwriting/edit-a-chord/long-press-a-chord.md) a selected chord of your song and tap the mute icon.
3. Tap the mute icon in the "[chord length](/songwriting/edit-a-chord/adjust-the-chord-length.md)" editor

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Now you can decide whether the previous chord should **ring** out or should **stop**.

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### ▶️ Delete a muted chord, remove a rest.&#x20;

[Enter the chord edit overlay](/songwriting/edit-a-chord/add-optional-tones-to-a-certain-chord.md) and tap in the left column on "unmute".

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