Notes crossed out or with "X" on them

[Dan Zeal]

I'm sure this is simple and probably somewhere online, but what's with the notes with the Xs on them? Do I treat them differently or just play them like the normal ones?

[BORNWILD]

They are palm mutes. See lessons

[jacobvandy]

It can also mean muting on the fretting hand (i.e. lifting your fretting fingers slightly), if it's a small X in the middle of the note or chord. A large X covering the whole note or chord means a palm mute.

[Buck]

Originally posted by Old Man:

They are palm mutes. See lessons

The "Techniques" section in learn a song should tell you more about things like that too.

Originally posted by jacobvandy:

It can also mean muting on the fretting hand (i.e. lifting your fretting fingers slightly)

I'm a fingerstyle bassist so palm mutes just don't work for me, so that's what I do.

[paperboy2000]

Take a look at this:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=209561339

[BORNWILD]

Originally posted by I.R. Dianetics:

Palm mute and frethand mutes have differing color for the X that comes through the note pay attention to the notation. White X = frethand mute ... grayish dark X = Palm mute.

I did not know that. Thanks