Bass Tab Symbols?

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Bass Tab Symbols?

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hey hey

i was wondering if anyone could give me a nice key to what all the bass tab symbols mean, specially the ones used on this page... i know most stuff like /=slide and stuff... but like ( ) and some of the others are a little perplexing... help me out, thanks ! :lol:
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Post by BassManAJ »

Yea..

/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
/ X \ - Full slide
( X ) - Subtle notes or optional fills
P - Pop
S - Slap
T - Tap
. - Slap muted note

Thats all i can remember off hand, I will add to this if needed.
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Post by GSR »

thanks
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