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link to Movable Power Chord Shapes For G D G Tuning On Cigar Box Guitars

Movable Power Chord Shapes For G D G Tuning On Cigar Box Guitars

There are many movable chord shapes on the cigar box guitar. These are chord shapes that can be played in different positions on the fret board to give different pitched chords. Power chords...

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link to Movable Chord Shapes Based On Power Chords

Movable Chord Shapes Based On Power Chords

It's very useful to have some movable chord shapes in your head as you begin to play songs or write your own. The downloadable PDFs below are useful for beginners trying to move on from 1-finger...

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link to Absolute Beginner Chord Shape Downloads For 3 String Cigar Box Guitar Tuned G D G

Absolute Beginner Chord Shape Downloads For 3 String Cigar Box Guitar Tuned G D G

G-C-D-on-3-string-G-D-GDownload D G A on 3 string G D GDownload

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link to Easy Chord Charts For “Let It Be” On The Cigar Box Guitar

Easy Chord Charts For “Let It Be” On The Cigar Box Guitar

This is the first of my Easy Chord Chart Series for G D G cigar box guitars. I offer 2 versions of this song. One is suitable for absolute beginners and one is a little bit more...

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link to How To Play Just About Any Chord On The Cigar Box Guitar

How To Play Just About Any Chord On The Cigar Box Guitar

This article shows how you can use your knowledge of power chords on the cigar box guitar to play major, minor, 7th, minor 7th and major 7th chords with one or two fingers moved. In the table and...

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link to Beginner Chords For A 4 String Cigar Box Guitar

Beginner Chords For A 4 String Cigar Box Guitar

If you've started with a 3 string guitar in G D G, you may like to consider building or buying a 4 string version in G D G B to give you a bit more versatility and a richer sound. Strumming a 1...

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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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