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little question...

Unread post by XTCAIR » Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:23 am

i've hesitated on asking this question for some time now...but what do the x's mean when reading the tabs, just for an example in grey street with the x's in the middle... 2xx2 3xx4 and so on...how are they played if they are?

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Unread post by borocks » Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:28 am

"x" and "-" normaly mean do not play.
But when I play the 2xx2, 3xx4 or 7xx7 chords, I usually let ring the D-string to get kind of a fuller sound the d note fits to these chords.
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Unread post by mlee » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:03 pm

I'm pretty sure the "x" means that it's a muted string.
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Re: little question...

Unread post by i-am-me » Sun Nov 09, 2003 1:49 pm

XTCAIR wrote:i've hesitated on asking this question for some time now...but what do the x's mean when reading the tabs, just for an example in grey street with the x's in the middle... 2xx2 3xx4 and so on...how are they played if they are?
it means mute. just put your finger on the string lightly, without pressing it, that way you deaden the sound.
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thanks...

Unread post by XTCAIR » Sun Nov 09, 2003 3:27 pm

thanks for the feed back, greatly appreciated.

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Unread post by NoNotThat » Sun Nov 09, 2003 3:32 pm

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Unread post by borocks » Sun Nov 09, 2003 3:38 pm

mlee wrote:I'm pretty sure the "x" means that it's a muted string.
yeah, thats what I meant
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