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How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

Playing tips and secrets. Tunings. Primal music theory.

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

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Comment by TN Twang on August 27, 2016 at 11:37am

Very nice. Judging by your intonation, you're playing a well made instrument.

I have your "How to Play..." book and have found it very useful. However, could you apply your ingenuity to arranging more for slide only? Simple, unfretted instruments are easy to make and historically more accurate. I'm sure that I and others could benefit from your clever ideas to get more out of these instruments.

Thanks for the hard work.

Comment by Brent C Robitaille on August 26, 2016 at 8:55am

Here's a recording I did of "Danny Boy" from my new cigar box guitar book - Celtic Collection.  Will be available at C.B. Gitty soon!

Comment by Brent C Robitaille on August 26, 2016 at 8:51am

Comment by evanmars on August 20, 2016 at 9:44am
Great books and great customer service. I will definitely be a returning customer.
Comment by Brent C Robitaille on August 20, 2016 at 9:41am

Celtic Cigar Box Guitar - Kalymi Publsihing is very pleased to announce the release of the "Celtic Collection" for 3 String Cigar Box Guitar! “30” of the most requested Celtic tunes ever with Notation, Tablature, Chords, Lyrics & Fingerings (94 pages!)

Comment by Brent C Robitaille on August 20, 2016 at 9:36am
Comment by Steve Wilkinson on July 23, 2016 at 11:47pm

I ordered mine and received it yesterday. Thank you very much

Comment by evanmars on July 23, 2016 at 10:19pm

Hi Brent,

I ordered the Techniques book download, as well as the Ultimate Collections for both 3 and 4 string CBGs directly from your site.  The Technique book downloaded just fine, but neither of the Ultimate Collection books will download. 

Comment by TN Twang on July 20, 2016 at 2:07am

One copy ordered! Amazon shows only 4 left in stock so they must be going fast.

Thanks for your hard work. I've seen enough of the sample material online to know that this could be very useful to a beginner.

I have enough background to muddle this out for myself, but novices definitely need a book like yours--plus, having a "real" book from an established publisher adds a certain legitimacy to our stupid little hobby.

Consider some sort of bulk discount on orders of 12 or more so that builders could sell your book as a part of their delivered package (i.e. an instrument, a strap, a slide, a pick, and your book to make sense of it all.) It would be an attractive sales package for those who are trying to sell at craft fairs and the like. Please pitch the idea to your publisher.

Comment by Brent C Robitaille on July 19, 2016 at 4:23am

Hey thanks for sharing the Uk links! The print book should now be available at all amazon sites worldwide (Uk-Italy-Spain-France-Japan-Canada-etc). Brent

 

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Mindbender (by Stiltwater)

Started by Charred Oct 26, 2021. 0 Replies

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?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear Feb 28, 2016. 13 Replies

Chord charts for 3 string gbe tuning

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

Bad habits

Started by PinetreeJoe. Last reply by Tom T Dec 19, 2014. 12 Replies

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

Started by Swamp Dawg Primal Music. Last reply by Joe Cribb Feb 4, 2014. 11 Replies

Keys please?

Started by Patrick Curley. Last reply by Joe Cribb Feb 4, 2014. 5 Replies

U2's Wild Honey

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

tuning a 4 string

Started by Marcus P. Clarke. Last reply by Michael Recchione Feb 10, 2013. 1 Reply

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

Started by Keith Stanford. Last reply by Patrick Curley Jan 4, 2013. 3 Replies

songs to learn for a begginer.

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