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link to No Particular Place To Go: Beginner Tabs For Cigar Box Guitar

No Particular Place To Go: Beginner Tabs For Cigar Box Guitar

This lesson is a combination of fingerpicking the melody and strumming the chords. You will need to be able to play the following 1- finger barre chords: A powerD powerE power2nd fret7th fret9th...

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link to Fingerpicking Blues Chord Progression For Cigar Box Guitar

Fingerpicking Blues Chord Progression For Cigar Box Guitar

There are other blues chord progressions besides the ever popular 12 bar blues using the I,IV and V chords ( one, four and five) Today we are going to look at one with a softer, more chromatic...

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link to Using The Minor Pentatonic Scale : Wayfaring Stranger

Using The Minor Pentatonic Scale : Wayfaring Stranger

Today we are going to learn to play a simple melody in Dm ( D minor) on the 3-string Cigar Box Guitar. This is the pentatonic scale for D minor: There are 5 notes in the scale- 6 are shown...

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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 Step By Step Easy Blues Chord Progressions: Number 1

Step By Step Easy Blues Chord Progressions: Number 1

Whether you've built or bought your cigar box guitar, one of the first questions you will ask yourself is "What can I play as an absolute beginner on cigar box guitar?" This is a very easy 12 bar...

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link to How Do I Play The Blues Scale On A Cigar Box Guitar?

How Do I Play The Blues Scale On A Cigar Box Guitar?

Learning scales might seem like a boring thing to do, but learning the blues scale will help with your improvisation. If you want to pick up your guitar and play something really cool sounding, a...

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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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