Madison, Wisc. - Musicnotes, the creator of the first licensed site offering free guitar and other instrument tablature, on Wednesday announced new deals with Sony/ATV, EMI Christian Music Group, Alfred Publishing and several others to bring their repertoire to its MXTabs.net site. MXTabs.net features over 35,000 user-generated tabs that have been legally licensed for distribution, and paid for through an advertising revenue-sharing deal with Musicnotes. The site is now set for an official worldwide launch on July 1.

Madison, Wisc. - Musicnotes, a publisher of digital sheet music, announced that it has signed licensing agreements with several thousand music publishers, who have agreed to distribute guitar and drum tablature for their song catalogs on the company's MXTabs.net. Wisconsin-based Musicnotes said it reached deals with administrators including BMG Music Publishing, peermusic, Famous Music and Bug Music. The company added that it has partnered with Rebel Digital to manage ad sales on MXTabs.net.

Madison, Wisc. - Musicnotes, a retailer of digital sheet music, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired MXTabs.net, a site that features over 150,000 user-generated guitar, bass and drum tablatures, and has signed ad revenue-sharing agreements with music publishers that will allow the site to come back online.