Guitar Tablature and Lessons
Where Did The Guitar Tab Go?
On February 11, 2010 we received a letter from lawyers representing the NMPA and the MPA instructing us to remove guitar tab and lyrics from this page. You can read more about their complaint here.
Guitar Noise is, and has always been a tutorial website, where anyone in the world can receive free guitar lessons and advice. We primarily teach guitar techniques, music theory and most other aspects of learning guitar. You can find a good sampling of our lessons on the guitar columns page. We are primarily a guitar lesson website and we’re pretty proud of our “text to tab ratio.” On this page we have a few lessons that will help further your understanding of guitar tab.
- Your Very Own Rosetta Stone – A Guide To Reading Musical Notation – Part One
- Timing Is Everything – A Guide To Reading Musical Notation – Part Two
- Absolute Beginner Part 1: Chords
- Making A Living As A Guitar Music Transcriber / Arranger
Ear Training
Rather than relying solely on transcriptions, we want to see you learn guitar and begin to figure out songs on your own. Check out our growing series of lessons on ear training. And don’t miss our Guitar Tab FAQ.
Official Guitar Transcriptions
If you are looking to buy books or digital sheet music with authentic tabs, Guitar Noise has has teamed up with Sheet Music Plus and Amazon.com to bring you the largest possible selection. Over the years we have sold thousands of books as an affiliate of these sites. Between these two online stores you will probably find authentic transcriptions for just about any song want.
In The News
On February 11, 2010 we received a letter from lawyers representing the NMPA and the MPA instructing us to remove guitar tab and lyrics from this page. You can read more about their complaint here.
Back in 2006, The Music Publishers’ Association began taking legal action against web sites that contained guitar tablature. These actions, which consisted of takedown letters to website owners and their Internet service providers, proved to be very effective. As of this writing many of the once popular guitar tab sites have removed their content. Currently no “authorized” sites have replaced the void this has created. There has been a lively and well informed discussion of this issue on the Guitar Noise Forums.
