What a joke
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I do agree that the tabs are horribly inaccurate, but I think they are a great thing. Learner guitarists can get a hell of a lot out of tab, even if its slightly inaccurate. I know when I started playing 12 years ago I spent most of my time learning other peoples tunes from tab off the net. Which helped me learn by filling in blanks or inaccuracies in the tab.
How the fuck can it be considered some sort of crime for some kid to learn to play the tunes of his favourite band? I mean Jesus Christ what the fuck is that? Aren't there more worthy causes for prosecution like mass genocide or illegally gaining power by vote rigging?
Holy shit! How must Led Zep feel about Stairway to Heaven? Someone must have learnt to play it with all the no stairway signs? Still they should be 'no Teen Spirit' signs now.
Dyou think Metallica care how many people jam out 'The Four Horsemen' or 'Enter Sandman' in their garage? I know that if I was in their position, and I knew the kids were jamming out my tunes for fun, it would make me feel damn good.
Are these people seriously worried about being ripped off? I mean, do they not realise that anyone who is in a position to rip someone off and make money out of it can probably work it out themselves anyway.
I mean what are they going to do next? Ban anyone without a license from playing guitar incase they are skilled enough to figure out a fuckin blink 182 tune or something? Well I guess most of us are completely fucked then! (nothing against blink its just to highlight my point). But I'm sure a lot of us on this board, if we want to figure out how to play something, for fun or whatever, we just figure it out on our own without tab. I guess that makes us all potential criminals then? What a joke.
Ranting aside, its probly so the greedy bastards who make those overpriced tab books can secure sales. Lets hope for all those aspiring musicians out there that they drop the fuckin price of them as a result.
I can't beleive it...how the hell is a kid supposed to learn without money now. I never had lessons, just learnt from tabs, there are a lot people out there who do the same, not they can't, and I think thats a sick shame. Society is supposed to encourage talent and creativity, not try to snuff it out.
Well, the friend that I've been teaching to play guitar ain't going to learn anymore tunes from me...I ain't going to jail for no man

(jk)
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