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I've bought a book, '[i]70s Funk & Disco Bass [/i][i],[/i]which has a load of grooves to play along to (complete with CD), though there is one main aspect of the notation (as a relative beginner) that I'm not getting on with: there are numerous X symbols (on both the notation and tab lines). This is a pretty subtle nuance (I believe) - does it mean not fretting the string but not letting it ring cleanly either?
The book's filled with X's and my versions don't sound so good, as I could do with more insight.
Are there any clear videos out there explaining this technique?

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it means fretting the string, but lifting your fretting finger off the string just enough to deaden the note - so you get a rhythmic noise and not an actual note. It's quite common in funk and disco.

Scott's Bass Lessons has a video here:

https://youtu.be/_GoQDWVuCes

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