Best Tabs

Random Chaos · 07-02-2009, 09:51 AM

I'm a big fan of reading tabs off the internet, as are many. If you have used a lot of tabs you would know that many online tabs are in-accurate. What are your guy's favorite tab websites? What websites generally have better tabs than others? I personally hate practicing a tab, only to find it's not correct and I'm back to square one.

paulygates · 07-02-2009, 10:06 AM

I take internet TABs with a huge pinch of salt. As you say, most are inaccurate. After a while the bad TABs become easy to spot. I use Fresh Tabs : Guitar, Bass, Guitar pro and Power tabs most often but I wouldn't say they are accurate. I usually look for the most accurate looking TAB and then figure out how it should be played (or how I want to play it).
I would be interested if anyone has any sites they would recommend.

Random Chaos · 07-02-2009, 10:34 AM

Does anyone know any "smaller" sites that tend to be accurate? Ultimate Guitar has millions of tabs, hundreds-thousands of tabs for each song. I'm looking for a smaller, less known website that has a couple good tabbers working there. I think it would be cool if MyLesPaul added a "Tabs" section of the forums.

barrydjuptight · 07-02-2009, 10:36 AM

ditto above, they're nearly all wrong! I just use em when I'm being lazy to get the key or a basic idea then work out the rest for myself.
I use 911Tabs - tabs search engine // 3,500,000 tabs. Guitar, bass, drums, guitar pro and power tabs! - you type in the artist or the song and it comes up with all the different tab sites that have it. Saves a lot of searching different sites and coming up with rubbish.

mikemack · 07-02-2009, 02:36 PM

I have some books from my teen years and they are called " Off The Record Arangements" and even they are wrong. Use tabs for a basic guide to flesh out the song and figure out how to fill in the parts yourself (IMOP)

Tonal Fretter · 07-02-2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikemack

Use tabs for a basic guide to flesh out the song and figure out how to fill in the parts yourself (IMOP)

I agree with this and is better to transcribe by ear too, yet I know of a couple sites.

Guitar World seems to have a bit of legit tabs...
Free Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, Tablature | Guitar World Tabs

and

MxTabs is a good base to work off aswell...
Free and Legal Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, and Drum Tabs | Free, Legal Tablature at MXTabs.net

BUDOKAI · 07-02-2009, 11:09 PM

if u keep reading tabs ur gonna end up in a cover band.

Paragon · 07-03-2009, 12:54 AM

For people learning to play, tabs are great.

stinger · 07-03-2009, 09:07 AM

Tabs are great if you want to learn a song quickly, but if you want to learn to play guitar, figuring out stuff by ear is invaluable. You learn far more than just the notes. It forces you to think about positioning and things like that. You end up figuring out what works for you.

Random Chaos · 07-03-2009, 11:05 AM

I agree it's best to learn songs by yourself, or mainly by yourself, unfortunately some songs are harder than others. Many times I am looking to learn a song before a certain date and learning a song by ear that quick for a beginner/intermediate player can be a challenge.

SlaytanicDude · 07-03-2009, 11:57 AM

Tabit. $20 fee, but after that you have access to alot of great tabs, and you can also make your own.

Loko · 07-03-2009, 07:31 PM

My favorite place is vanderbilly.com, although it isn't tabs, it is a group of people that through the use of a request cart/table/forum they will pass on their song knowledge in the form of free instructional videos. Managed to stumble across it through some youtube video, hope this helps out.

jerryo · 07-04-2009, 09:29 AM

..as far as TABS and learning songs:

Find the TAB online

Find a fellow on YouTube who does the song well.....use your ears on top of that

and it all falls into place right away.

The TAB basically helps make clear what he or she are

doing with thier fingers.

Get past the mechanics of the tune and catch the feel of it...and it works out.

Example:Operation Mindcrime is my latest undertaking...its going very well using the above method

DiMa · 07-05-2009, 06:06 AM

I usually search on 911tabs.com

One Vision · 07-07-2009, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUDOKAI

if u keep reading tabs ur gonna end up in a cover band.

Tabs are a great way to get started, but I think if one is serious about music, they should look into learning standard notation. It offers more than tabs ever could. However, if you just wanna quickly learn a song, or figure out the most efficient fingering for a certain lick, tabs are great.

07-02-2009, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Random Chaos Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Best Tabs I'm a big fan of reading tabs off the internet, as are many. If you have used a lot of tabs you would know that many online tabs are in-accurate. What are your guy's favorite tab websites? What websites generally have better tabs than others? I personally hate practicing a tab, only to find it's not correct and I'm back to square one. __________________ Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II Looking to grab a real gibson in the future, when I have more $$!

07-02-2009, 10:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
paulygates Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 1,184 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs I take internet TABs with a huge pinch of salt. As you say, most are inaccurate. After a while the bad TABs become easy to spot. I use Fresh Tabs : Guitar, Bass, Guitar pro and Power tabs most often but I wouldn't say they are accurate. I usually look for the most accurate looking TAB and then figure out how it should be played (or how I want to play it). I would be interested if anyone has any sites they would recommend. __________________ 04 LP Std HCSB (Grace) 94 Epi LP Classic Birdseye Maple top (The Captain) Flextone III XL http://www.thesilverhorses.com/#

07-02-2009, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Random Chaos Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs Does anyone know any "smaller" sites that tend to be accurate? Ultimate Guitar has millions of tabs, hundreds-thousands of tabs for each song. I'm looking for a smaller, less known website that has a couple good tabbers working there. I think it would be cool if MyLesPaul added a "Tabs" section of the forums. __________________ Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II Looking to grab a real gibson in the future, when I have more $$!

07-02-2009, 10:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
barrydjuptight Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 189 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Best Tabs ditto above, they're nearly all wrong! I just use em when I'm being lazy to get the key or a basic idea then work out the rest for myself. I use 911Tabs - tabs search engine // 3,500,000 tabs. Guitar, bass, drums, guitar pro and power tabs! - you type in the artist or the song and it comes up with all the different tab sites that have it. Saves a lot of searching different sites and coming up with rubbish.

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mikemack Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 1,498 Thanks: 39 Thanked 39 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Best Tabs I have some books from my teen years and they are called " Off The Record Arangements" and even they are wrong. Use tabs for a basic guide to flesh out the song and figure out how to fill in the parts yourself (IMOP)

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BUDOKAI Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 1,471 Thanks: 119 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Best Tabs if u keep reading tabs ur gonna end up in a cover band. __________________ Sigs are for losers

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Paragon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 789 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs For people learning to play, tabs are great.

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stinger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hartford, Wi Posts: 1,403 Thanks: 84 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Best Tabs Tabs are great if you want to learn a song quickly, but if you want to learn to play guitar, figuring out stuff by ear is invaluable. You learn far more than just the notes. It forces you to think about positioning and things like that. You end up figuring out what works for you. __________________ Steve

07-03-2009, 11:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Random Chaos Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs I agree it's best to learn songs by yourself, or mainly by yourself, unfortunately some songs are harder than others. Many times I am looking to learn a song before a certain date and learning a song by ear that quick for a beginner/intermediate player can be a challenge. __________________ Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II Looking to grab a real gibson in the future, when I have more $$!

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SlaytanicDude Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mt Vernon NY Posts: 386 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs Tabit. $20 fee, but after that you have access to alot of great tabs, and you can also make your own.

07-03-2009, 07:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
Loko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 625 Thanks: 18 Thanked 19 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Best Tabs My favorite place is vanderbilly.com, although it isn't tabs, it is a group of people that through the use of a request cart/table/forum they will pass on their song knowledge in the form of free instructional videos. Managed to stumble across it through some youtube video, hope this helps out. __________________ 2009 Gibson R7 GT PRS SE Singlecut Yamaha FG700S Metro 50w '68 plexi clone http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/squa...uild-pics.html Stone Age 4x12 with Heritage GB's Epiphone Valve Jr. stack

07-04-2009, 09:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
jerryo Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 403 Thanks: 17 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs ..as far as TABS and learning songs: Find the TAB online Find a fellow on YouTube who does the song well.....use your ears on top of that and it all falls into place right away. The TAB basically helps make clear what he or she are doing with thier fingers. Get past the mechanics of the tune and catch the feel of it...and it works out. Example:Operation Mindcrime is my latest undertaking...its going very well using the above method

07-05-2009, 06:06 AM	#14 (permalink)
DiMa Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Tabs I usually search on 911tabs.com

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