I'm working on a songbook of traditional American songs, with simple but pleasant arrangements for 3 string Cigar Box Guitar tuned I-V-I and harmonica in 1st position. I'm avoiding deciding what key to use, and will simply post them using the Roman numeral system, so they will be less confusing for people who tune in a different key from me. These songs and arrangements are great for singing with the whole family, and are tunes that are so ingrained in many of our heads, making them a bit easier to learn. The arrangements are melody-oriented finger picking, mostly using a slide, and the harmonica in the same key that your git is tuned, also called first position. If you need help learning how to fingerpick and use a slide, check out the beginner lesson videos on this site, and I highly recommend Keni Lee Burgess' videos. As well, I have various posts with basic music theory reference charts, like explaining the Roman numeral system.

I'll keep adding songs over time, and they'll be stored on Google Drive in pdf format, so I can make sure everything's updated.

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