About those Tab books you find in Music Stores

[Mike239]

Hi all,

Just wanted to know about those tab books that you find in music stores, are they written by just someguy/girl, or did the band show someone how to play the song and they produced the book they way the band plays it?


Im talking about books like this:

[Rekuss]

I might be wrong but I think the companies who make the books, hire people to transcribe the songs.

[Demogorgos]

Originally Posted by Rekuss

I might be wrong but I think the companies who make the books, hire people to transcribe the songs.

correct. The tabs, however, at times aren't exact.

[OLIE_ROCKS_THE_80'S]

Many tabs domestic or imported are only partially right! I find you always have to make additional arrangements and corrections!

[FloridaNative]

This begs the question then, at least in my mind, what companies produce the most accurate tab books? I get most of my tabs from online sites, but I do buy tab books occasionally as well. Is there one or two companies that outshine the others as far as accuracy?

[alex10]

Cherry lane music are the best IMHO.

[Reinder]

I second Alex, Cherry Lane is the best.

[elcid]

I know Petrucci edited the tab books for Awake and Images and Words. Maybe the others, but I dont have them so I cant say for sure. Atleast the tab books now are better than the sheet music they had back in the day. I remember my teacher telling me how bad they were in the 70s.

[kelmaur]

yes...i agree...Cherry Lane along with the transcriptions from the old GFPM magazines

i still have all of mine from my subscriptions from all of hte 80's and all of the 90's

you want tab for a song i more than likely have it

[Ki swordsman]

Guthrie Govan transcribes some stuff for lick library
..and guitar techniques magazine

[Lord Lemons]

Yeah, theyre not made by the band. I have a Smashing Pumpkins book I got a while ago, and half the tabs are wrong.

[jwoods986]

It's mostly people hired to transcribe for the publishers. But I understand that Petrucci and Vai, if not actually transcribing, do review/edit their tab books.

[screamndemon69]

I thought bands/artists had the chance to OK transcriptions before they were released, I guess that isn't always true.

[jwoods986]

I'm sure they have the choice to, but how many bands/artists do think actually review a tab book before it's released?

[Ayrton]

Originally Posted by jwoods986

I'm sure they have the choice to, but how many bands/artists do think actually review a tab book before it's released?

I would bet it is very very few.