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link to Fingerpicking Blues Chord Progression For Cigar Box Guitar

Fingerpicking Blues Chord Progression For Cigar Box Guitar

There are other blues chord progressions besides the ever popular 12 bar blues using the I,IV and V chords ( one, four and five) Today we are going to look at one with a softer, more chromatic...

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link to G, D and A Major Scales On Cigar Box Guitar In Open G

G, D and A Major Scales On Cigar Box Guitar In Open G

There came a point when I just get annoyed with myself for continually hitting a wrong note when I was playing a melody on the Cigar Box Guitar. I realized this could be helped by learning a few...

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link to Using The Minor Pentatonic Scale : Wayfaring Stranger

Using The Minor Pentatonic Scale : Wayfaring Stranger

Today we are going to learn to play a simple melody in Dm ( D minor) on the 3-string Cigar Box Guitar. This is the pentatonic scale for D minor: There are 5 notes in the scale- 6 are shown...

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link to Easier Way To Play In E On A 3-Stringed Guitar Tuned G D G

Easier Way To Play In E On A 3-Stringed Guitar Tuned G D G

One of the problems with just using 1-finger power chords is that for some songs you have to move a long way up and down the neck so choosing your chord shapes carefully will help you to change...

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link to Movable Major Chord Shapes With The Root On The 2nd String

Movable Major Chord Shapes With The Root On The 2nd String

Continuing the series on movable chord shapes we will look at other ways of playing movable major chords. If the root of the major chord is on the middle note of the 3-string guitar we can use a 4...

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link to Movable Power Chord Shapes For G D G Tuning On Cigar Box Guitars

Movable Power Chord Shapes For G D G Tuning On Cigar Box Guitars

There are many movable chord shapes on the cigar box guitar. These are chord shapes that can be played in different positions on the fret board to give different pitched chords. Power chords...

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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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