Category: Chords, scales and tuning

considerationCBGUkulelescale lengthgenerally 16-25 inches 13-19 inchespitchgenerally lower pitched but you can choose a very short scale if you preferhigher pitched than most cigar box guitarsstring...

When you are just starting out with cigar box guitar, one of your main choices is whether to go for a 3 or 4 string instrument. This article will highlight the differences and similarities to help...

If you haven't already seen Part 1, then follow this link to go here By the end of this lesson you will have learned 4 chords ( including one from part 1) and a couple of tips for strumming these...

When you first pick up a cigar box guitar, you will probably want to learn a few chords. Here is my absolute beginner guide. Playing a chord of the open strings plays a G chord. We can show it in...

Here are some common chord shapes for a 3 stringed E B E guitar including the keys of E major and A major and their relative keys including relative minors. Technically the B shown is a B power...

You can't just put steel strings  on your regular ukulele as this will damage the instrument, but you can now buy a steel stringed ukulele. Alternatively, buy or make a 4 string cigar box...