DMB tab books

nugsta25 · Unread post by **nugsta25** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 7:46 pm

I got into this argument with a friend. I say that the tab books are not EXACTLY what Dave plays. They very well could be what he plays, but the tabs are just what the company/the person tabbing think they are. He says they are all exactly chord for chord, note for note exact. We made a bet, so I have to provide credible proof. Am I even right at all? By the way there is a case of tall boys at stake. thanks guys.

gravesRR7 · Unread post by **gravesRR7** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 7:58 pm

i'm pretty sure you're right. they are not 100% accurate, you can prove that to him by showing him a dvd of dave playing, and just be like "booo-ya, i told you, I TOLD YOU!!"

"WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!"

Sheesh · Unread post by **Sheesh** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:38 pm

For the most case they are note-for-note in terms of pitch, but not always in terms of fretboard positions.

Davy28 · Unread post by **Davy28** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:34 pm

Yeah, the tab books do it by ear, guys like kanter do it by videos.

DJR · Unread post by **DJR** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:36 pm

you could both very easily be right, but kanters way is best, screw the books

Davy28 · Unread post by **Davy28** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:41 pm

You gotta see to believe.

Beauford33 · Unread post by **Beauford33** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:30 pm

well, the Studio are pretty close. He doesnt play the live versions on the CD's. Those Id trust. However, when it comes to live, Kanters is the best way to go.

Dilbert · Unread post by **Dilbert** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 7:32 am

No tab book is going to be 100% accurate even if it is approved by the artist themselves. I recently saw an interview with Tommy Emmanuel about the transcriptions of his tab book for the album Only. He checked and approved all the tab but would only say that it was correct at the time it was published. In other words everytime he played a song it changed a little and the song evolved.

The studio stuff will be closest but live stuff will always vary. I have been playing for more years than I care to remember and often find different ways of playing songs I have played for more than a decade!! It is very easy to go into auto pilot while playing Mustang Sally for the 1000th time (I really hate that tune!! :roll:

) so I try and find different ways of playing it. I am sure, within reason, Dave does the same.

I would suggest using the tab as a way of giving you a guide to how the song was originally played. You may be happier with different fingerings or even fretting in different positions. Above all, enjoy playing the songs whether note for note or not.

Unread post by **jkanter** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:56 pm

nugsta25 wrote:I got into this argument with a friend. I say that the tab books are not EXACTLY what Dave plays. They very well could be what he plays, but the tabs are just what the company/the person tabbing think they are. He says they are all exactly chord for chord, note for note exact. We made a bet, so I have to provide credible proof. Am I even right at all? By the way there is a case of tall boys at stake. thanks guys.

You want Credible proof? Under the Table and Dreaming tab book.....Typical Situation. They have the tab as follows:

Code: Select all

B:---------------------
G:---4-4---4--4-----4--
D:-------5------5-5---- x2
A:---------------------
E:-0-------------------

E:---------------------
B:---------------------
G:---4-4---4--4-----4--
D:-------5------5-5---- x2
A:-3-------------------
E:---------------------

There ya go....credible proof that his songs aren't 100% in the tab books. Now those notes are exactly the same so it could be played like that and doesn't really matter....but it's NOT how Dave plays it. I know for a fact that there are a LOT more examples. Go get any book, if the chord formations aren't what they are on DMBTabs.com...then it isn't how Dave plays it. Now this is not to say the tab books stuff doesn't sound good, because by ear...they will sound just as good(usually)...and they are usually note for note correct....but the tabs are not always spot on.

ericwormann · Unread post by **ericwormann** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:35 pm

The books are not what Dave plays.

The books are what is being played on the actual recording.

For example:
The Crash book has the tab for all of the guitar lines being played on the Crash studio track of #41. Dave plays a completely different guitar part when they perform the song live. So the tab in the book will not be what Dave plays.

Most of the studio guitar parts are played by Tim Reynolds. The people from Cherry Lane (guitar tab publishing company) listen to the songs, tab out what they hear, have several different musicians approve/disapprove the work, redo it, and eventually put it out in the books. Obviously, there is going to be human error in this process.

As a result, I would estimate the books are about 90-95% correct as to what is being played on their respective studio tracks, and about 60-70% correct as to what Dave plays live.

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:38 pm

nugsta25, I think jKanter just bitch slapped your friend. Tell you're buddy to pay up.

nugsta25 · Unread post by **nugsta25** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:33 pm

Thanks everyone. If you guys were here, I would share the beers that my friend will now owe me!!

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:14 pm

I do know the tab book of Typical Situation is slightly wrong, it's the chorus, it doesn't have the hammers and the variation of the chords.

Unread post by **jkanter** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:35 pm

nugsta25 wrote:Thanks everyone. If you guys were here, I would share the beers that my friend will now owe me!!

After I PM you my address....I'll be expecting those beers in 2-3 Days via Priority Mail. I only drink Heinekin...very cold...so put some ice in there. THANKS! :lol:

whip3512 · Unread post by **whip3512** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:40 pm

jkanter wrote:
nugsta25 wrote:Thanks everyone. If you guys were here, I would share the beers that my friend will now owe me!!
After I PM you my address....I'll be expecting those beers in 2-3 Days via Priority Mail. I only drink Heinekin...very cold...so put some ice in there. THANKS!

Haha, what a guy. Helping in more ways than one.

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