Today we bring you Round 3 of our look at celebrated independent record labels and the guitar, bass & drum tabs associated with their artist rosters. Epitaph Records, according to Wikipedia, was created in 1981 by Brett Gurewitz for the purpose of selling Bad Religion albums. Eventually, Bad Religion themselves switched to Atlantic Records, but Epitaph Records motored on and in 1994 released hit albums by NOFX, The Offspring, and Rancid, bringing the label wide notoriety, particularly among... [Continue Reading]
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Guitar Tab of Songs Featured in The Beatles: Rock Band
It seems that the world is awash in Beatlemania… yet again! It’s been over 40 years since America was first introduced to The Fab Four, but interest in the famed group is as high as ever. Just today, as you may know, Capital/EMI Records released digitally re-mastered versions of all 12 original Beatles’ albums, plus Magic Mystery Tour and Past Masters. Additionally, today is D-Day for the highly anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band, the third major console release in the Rock Band... [Continue Reading]
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]
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]
Guitar Tab of Songs Featured in Rock Band 2
Back in March we did a blog post about Guitar Tab of Songs Featured in Rock Band and promised that we’d cover Rock Band 2 some time in the future. Well, that moment has arrived. Listed below are free song tabs for all main setlist and bonus songs from Rock Band 2 that MXTabs.net have legally secured a license to display. Enjoy! And if you’re looking for more music video game song tab, be sure to check out our previous Guitar Hero posts: Guitar Tab of Songs Featured in Guitar Hero... [Continue Reading]
Guitar Tab of Summerfest Headliners
Every summer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosts what is known as the world’s largest music festival, Summerfest. This year’s event, which runs from June 25th through July 5th, will feature over 700 nationally and locally known acts, including dozens upon dozens of impressive headliners. Listed below you’ll find links to song tab for a number of these headliners. I didn’t go through all 700+ bands (can you blame me really?), but if you’d like, take a look at the complete Summerfest... [Continue Reading]
Sheriff Picks: Guitar Tab of Popular Graduation Songs
Yep, it’s that time of year again. High school and college seniors the world over are busy taking their final exams and preparing for one of the most revered rites of passage for young adults today: graduation. The graduation ritual encompasses many things, including the commencement ceremony itself, graduation parties, and you guessed it, graduation music! Whether played at a ceremony by a school’s concert band, or as part of a student-edited photo montage at a senior dinner, it’s... [Continue Reading]
Sheriff Picks: Guitar Tab of Songs for Earth Day
Earth Day, celebrated every April 22, is according to the U.S. Government site for Earth Day “a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to act to protect our planet.” Incidentally, Earth Day is also a subject very close to The Sheriff’s heart. And for that reason, today I humbly offer up the following Song Tabs for Earth Day. If playing these... [Continue Reading]
Sheriff Picks: Guitar Tab of Songs for Springtime
Leave it to me – The Sheriff – to write a blog post featuring Guitar Tab of Songs for Springtime just three days after we received four inches of snow here in good ol’ Madison, WI, USA, worldwide headquarters of MXTabs.net. In my defense, however, it is technically Spring (FYI – if you’re seasonally challenged like I am, Spring began on March 20th this year), and our brief snow cover here has been melted away by the searing 45ºF temperatures of the past couple of days. Furthermore,... [Continue Reading]