VK (Vkontakte) is often referred to as the "Russian Facebook." However, in the guitar community, it is widely known as one of the internet's largest repositories for Guitar Pro tabs (.gp, .gp5, .gpx) and scanned tab books.
Unlike standard text tabs found on Ultimate Guitar, VK is a primary source for:
Ready to expand your vocabulary? Here are three active VK groups to get you started (search these names in VK): guitar books tabs vk.com
Before we dive into the "how," let’s address the "why." Why should you search for guitar books tabs vk.com instead of a standard Google search?
If you know the exact ISBN of a guitar method book (e.g., the Berklee book 978-0634017991), paste that number directly into VK. You will often find a PDF scan. VK (Vkontakte) is often referred to as the
Unlike streaming services that treat music as a temporary lease, the VK guitar community operates on an "archive ethic." In sprawling public groups (often named simply Guitar Tabs, Songbooks, or Pro Guitar Tracks), users upload massive ZIP files containing thousands of Guitar Pro files, text tabs, and chord charts.
You can find official Hal Leonard songbooks scanned at 300 DPI. You can find every single Metallica tab transcribed in 1998. You can find niche Brazilian bossa nova arrangements that exist nowhere else on the English-speaking web. Ready to expand your vocabulary
Russian users use specific terminology that you can copy-paste to unlock hidden results.
The Ultimate Search Formula: Go to the VK search bar and try these combinations:
Metallica Табы(Metallica Tabs)Pink Floyd Guitar ProНоты Dream Theater(Dream Theater Sheet Music/Notes)