what does an (0) on a Guitar Tab Mean??

**6StringSnapper** · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 431

I'm new to guitar so.... I know what an "0' means, open string, buts whats a "(0)" mean??
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**xmaartist** · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:42 am Post subject:

I believe it means ghost note... Just do a Wikipedia search for ghost note.
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**dogfb** · Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 932 Location: Kitchener, ON

It means open string. The numbers corespond to the frets played, so 0 is no frets.

x is commonly used for a ghost note.
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**xmaartist** · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:57 am Post subject:

**nickearth1** · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:56 am Post subject:

the last time i checked (and i figured out guitar tabs yesterday) (0)=play the note, no frets held down.
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**warlock7735** · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:56 am Post subject:

The best thing I can think of doing would be a arpeggio like technique, where if the next note is on another string, sweep the strings and mute the (0). If it's on the same string, then treat the ghost note as a grace note.
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**eyewin8** · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 2790

Maybe he is trying to play Jordan and the (0) is where he flips the killswitch.

12--(0)--(0)--12--(0)--12--(0)

That is what I was thinking of
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**CloudFuel** · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 1030 Location: Houston, TX

Ghost notes are typically represented with the parentheses around the note, ie - (0), (8), etc. Ghost notes are notes that are not actually played, usually done with a delay type setup.

X is a denotation of palm muting or if the string is not played (muted) as in the case of a multi string chord with skipped strings.
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**Headbang** · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 474

If (0) was a ghost note, wouldn't you just palm mute it?
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**dogfb** · Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 932 Location: Kitchener, ON

yes when I said ghost note I meant dead note for x.
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**aod** · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 5

doesnt it mean that you play the note without holding a fret...

**Plasmatic** · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 31

I'd describe a ghost note as a note thats heard but not actually played.

For example you played an open 6th string for a whole measure but you wanted it to ring for another measure, you'd use a ghost note to represent that.

Im not a guitar player or an expert at reading tabs but thats what Im thinking.