Here at MXTabs.net we’re all about helping you become a better guitar player, which is why we’re excited to let you know that from now until September 2, 2009, Musicnotes.com has partnered with Alfred Music Publishing to offer a free, interactive Guitar Guru session (which includes a matching guitar tab) for Aaron Stang’s instrumental arrangement of “Over the Rainbow,” a song that Les Paul famously used to close out his shows at the legendary jazz club Iridium in New... [Continue Reading]
Archive for August, 2009
Song Tab of Sub Pop Recording Artists
Two weeks ago, as a kind of homage to indie record labels, we did a post featuring Song Tab of Fueled By Ramen Recording Artists. Well, this week we’re tackling the famed Sub Pop record label, widely known as the original grunge music label. Began in Seattle, Washington in 1986, Sub Pop Records achieved fame in the late 1980s when three bands associated with the small label – Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney – broke into the popular mainstream, bringing the so-called “Seattle... [Continue Reading]
Basic Music Copyright Resources
As many of you already know, MXTabs.net is the first site designed to provide musicians with free access to song tabs, while also compensating music publishers and songwriters for their intellectual property. This means that we have individually licensed each and every song that you see displayed on our site, and as a result it means that we perform a LOT of music copyright research to ensure that we are only displaying tabs that we have permission to display. Not surprisingly, we get many questions... [Continue Reading]
Song Tab of Fueled By Ramen Recording Artists
By giving bands the artistic freedom they desire, indie record labels have been thriving since the dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll, all while operating on tight budgets and distributing their music independently of major record label channels. The result? Innovative music that has thrilled millions of listeners worldwide. As a kind of ode to the independent spirit of these organizations, we would like to begin examining a handful of indie record labels, focusing specifically on their roster... [Continue Reading]
Sheriff Picks: Guitar, Bass & Drum Tab of Back to School Songs
Man, how time flies. It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating the end of the school year with our Guitar Tab of Popular Graduation Songs blog post. Hopefully everyone had a fun, relaxing summer, because now it’s time to once again shift gears and prepare for the upcoming school year. While some people absolutely dread returning to class, others actually look forward to it. Most people, I suspect, fall somewhere in between. That’s why, in an effort to help make the transition... [Continue Reading]