What does it mean...

[Ricky_Himself]

when a fret is directly above a fret in tabs, ex:

|-----------------|
|-5---------------|
|---2---2---------|
|-----------------|
|-0---0-----------|
|-----------------|


See how the 5 on the b string is directly over the open on the A string, how would I go about playing this?

[ChickenMcFicken]

You'd be playing both at the same time. You could finger pick it or mute the strings that you dont want to ring out and strum