Here is another quick roundup of a few stories I have starred in my trusty Google Reader.

GuitarSite.com has posted the top 10 Seymour Duncan pickups in 2007. This information was obtained through the Seymour Duncan newsletter. I have EMG pickups in my Epi right now, but I have always wanted to give some Seymour Duncans a go. This list should help me make my pick.

Musicnotes Inc. has reported that it has reached agreements with several thousand music publishers to allow the digital sheet music provider to offer free tab downloads online. MXTabs.net was a huge tab archive that was taken down by the MPA in June 2006. If you visit the site now you have a message that states they will be returning summer 2007, so I’ll be excited to see what kind of music is available when it is relaunched.

Yet again Lori Linstruth has put together another great tool for guitarists. This time it is in the form of blank tab sheets for noting down your riffs. Great work Lori!

When learning songs from written sources like instruction books or online files there are three main forms of written music for the guitar. The three types are chords, tablature, and music notation. Each form brings its own advantages and each form is a bit more complex than the last.

Chords

Probably the simplest form of documenting a song is through chords. The chord progression for the chorus, verse, and bridge of a song is written out for the player to read and play. The advantages to chord files are they are simple and usually show you when the chords are played in relation to the lyrics. Singing guitarists may find this the easiest method of learning a song.
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