What do the circles and x's mean on guitar chords

An X above one of the strings means that you should mute or just not play that string. If you see a black dot or just a circle above one of the strings, that means that you should be playing that string open.

1. What do the X's and O's mean on a guitar chart?
2. What do the circles and crosses mean on guitar?
3. What do the X's mean on guitar tabs?
4. What does a little circle next to a chord mean?

What do the X's and O's mean on a guitar chart?

Moving on, you may have noticed some "X's" and "O's" above the string positions on the chart. You'll see these on any strings that you're not fingering. An "X" means you should mute or avoid playing that string. An "O" means you should play the string open (with no fingers touching it).

What do the circles and crosses mean on guitar?

A transparent circle means you have to play that string open. A cross stands for a muted string.

What do the X's mean on guitar tabs?

the x means palm mute. usually if it shows on all 6 strings, you don't really have to play the palm mute (sometimes called P.M., not to be confused with Private Message in the forums) on all of the strings, just usually one or two at most.

What does a little circle next to a chord mean?

The typical symbol for a diminished chord is a small circle (o). “Cdim” is also regularly used, especially by guitarists. The half-diminished chord symbol is very similar to the diminished chord symbol; however, you can tell the difference between the two by a diagonal slash through the small circle (ø).