Posts by Kim

To add a third note to turn the open string G power chord into G major, we can use our little finger ( pinkie) to press down on the top string to add the 3rd note of the scale. This is not found on...

The simplest way to play a minor chord on a cigar box guitar is to play the barred power chord and add your little finger to the 3rd fret above that barre on the first string only. E.g. A minor is...

You may have seen 3 string players just use their finger or a slide to play a chord and wondered how this is possible. A power chord is made up of the 1st note or root and the 5th note of the...

Even though they are called a cigar box guitar, the bodies for these handmade guitars can be made from a variety of different materials: cigar boxhandmade boxwine boxwooden jewelry boxmetal...

Whether you are building or buying your cigar box guitar, scale length is an important consideration. The longer the scale length, the brighter the tone. This can be balanced by changing the string...

When I had discovered cigar box guitars, I really wanted to have a go at making one and it seemed to me that starting simple was the best idea. A fretless 1-stringed guitar seemed the place to start...