please help me understand...

[fivesevenoh]

I just started teaching myself bass about a month ago. and I am new to the site. so if this question has been posted before, forgive me.

S S S S S S S S P P
G:---------------------------
D:---------------------------
A:---------------------0h5-x-7p5--
E:--0-0-x-0-x-0-0------------



0-0-x-0-x-0-0
what do the x's mean? hit the string open? but then, why not make em all 0? (0-0-0-0-0-0)
or do the x's mean rest?

thank you,
Kristopher 570

[Turock]

x is no real note, it's a percussive sound. Hit the string while muting the note.

[fivesevenoh]

like a dead note? do i mute it with the palm of my playing hand?

[Turock]

Lightly touch the string with your fretting hand while you slap it with your other hand.

[fivesevenoh]

thank you.


for others who are also learning this, heres something I noticed: use more than one finger to mute it, because sometimes you can get false harmonics.