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An Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Cigar Box Guitar

I'd never even heard of cigar box guitars until I walked into a local folk music shop and saw these 3 stringed box instruments. I was intrigued and asked to have a look at one. You may seen a...

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Cigar Box Guitar In E B E Tuning: Beginner Chord Chart

If you prefer your guitar to be tuned to E B E and want a handy pdf download for playing any chord based on the 1-finger power chords, I have this handy chart and diagram which you can download for...

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Guitar Slide: Which Finger Should I Use ?

It’s well worth experimenting using the slide on different fingers but you will probably settle on one that suits you and becomes your favourite. Mine is my ring finger and I will explain why....

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Cigar Box Guitar Chord Shape Diagrams: Beginner Tips

If you are moving on from one  finger barre chords you may be wondering how chord shape diagrams work for a Cigar Box Guitar. Here are my beginner tips: These diagrams are drawn with the...

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Cigar Box Guitar: Introduction To A E A Tuning

Most people tune their 3-string Cigar Box Guitar to G D G, but there are many other tunings available and one of these is A E A . This means that your guitar will be tuned up a tone ( or 2 half...

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What’s The Very First Thing To Learn To Play On A Cigar Box Guitar?

I'd say learn 2 or 3 chords and see what songs you can play with those chords. If there is anything I'd say is the easiest thing to learn on a Cigar Box Guitar I think it's probably a 2 chord song...

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Choosing Fret Wire For A Cigar Box Guitar

When you are buying fret wire for your cigar box guitar build there are a few decisions that you need to make. These involve things like the color and width of the wire, but also the form that you...

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About Me

Hi I'm Kim and I have played guitar for several years and taught beginner six string guitar.
Now that I have discovered the Cigar Box Guitar I'd like share with you what I have learned.
When I started, I found it difficult to find information suitable for absolute beginners.
I have set up this blog and a YouTube channel to help you.

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