How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

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How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

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Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on July 19, 2016 at 4:13am

Thanks for sharing Brent. Think I might have to take a look at that. Here's the link on Amazon UK for those of us over here. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cigar-Box-Guitar-Technique-Encyclopedia/dp...

Comment by Brent C Robitaille on July 19, 2016 at 4:02am

Hi everybody, I'm pleased to announce the release of my new book: "Cigar Box Guitar - Technique Book."

A complete reference book for 3 & 4 string CBG.  Hundreds of chord and scale diagrams & fretboard maps.  Popular chord & 12 bar blues chord progressions.  Slide and blues riffs.  Exercises, strumming patterns and fingerboard charts.  

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Comment by Tom T on June 28, 2016 at 9:15am

Wayfinder, my friend. That is just so, so cool a design. It takes a really twisted mind to come up with something so original and neat. Congratulations on your originality.............

Comment by MadGomer on June 28, 2016 at 8:57am
That is very slick Wayfinder! What pickup did you use?
Comment by Rooster Reaves on June 28, 2016 at 7:43am

Thanks, I'd like to see that altoids dulci.   I've been playing dulcimers for a long time but this is new to me. Just made it like my reg. box guitars. We'll see how it sounds. Thanks again!!

Comment by Rooster Reaves on June 28, 2016 at 7:08am

Hey all, I'm building a dulcitar 4 string. What should I tune the strings to? I don't have any doubled up.  Thanks

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on April 26, 2016 at 1:59pm

You gave some strong and useful info there as always Wayfinder. Just trying to navigate my way around understanding backing tracks, how to jam, why my attempts seem to be lacking something and generally whether there are some notes that follow on better from others. Really helpful with the Audacity info BTW. I didn't know about dragging whole tracks so that's going to hella help. Thanks muchly.

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on April 26, 2016 at 9:11am

I'm confused by jamming along to music in the form of backing tracks. Is it really as simple as selecting the right backing track key and having at it? For instance, I've noticed a lot on backing track apps that I've bought, selecting a key of E that I'll be playing in will give me backing tracks in Eb or 7. I don't understand why, but do I need to know why? I've tried attacking some backing tracks with the minor blues scale and while it was really fun I felt it lacked something. Does that "something" come with time and a greater musical vocabulary? Do I need to concentrate on learning more riffs? Are there notes that shouldn't be strung together or do I just play what sounds and feels right? Help appreciated by this aspiring player lost in the fretboard wilderness!

Comment by larry symak on February 29, 2016 at 1:10pm

hi good people,i can build them,now I have to learn how to play them,thank,s for any advice.

Comment by Rick McKeon on December 18, 2015 at 10:31am

Hi MadGomer, Thanks for the feedback. Rick

 

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Mindbender (by Stiltwater)

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

Started by Michael Glenn. Last reply by BUGGSY Sep 25, 2021. 20 Replies

Pentatonic scale in GDG tuning

Started by BrianQ.. Last reply by BrianQ. Nov 13, 2019. 4 Replies

Confused with open E scales on a three string. Is there a lack of info for a reason?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear Apr 28, 2016. 11 Replies

The moment it starts to click.

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear Mar 28, 2016. 20 Replies

Fat finger syndrome or just need to keep practicing?

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Chord charts for 3 string gbe tuning

Started by Michael Glenn. Last reply by Wayfinder May 11, 2015. 5 Replies

Bad habits

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hi

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free CBG lessons

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Cigar Box Guitar Ideas for improving.......

Started by Joe Cribb. Last reply by Pete Turner May 22, 2014. 3 Replies

3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets

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Keys please?

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U2's Wild Honey

Started by Rob (Uker) Porras. Last reply by James Myers Jul 31, 2013. 1 Reply

tuning a 4 string

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To use....or not to use, thumb and finger picks?

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songs to learn for a begginer.

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