• Registered: 2008-03-11
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Topic: How do you write tabs from scratch??

I tried to change a tab and the lines were distorted What gives?

  • From: tennessee
  • Registered: 2007-08-02
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Re: How do you write tabs from scratch??

are you trying to create your own tabs?
are you trying to play a specific song?
are you using an electric guitar, and if so did you check to make sure that there's nothing wrong there?

if you're trying to create your own song with tabs you'll need to put everything into perspective. what i mean is break the song down. how fast is it, the count, the other instruments, etc.

maybe try watching videos of other musicians and watch there fingering while listening to the sounds that are created.

there are sites that you can go to to print up blank tab lines as well as blank chords.

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  • From: UK
  • Registered: 2007-09-16
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Re: How do you write tabs from scratch??

eagleeye5851 wrote:

there are sites that you can go to to print up blank tab lines as well as blank chords.

Don't suppose you have a link to some of them? smile

  • From: tennessee
  • Registered: 2007-08-02
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Re: How do you write tabs from scratch??

http://guitar.about.com/od/songwriting/ … _blank.htm

http://guitar.about.com/library/qchordpaper.htm

http://guitar.about.com/library/qtabstaff.htm

http://www.justinguitar.com/en/TE-000-Technique.php

http://guitar.about.com/library/blchordlibrary.htm

This might help. Some of it could be a little repetative. Give it a look see and see if it works or not.

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5 Reply by Tibernius (edited by Tibernius 2008-03-11 21:18:33)

  • From: UK
  • Registered: 2007-09-16
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Re: How do you write tabs from scratch??

Thanks Eagleeye.

I think pickngrin means that the lines changed so they aren't the same length, eg:

6----4---6----
----3---5---7-

to
12----13---4----
----3---5---7-

if that's the case (not sure if it is) you just remove some of the "-" until it's the same length.

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Re: How do you write tabs from scratch??

Most of the time if you're copying and pasting tabs onto something like Microsoft Word, the font changes, which makes them unequal. The only way to fix it is find the original font. Most tab sites use "Courier New" I believe

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