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link to Slide Guitar: 9 Easy Exercises To Practice Slide Technique on Cigar Box Guitar

Slide Guitar: 9 Easy Exercises To Practice Slide Technique on Cigar Box Guitar

I'm still very much a beginner especially when it comes to playing slide guitar, so I've been trying to find ways to improve. I find it all too easy to play the same riffs over and over without...

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

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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link to Basic Theory For Cigar Box Guitarists

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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link to Beginner Tips For Using The Boss RC-500 As A Backing Track

Beginner Tips For Using The Boss RC-500 As A Backing Track

The Boss RC-500 is a 2- track looper pedal with built in drum machine that offers many benefits for using in live shows. The trouble is that it's sophistication makes for a very steep learning curve...

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

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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link to Strings For Cigar Box Guitar : Hints and Tips For Absolute Beginner Builders

Strings For Cigar Box Guitar : Hints and Tips For Absolute Beginner Builders

You will need to choose some strings for your build and you have a few choices to make; the material that the strings are made fromstrings from a 6- string guitar, 12 -string guitar or specialist...

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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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