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link to Playing 4-String vs 3-String Cigar Box Guitar : Play Shaped Chords In G

Playing 4-String vs 3-String Cigar Box Guitar : Play Shaped Chords In G

Although1-finger barre chords are slightly harder to play on a 4-string guitar because of the extra string to fret, shaped chords are different. I've been experimenting with easy ways to play the...

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link to Learn Your First Three Chords On A Cigar Box Guitar

Learn Your First Three Chords On A Cigar Box Guitar

If you are really new to Cigar Box Guitar, you will want to learn these 3 chords as soon as possible because with these chords you can play literally thousands of songs. They are G, C and D power...

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link to 3 Alternative Tunings For 4-String Cigar Box Guitar

3 Alternative Tunings For 4-String Cigar Box Guitar

Transferring knowledge from a 3-string guitar to a 4-string means deciding what tuning you'd like with that extra string. Of course, you can retune all the strings, but for now we-re going to look at...

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link to Make Your Own Box For A Cigar Box Guitar: Things To Consider

Make Your Own Box For A Cigar Box Guitar: Things To Consider

If you want to make your own box for your Cigar Box Guitar Build, there are a few things you need to consider before you start: LengthHeightDepthBracingFixing the sides MaterialLid Length Of...

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link to Beginner Blues For Cigar Box Guitar: Winter Blues in G minor

Beginner Blues For Cigar Box Guitar: Winter Blues in G minor

I have written this piece for beginners using just frets 0, 2, 3, 5 and 6 on a 3- string guitar tuned to G D G. If your guitar is tuned to another open fifths tuning, such as D A D or E B E you can...

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link to Silent Night: Cigar Box Guitar TAB for Beginners

Silent Night: Cigar Box Guitar TAB for Beginners

In this lesson I'll show you how a simple Christmas song can help us to learn to pick out a tune and play chords and I'll also use it to explain a bit more about I, IV and V chords. This is 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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