Free Cigar Box Tablature Library

Did you know there is a fast-growing collection of FREE tablature for 3-string cigar box guitars over at CBN's sister site www.CigarBoxGuitar.com? It's true!

For those of you who aren't sure what tablature is, it is a way of writing out songs that shows you exactly where to put your fingers on the instrument to make the notes. There's even a video lesson by Glenn Watt to show you how to read the tablature and play it on a 3-string CBG.

The tab collection is up to about 45 songs, with 3 new ones just added in the last couple of days:

Build Me Up, Buttercup as performed by The Foundations - arranged by Glenn Watt
Camptown Races by Stephen Foster - arranged by Glenn Watt
Royals by Lorde - arranged by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker

Here are some of the other categories of song tabs that have been posted:

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BrianQ. April 1, 2023 at 12:13am

John , that site is old & abandoned, so it operates on an old version of the internet? If you’re on a tablet, then click on it until it says “open in a new tab” , click that & then scroll up to see the open tabs & you’ll see it? or it’ll give you a little screen like this in the pic? Click on the page image & it’ll open? That’s what I’ve done on my iOS devices? Good luck
John B Treutlein March 31, 2023 at 9:29pm

I have gone to Cigarbox guitar.com several times,I have very little luck clicking on any thing such as the tabulature subject ,most times I click on it and after afew try’s it will say loading but never ac5ually loads any subject,it looks like it has some great music pieces but for me there is no admittance? Any help !?
the snowwalker November 20, 2019 at 10:50am

Lookin for a TAB of tom rushen blues??? any help out there.
rick washbrook October 1, 2019 at 5:10pm

Hi Ben

Thank you for the tab it is working for me

I am still trying things with the slide

Rick Washbrook
Brad Schoonmaker July 3, 2019 at 10:52pm

"I am just starting out and want to know what is the first song I should learn on a 3 string "Tuned to open G". I guess the easiest so I will feel accomplished. I have no music background and wanted to pick up a hobby. Thanks…"
- Timothy Hunter > Brad Schoonmaker July 4, 2019 at 7:19am
  
  https://www.cigarboxguitar.com/knowledge-base/twelve-bar-blues-in-g...
  
  this is a good place to start. also Glen Watt has a flot of 1 finger song lessons also on this site
  - Brad Schoonmaker > Timothy Hunter July 4, 2019 at 9:44am
    
    Thanks so much
Richard Dean November 15, 2017 at 9:49am

AC/DC's TNT

Tune to EBE

0*0*0    3*X*X 5*5*5   pause(mute strings after power chords played)

3*0*0   5*5*5* 3*X*X 0*0*0(tiny hesitation) repeat several times

T*N*T   5*0*0 3*X*X 0*0*0

There's more, the break down which starts on first fret 1*1*X then 2*2*X 3*3*X then continue on the fret marks to the bottom

I'll post a video soon of this, I'm just learning to play, but I play this half way decent and it makes it a little easier to play when you see and hear the cadence and mutes pauses etc.
Joe Murphy October 2, 2017 at 10:59pm

HI, Anyone know where to get chord charts for a cbg 3 string tuned to DAD?
Edward Hardin April 4, 2016 at 10:50pm

I've started to make/translate some songs from either 6 string or 3 string into 4 string. Can I submit them? Is there anyway to get more 4 string tabs?

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