Because a cigar box guitar is tuned in open tuning you can play a chord with just one finger. The easiest way to play a chord on a cigar box guitar is to strum the open notes or use your finger or...
Category: Chords, scales and tuning
This article will show you how you can use strings from a standard six string guitar set to achieve 9 different tunings with different octave spreads for your cigar box guitar. Open G : G D GOpen...
When I was just starting out on cigar box guitars, I wondered how different it would be to playing standard guitars. Now I've been playing for a while, these are my thoughts. I find a Cigar Box...
What Is The Difference Between A Cigar Box Guitar And A Standard Acoustic?
Cigar Box Guitars are handmade instruments whereas acoustic guitars are usually manufactured unless they are custom built and expensive . There are similarities between the two types of guitar but...
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...