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link to 3 String Cigar Box Guitar Tuning : Absolute Beginner’s Guide

3 String Cigar Box Guitar Tuning : Absolute Beginner’s Guide

Before you play anything on your Cigar Box Guitar, you need to get it in tune, but In some ways it doesn’t matter what you tune it to as long as it is tuned to itself. Although G D G is a common...

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Can I Play Slide On A Fretted Cigar Box Guitar?

Yes, you can play slide on a fretted guitar. However, when you are first starting out using a slide on your cigar box guitar, I think you will find it a lot easier if that guitar is fretless. This...

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link to Cigar Box Guitar: Learn To Play A Chord Progression

Cigar Box Guitar: Learn To Play A Chord Progression

A chord progression is the way a group of chords is arranged in a piece of music. Some chord progressions are very commonly used and it’s well worth taking the time to get really good at moving...

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link to Amazing Grace TAB For 3-string Cigar Box Guitar

Amazing Grace TAB For 3-string Cigar Box Guitar

Another video lesson with free TAB for you today. This is a beginner-friendly piece to play, either as just the melody or just the chords as you sing the melody, or a chord melody where you play the...

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Tenor Guitar vs Cigar Box Guitar

If you've wanted to play the guitar and are interested in guitars that have less than 6 strings, you might want to consider playing tenor guitar or Cigar Box Guitar. In this article I will talk about...

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link to Simple Six Eight Blues In G Minor

Simple Six Eight Blues In G Minor

Today's lesson teaches you to play in a new key and a new time signature. How Many Beats Is A 6/8 Time? Many songs are written in 2/4 or 4/4 meaning 2 or 4 beats per bar ( or measure). The time...

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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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