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Permalink Reply by Outhouse Instruments on March 2, 2010 at 12:12pm

And...... IF you are playing a dulicibox, strummer, whatever fretted diatonically you can learn the fingerings for the 3 chords and play them also.
It gets better, once you learn the chord pattern, it won't change for key changes. The actual chord names will be different, but the fingerings and patterns will be the same in every tuning ... gdg, cgc, aea etc lol!

While this does work, just not for every song, but 99% ain't bad.
Google 3 chord songs.
btw for all ... this is on the CBG tab group also.

Matt

I forgot to mention .... I learned the chords for the key of G and went from there ... the info is on strumstick.com.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on March 2, 2010 at 12:27pm

I guess I should have explained what I wanted more in depth.

Basically, I have had many people who were scared of a CBG because it was different, and they said they would have no idea how to play it.

By tuning to G-D-G, and strumming Open, barring 5th fret, barring 7th fret, you can play a buttload of songs. By simply using one finger, and pressing down on all three string on the 5th and 7th frets, the average person who does not play guitar, could play a wide variety of 3 chord songs. If they wanted to sing them, then they would have to deal with the possibility of using a capo to change the key for them.

Does that make sense?

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 2, 2010 at 8:30pm

Thanks Guys, I'm trying to get all this in to the head. I have a standard fretted 3string CBG tuned GDG and its slide that I would like to play.
Ballymack

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on March 2, 2010 at 9:52pm

i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

these are the inversions you want to start with in this tuning, will make chord changes much more seamless than barring the lot, fingerpickin etc..

a few well known songs..
knockin on heavens door
wild thing
louie louie
la bamba
twist & shout
johnny b goode or anything by chuck berry
hey bo diddley or (nearly) anything by bo diddley

i think the best thing you can do for these people you are talking about is leave some frets off too..
check out the strumstick website..

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 2, 2010 at 10:11pm

Sorry but I wish i knew what the hell you were on about. It seems to me that the strumstick thing all the frets are different.
Sorry but I need a dummies guide here and what you say about
i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

and inversions mean nothing to me.

Its no direspect to anyone but I am a complete newbie and people are talking about dulcimers as if I now what their on about, I have a standard 3 string CBG, if I was to go on about flying helicopters and started using terminology to a complete newbie then they would not now what I was on about.

Please don't think I'm being ungrateful because I'm not but sometimes people get carried away when trying to explain even the basics.

Thanks anyway, I will hopefully understand oneday and will kep perservering.
Cheers

Jef Long said:

i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

these are the inversions you want to start with in this tuning, will make chord changes much more seamless than barring the lot, fingerpickin etc..

a few well known songs..
knockin on heavens door
wild thing
louie louie
la bamba
twist & shout
johnny b goode or anything by chuck berry
hey bo diddley or (nearly) anything by bo diddley

i think the best thing you can do for these people you are talking about is leave some frets off too..
check out the strumstick website..

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Permalink Reply by John Drake on March 3, 2010 at 12:46am

Ballymack,

It looks like you should be checking out the instruction video by Keni Lee Burgess - "How to Play 3-String Cigar Box Guitar" See box in right side panel. Regards John D

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 3, 2010 at 12:50am

Thanks John, I have sent for this just trying to look around for something till it arrives. I'm not having a pop at anyone just sometimes its hard to get started but the CBG arrived yesterday and I'm all fired up to go. Perhaps I need to take a chill pill and walk before running as the old man used to say.
Thanks For Your Input
It Is Appreciated.


John Drake said:

Ballymack,

It looks like you should be checking out the instruction video by Keni Lee Burgess - "How to Play 3-String Cigar Box Guitar" See box in right side panel. Regards John D

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on March 3, 2010 at 1:30am

Sorry mate..

that weird code is a way of communicating a few simple chord shapes..
barring all the strings at one fret is a way to do it, but it can be kind of tricky for beginners to have the strength to have all three strings ring nicely and at comparable volume and sustain..
"open chords', which are build from the first position are generally easier to start with.

so 0/0/4 means all that all three stings are played, the 2nd and 3rd strings (closest to your head) are 'open' or unfretted, and the first string is fretted at the fourth fret..
and 5/2/0 has you fretting the 3rd string at the fifth fret, the middle string at the second fret, and the first string played unfretted.. I hope that helps sorry to confuse...

as for 'inversions' and strumsticks just forget it for now sorry just try out those chord voicings ok :D enjoy

Ballymack said:

Sorry but I wish i knew what the hell you were on about. It seems to me that the strumstick thing all the frets are different.
Sorry but I need a dummies guide here and what you say about
i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

and inversions mean nothing to me.

Its no direspect to anyone but I am a complete newbie and people are talking about dulcimers as if I now what their on about, I have a standard 3 string CBG, if I was to go on about flying helicopters and started using terminology to a complete newbie then they would not now what I was on about.

Please don't think I'm being ungrateful because I'm not but sometimes people get carried away when trying to explain even the basics.

Thanks anyway, I will hopefully understand oneday and will kep perservering.
Cheers

Jef Long said:

i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

these are the inversions you want to start with in this tuning, will make chord changes much more seamless than barring the lot, fingerpickin etc..

a few well known songs..
knockin on heavens door
wild thing
louie louie
la bamba
twist & shout
johnny b goode or anything by chuck berry
hey bo diddley or (nearly) anything by bo diddley

i think the best thing you can do for these people you are talking about is leave some frets off too..
check out the strumstick website..

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 3, 2010 at 2:14am

Thanks Jef for your reply much apprciated.

Jef Long said:

Sorry mate..

that weird code is a way of communicating a few simple chord shapes..
barring all the strings at one fret is a way to do it, but it can be kind of tricky for beginners to have the strength to have all three strings ring nicely and at comparable volume and sustain..
"open chords', which are build from the first position are generally easier to start with.

so 0/0/4 means all that all three stings are played, the 2nd and 3rd strings (closest to your head) are 'open' or unfretted, and the first string is fretted at the fourth fret..
and 5/2/0 has you fretting the 3rd string at the fifth fret, the middle string at the second fret, and the first string played unfretted.. I hope that helps sorry to confuse...

as for 'inversions' and strumsticks just forget it for now sorry just try out those chord voicings ok :D enjoy

Ballymack said:

Sorry but I wish i knew what the hell you were on about. It seems to me that the strumstick thing all the frets are different.
Sorry but I need a dummies guide here and what you say about
i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

and inversions mean nothing to me.

Its no direspect to anyone but I am a complete newbie and people are talking about dulcimers as if I now what their on about, I have a standard 3 string CBG, if I was to go on about flying helicopters and started using terminology to a complete newbie then they would not now what I was on about.

Please don't think I'm being ungrateful because I'm not but sometimes people get carried away when trying to explain even the basics.

Thanks anyway, I will hopefully understand oneday and will kep perservering.
Cheers

Jef Long said:

i chord: 0/0/0 or (even better) 0/0/4
iv chord: 5/2/0 or 0/2/5
v7 chord: 2/0/5 or 5/0/2

these are the inversions you want to start with in this tuning, will make chord changes much more seamless than barring the lot, fingerpickin etc..

a few well known songs..
knockin on heavens door
wild thing
louie louie
la bamba
twist & shout
johnny b goode or anything by chuck berry
hey bo diddley or (nearly) anything by bo diddley

i think the best thing you can do for these people you are talking about is leave some frets off too..
check out the strumstick website..

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 3, 2010 at 2:16am

Cheers Carl, this is what I want to do play a bit of slide, what sort of stuff would I start with ?

wesley carl said:

simple solution use a slide and just go between an open strum and the 5th and 3rd fretts its a start

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on March 3, 2010 at 2:49am

ballymack,

Until your cd arrives, check out the lessons at the top of the page. Its under Free Stuff. Go thru Shanes video lessons and start pickin' that thing. You'll be making some noise in no time. His lessons are simple and strsight forward, but no real songs there.

Ballymack said:

Cheers Carl, this is what I want to do play a bit of slide, what sort of stuff would I start with ?

wesley carl said:

simple solution use a slide and just go between an open strum and the 5th and 3rd fretts its a start

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 3, 2010 at 2:52am

Thats what I'm doing but I would love to get tune

MichaelS said:

ballymack,

Until your cd arrives, check out the lessons at the top of the page. Its under Free Stuff. Go thru Shanes video lessons and start pickin' that thing. You'll be making some noise in no time. His lessons are simple and strsight forward, but no real songs there.

Ballymack said:

Cheers Carl, this is what I want to do play a bit of slide, what sort of stuff would I start with ?

wesley carl said:

simple solution use a slide and just go between an open strum and the 5th and 3rd fretts its a start

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