Thanks Christopher, It was a Guitar Pro Tab of Stairway to Heaven. I actually tried including it open with the strum. It sounds good to me.

Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegel

Originally Posted by: ehorne2000

I have recently viewed a tab for acoustic guitar which is fingerpicking except some chords indicate to strum the notes. No problem, but some notes to strum have a string within the chord that has no fret indicated. It does not have a X indicating to mute it. Am I suppost to strum yet jump over the unused string?

I'd have to see the tab to give you a definitive answer. But in most situations, you have 2 options:

1. Strum but mute the unmarked strings, assuming they should have been marked with a ghost note X.

2. Use hybrid picking. Pluck the bass note(s) with your thumb & the upper register strings with your fingers.

Hope this helps!