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Is there an Open-Source Tab Database?
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Good question! Given how straight forward the core requirements are (text files and forums) it really could be something FOSS. Hell you could probably do it well enough on a lemmy instance.
What UG has is years of data and the work of people spotting errors in tabs.
We can certainly make it happen but it is a ton of work and it needs to be by people with training and or years of music experience willing to donate their work.
Scraping/Piracy?
I'm curious if scraping UG and uploading elsewhere is considered piracy. Do they "own" submissions of other people's music?
I might just try to make an alt frontend for UG with additional OSS tab submission options. It sounds like a fun project.