Do You Trust Websites for Tabs?

[excon]

At least a lot of the website tabs are free, so you've got nothing to lose if you try them. I wouldn't even think about paying someone for a tab on the internet unless they had a lot of good references. Some of the tab books you buy in the store aren't even right.

[bangkok]

Most are way off, but if your stuck on something it's a great way to get a new perspective.

[Soap]

I trust nothing or no one....I'm anti everything.

[skorb]

Some are dead on and some aren't even close. My advice would be to use them as a starting point and make changes as you hear them.

exactly.

they are a starting point and then they are as good as you make them when you copy them over to Word. some are OK, some blow.

I always spend time on my tabs, making sure they are as correct as possible. after using them to help learn the song (if there are any funky parts I can't get on my own), then I rarely look at them once I have it down.

[khabibissell]

I use tabs if I get stuck learning things by ear, which is what I try to do most of the time. Usually, tabs are way off anyway.

[TheAmazingBlob]

When I started out I used to look at tabs every time I ever wanted to learn something, but now I can figure out the majority of stuff just by listening to it. Tabs are a good starting point, though.

[zeegler]

I use tabs as a starting point sometimes. Most of them are wrong though, so I just use them as a reference. I've noticed that very frequently, people will tab out a lead, and it's all over the fucking place. They don't put any thought into it.

[Jacksons Shred]

I only use tabs for a guideline, I try learning most of the songs I hear by ear. Guitar Pro works miracles though, at least with that you can hear the tab while/before you attempt to learn it.

But no, I don't usually trust websites for tabs.

[MatthewK]

I only use guitar pro tabs and I listen to them before I learn them to make sure they're at least mostly correct. That's all that really matters. I can figure out the best fingerings myself and correct small mistakes. Sometimes tabs that have the right notes have pretty stupid fingerings tabbed out. I think I have a pretty good ear but tabs are more convenient than wasting loads of time learning someone else's composition by ear.

[Lev]

With more popular songs you can always hop on youtube and find visual guides or just check out the person/band play live and see how its done. Tabs are generally just good for getting an idea of whats going on, you're always better off using and training your ears

[madcap]

Ive found some helpful tabs, usually the 5 star ones though.