Ok well for those of you that don't know, I'm a guitarist, and although I try not to use tabs, I still almost have to to get the proper key signature and some difficult solos. One of the two main sites I use for tabs (www.powertabs.net and www.ultimate-guitar.com) has been shut down by the MPA (Music Producers Association). I like www.powertabs.net (the one that was shut down) more than ultimate-guitar because ultimate-guitar.com has all kinds of tabs (power tabs, guitar pro tabs, simple guitar tabs, chord tabs, etc.) and although their tabs are usually good, I mostly use power tabs because the program that they use is a free download while the other leading tab software, guitar pro, is very expensive.
Now as I've said, I don't mind ultimate-guitar because their tabs are usually very good, but their tabs are also mostly for guitar pro. So I use powertabs.net because they specialize in power tabs. I recently went to powertabs.net to see if they had the tab for an unreleased single by Dream Theater called Raise the Knife. It was played at a live concert in 2005 and I've always wanted to learn it but I haven't been able to get the solo right. Anyways. I went to see if it was at powertabs.net and I got a message saying "this website has been shut down by the MPA". I knew that powertabs.net and the MPA have been have a bit of a conflict but there was never any talk about shutting them down.
Now If you're wondering why the MPA would want to shut down tab sites, it is simple. The MPA gets money from tab books that they sell for 100 times their actual worth. I've seen a tab book with just over 60 pages being sold for $299.
Sorry for the rant, I'm just a bit frustrated with the MPA closing one of the best tab sites on the internet and not bothering with any of the less used ones.
Now as I've said, I don't mind ultimate-guitar because their tabs are usually very good, but their tabs are also mostly for guitar pro. So I use powertabs.net because they specialize in power tabs. I recently went to powertabs.net to see if they had the tab for an unreleased single by Dream Theater called Raise the Knife. It was played at a live concert in 2005 and I've always wanted to learn it but I haven't been able to get the solo right. Anyways. I went to see if it was at powertabs.net and I got a message saying "this website has been shut down by the MPA". I knew that powertabs.net and the MPA have been have a bit of a conflict but there was never any talk about shutting them down.
Now If you're wondering why the MPA would want to shut down tab sites, it is simple. The MPA gets money from tab books that they sell for 100 times their actual worth. I've seen a tab book with just over 60 pages being sold for $299.
Sorry for the rant, I'm just a bit frustrated with the MPA closing one of the best tab sites on the internet and not bothering with any of the less used ones.