Free Drum Tabs – Find Tablature Online

Free Drum Tabs

Until recently, I did not know that free drum tabs existed on the internet. I was always looking for sheet music which was still hard to find for the percussionist. Most sites are dedicated to guitar, bass or piano. This is still true for the most part but there are some excellent resources available online if you are willing to sort through the trash and link farms. Many of the sites I visited promised tablature but only redirected me to other sites, or other pages within their site and then blasted me with pop-ups and ads. Instead of writing negatively about specific sites, I will just list here the sites that I like best. The sites that actually deliver what they promise to deliver.

Good Tablature Sites

These are some of the best places I found tablature at. I could go straight to the music without having to click through three pages of ads, visiting two other websites or clicking on dead links.

MXTabs.net This is probably my favorite site. You click on the song that you want and it comes up right away. No pop-ups or misdirections. You can search by band name or song name or by the newest tabs that have been added. You can also submit your own tablature.

One Love Drum Tabs There are not a whole lot of tabs here and you can only search by artist (band) name. But, the tablature is well written and it takes you right to the page instead of passing you around from link to link.

Ttabs.com This is another great site with user submitted tablature. No redirection or missing links that I have found yet. Each song has a legend for the tablature as well as a running count (1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a) below the measures. You can also add your own compositions here.

Tab-Archive Another okay site. You’ll have to do a little more searching to find what you want. A search for drum tabs brought back listings for guitar, bass, drums and lyrics. Plus, you’ll have to scroll through some ads before your tablature appears. But still a decent site.

Overall, I would say my favorites are mxtabs and ttabs, but you may prefer one of the others. I would also recommend downloading a program called Tab Trax. It allows you to create your own tablature and comes pre-loaded with a bunch of different songs tabbed out. You can write your own music and play it back or listen to the files that come with the program. You can download a free trial version which has limited capabilities or purchase the full version for $29.95. Get it here

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