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How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

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How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

Playing tips and secrets. Tunings. Primal music theory.

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Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?

Started by Dirty Dan Peel. Last reply by Nigel McTrustry 12 hours ago. 51 Replies

Keys please?

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3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets

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Comment by Hillbilly Hobo on May 13, 2012 at 10:00pm

for a new comer like me who can only wish to play decently i wish some one could come up with a lesson book that has tablature in it kind of like a banjo lesson book does anyone know of one n if so how can i get one

Comment by PhilUSAFRet on May 12, 2012 at 5:21pm

Lots of folks love them over at Ukulele Underground.  Fall's into the "most recommended" category

Comment by Fat Toe Fozzie on May 12, 2012 at 6:13am

Has onyone ever used the Roland Cube 15 guitar amp? I got the ti[p for a micro cube but I ran across one of these and wondered if anybody ever used one.-FTFozzie

Comment by Bluesboy Jag on March 11, 2012 at 10:16pm

I've been selling my how to play dvd since '05, you can get it here: http://www.jagshouse.com/cbg/cbgvideo.html

Comment by thomas h. a. brown on March 11, 2012 at 9:46pm

hello to the group  just finished my first build  3 string no frets  and can not wait to learn to play

 

Comment by steve payne on January 12, 2012 at 11:18am

Hi folks, just saying Hi and looking foward to getting some Top Tips on playing Those Blues once i've finished the build bit!

Comment by Marcus P. Clarke on January 1, 2012 at 8:35pm

Great post Chris, just visited the sight and it looks to be something worth looking into. Thanks for the info...Peter

Comment by Chris Cusimano on January 1, 2012 at 2:17pm

Just found some good instruction on the 3-string.

http://www.rickmckeon.com/cbglessons.html

Comment by Chris Cusimano on January 1, 2012 at 2:16pm

Hi Everyone,

I'm just learning how to play my CBG.

I do understand basic music theory and chord numbers.

Is there a process to easily translate a song that you like into a friendly strumming version for a fretless 3-string using only barre chords and the rhythm.

Thanks for your input. 

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on December 6, 2011 at 10:52pm

Hayden, any song with a 1-4-5 chord progression will work. Just strum the open 5th and 7th frets and make it sound like the song your trying to play. 

 

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