You just can’t trust online information

[HomespunEffects]

We are Family by Sister Sledge is listed as being in A major online. But it isn’t. The intro/chorus is in D and the verse is in G.

Man, Nile Rogers is just the coolest and Bernard Edwards jams!

 

[TSJMajesty]

Where you going..., Ultimate Guitar? Cuz if so, they suck. Songsterr.com is great!

 

[HomespunEffects]

Where you going..., Ultimate Guitar? Cuz if so, they suck. Songsterr.com is great!

I just googled it.

 

[Chocol8]

There are a surprising number of deaf people who transcribe music, and not just for guitar. I don’t get it.

 

[HomespunEffects]

Songsterr version is pretty bad, too. I usually just listen and figure songs out. I don’t generally use tabs anymore.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Songsterr version is pretty bad, too. I usually just listen and figure songs out. I don’t generally use tabs anymore.

Hmmm, generally they're good. Even with mistakes, with the amount of crazy shit I'm trying to get under my fingers, it has saved me a lot of time.

I'm not good (nor do I want to be) at figuring stuff out by ear, but I can hear when something they tab is not right, and fix it. I guess I consider it a great starting point. (And I've tried several sites.)

Actually now that I think about it, the best tabs are ones people put up on YT, but you have to wade through the wrong ones. I'll go right to a part I know myself, and check their accuracy. But once you find a good one, they're usually spot-on.

 

[la szum]

There are a surprising number of deaf people who transcribe music, and not just for guitar. I don’t get it.

I think this is why our ears are our best friend. Or.... our worst!

 

[Frodebro]

I think this is why our ears are our best friend. Or.... our worst!

I learned to play by copying what I heard on records and cds, plus whatever TAB books were available at the local music store. No internet in those days. To this day, I still use my ear more than any transcriptions when learning stuff for the band as it's much quicker for me.