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Why doesn't my tab line up correctly? - 4/6/2006 4:02:18 PM

Korry

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From: Norman, OK
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Q: I had a tab that looked perfect on my computer, but when I posted it on the site, the chords and all the spacing was jacked up. Why?

A: Here is a lesson written by lmofle that explains it all very well.

If you use Microsoft Word or some other Word Processor (or WordPad/Notepad for that matter) make sure that you use a fixed width font. This means that the all the letters are the exact same spacing. Using a True Type font is the opposite. Times New Roman is an example of this and if you make a capital A the spacing difference between that and a small 'a' is different.
Use the space bar to move your chords above the words. DO NOT USE TAB key. I have found this messes up the alignment as well.
Try to put the chord EXACTLY where it changes in the song. And example
would be:
         E                         A               E
It was November the first, back in Nineteen Eighty Nine
E                                    B
I opened a show for a bonafide hero of mine
     E                           A
Ever since I was a kid, I bought everything he did
E                            A
I learned every lick and every line
         E                  B                E
And that honky tonky hero became a friend of mine

Notice I have the first E over the 'v' in November because in this
song the emphasis chord hits on that part of the verse. The same is
true for the B chord over 'became'. You don't change to a B chord
until be'came'.