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Originally Posted by Ican'teven
I was wondering about how to play the tabs on a finger-style song when it has 2 (x)s on either side of a note. For example, an x on the 6th and the 4th string, but a note is played on the 5th string. What does it mean, and how is it played?
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"x"'s are muted. So if you have;
X
X
0
2
2
X
you are playing only the A, D and G strings. Sometimes the x's are not directly on the staff, and that usually means that there is some kind of percussive element involved, but you have to decide that based upon what tab you are working with/ what song.