Question on tab

[gnrobsession]

Hello,

I am new at guitar playing and have recently printed out a few of my favorite songs in tab to begin practicing. One thing all of these have in common is this:

E---------0----0---0---------5-----7--7---------------
B---------1----1---1-----------5----------------------
G---------2----2---2-------------5--------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------1--------------
E---------2----2---3---------------------------------- (example)

How Do I play the strings D & A in this example for the 1st 3, how do I play the strings B, G, D, E for the last one - there is no X for mute and there is no 0 for open. Most of the guitar tab I have come across has this in it and I don't know how to play it. Someone Please Help! This is driving me mad, I can't find anything on the internet that will tell me how to play those strings.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Curtis.

[homebrewer_99]

It looks as if they are finger picked.

If there were XX's on the A & D strings then that would indicate muted and you could strum the chord.

As for the 1 and 7 a the end ??? What a reach. I would question the reality of the notes being played together. I would change the position of the 7 on the 1st string to another string using the same note like to the 3rd string 4th fret (if memory serves me).

Good luck.

[Mettra]

It looks as if they are finger picked. [1]

If there were XX's on the A & D strings then that would indicate muted and you could strum the chord. [2]

As for the 1 and 7 a the end ??? What a reach. I would question the reality of the notes being played together. I would change the position of the 7 on the 1st string to another string using the same note like to the 3rd string 4th fret (if memory serves me). [3]

Good luck.

[1] Yep. Or hybrid picked.

[2] Yep. That or possibly the tabber tabbed it incorrectly, but most likely it's correct.

[3] Well, the 1 cames after the 7, not at the same time.