Q: Where 's the "Pump," "Get A Grip," and "Big Ones" tablature?

A:

The great majority of those who write to me write to me with this question. The answer is that it is at your local music store and/or Music Dispatch, just waiting for you to pick it up. That's what makes those albums different from those on my page and that's why I've decided not to include them. It's not because I don't think they're great albums, but because:

For all those reasons, it is recommended that students of Aerosmith guitar music make every effort to get professional tablature whenever possible. Because of the second part of the first reason, it's also recommended that you buy professional tablature. However, if for some reason you still don't want to, there is a legal way of gaining access to it without money. It's called the library, and most of the larger ones should have sheet music available for check-out(I know, for example, that the metropolitan library here in Columbus has several copies of each of the aforementioned books available. All you need to get them is a library card). If your library doesn't have them, you might want to see if they have an "inter-library loan" program whereby you could get them from another library(like the one here in Columbus) that does.

As a last resort, if you at this point think that everything I've said is bullshit and you still want free, amateur tablature for "Pump," "Get A Grip," and "Big Ones, " there are other places on the net where you can get it. The best place that I know of is the guitar section of Uutela's page, followed not-so-closely by OLGA. Those two sites are the two best sites for(if you must have it) free, amateur guitar tab for Pump, GAG, and Big Ones.

So there you have it. Good luck with whichever avenue you decide to take.

-Bryson

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