Not sure if anyone here is a guitarist/bassist/drummer, but I figured I'd post this for anyone interested. Tabster is a program I started working on a while back to manage tablature in a single library for easier storing, viewing, and just general management. A few weeks ago, I rewrote the entire program (~5,200 lines of code). Essentially it allows you download tabs off of ultimate-guitar.com, edit them, share them, and more. You don't have to keep looking up the same tabs online over and over again. As of yesterday, you no longer even need to browse the site using the embedded browser, you can now just use the integrated search. I originally made this for personal use, but a few friends really liked it and it caught on.

Some Screenshots:

Library:
http://i55.tinypic.com/nlobhv.png

Integrated Search:
http://i51.tinypic.com/5wl9xu.png

Embedded Browser:
http://i56.tinypic.com/hv0yvo.png

Viewing Tabs:
http://i53.tinypic.com/9h1ilv.png

Download: http://nateshoffner.com/projects/tabster/

It hasn't been too public, so there might be some quirks here and there but for the most part it's stable.

That is cool. What did you write it in?

It's written in C# so it technically requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, but there's not really any Windows machines that don't already have it now days.

You should make this for pianists. I would absolutely LOVE IT if you did.

^It all depends on where the tab library is located lex. I'm sure it's doable. I know 911tabs has piano tabs. Try looking up some tabs or sheet music managers for the piano and I'm sure you'll come across some promising results.

Anyways awesome program. I don't rely on tabs that much but I know some people who do and would love something like this.

I personally prefer sheet music as long as it's written in standard E. I don't know enough notes below that on a staff to read anything in like C# or B or any drop tuning for that matter. I tried stuff like tuxtabs or whatever and I didn't like it that much. I usually check tabs to see the tuning and maybe the first riff and work on it by ear from there unless it's something really undecipherable. For example I started working on Fall From Grace the other day, but most people had no idea what they were tabbing so I started one on my own (it's my first tab too.)

Morbid Angel - Fall From Grace

http://www.scribd.com/doc/57427103/Fall-From-Grace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsAFNBrVI3Q&fmt=18

I've had a few other people request piano tabs along with somebody requesting ukelele tabs lol. I know about 911tabs, but I really only use plain-text tabs, so if you found a site that had a nice archive of text-based piano tabs, I can attempt to implement it.

Pretty nifty, I like it. I've been a bass player for about 5 1/2 years now, and I know that sometimes finding good tabs is difficult. Keeping track of them can also be a pain, especially when they had that whole illegal tab thing going on (dunno if it still is or not). I'd find a decent one on one day, and it would be gone the next. I'll be sure to give this a try pretty soon, it sounds great.

Also, I don't know if this is relevant or not, but for a while now, there's been quite a bit of "master tracks" of songs that have been coming up that I think could help a ton in reading/writing correct tabs and in learning songs. Not every song is available for every artist yet, but the number is growing, I suggest looking into it if you didn't know already. =)

For example, no guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7utRDrQ_6fw&feature=related

Guitar only:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aEDD-pmbmU

Hmm, I've thought about adding a "Search for this tab on YouTube" option for a while so that might possibly help, but that was mostly to help people find tutorials for certain tabs.

Also +1 for Iron Maiden :D