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Beginner’s Guide To One Four Five Chords On Cigar Box Guitar

What Do One, Four And Five Chords Actually Mean? It’s a bit confusing when guitarists talk about one, four and five as if everyone knows what that means and where it comes from. So in this...

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Basic Theory For Cigar Box Guitarists

Let's start by learning what a few terms mean. If you already understand scales, keys, octaves feel free to jump over the first part, but I wanted to include this for those who want it explained in...

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Playing A Simple Chord Melody In G

A chord melody is a piece of music where the melody and chords are played simultaneously by one instrument, making it sound as if two instruments are actually playing. On a guitar the notes may be...

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How Can I Add Interest To A Simple 12-Bar Blues?

In this lesson I will give you some very simple ideas to add a little bit of fretting finger movement to improve the sound of your 12-bar blues: add a finger on the middle string on the 2nd...

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How Can I Play Arpeggios On A 3-String Guitar?

With only 3 strings it might seem that you can't play traditional arpeggios or broken chords, but here is a simple way to play Major and minor arpeggios: Use the little finger on the top string to...

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link to Minor Pentatonic Scales For 3-String Cigar Box Guitar

Minor Pentatonic Scales For 3-String Cigar Box Guitar

Lots of guitarists talk about using the minor pentatonic scale to improvise, so let's look at how you play these in different keys. Which Notes Are Played In The Minor Pentatonic Scale? The...

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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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