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hi I am a old guy trying to get to grips with the three string, my problem in the past is to learn ukulele and three srtring.In some regeons… Started by Mal Chilvers	1	Aug 6, 2014 Reply by Seasick Mick
free CBG lessons https://rickmckeon.com/cbglessons.html For anyone who hasn't visited my 3-String site I have a bunch of free video lessons with diagrams a… Started by Rick McKeon	6	Jul 14, 2014 Reply by Rick McKeon
Cigar Box Guitar Ideas for improving....... Hello all.... I have loaded up some ideas that i hope will help anybody play the cigar box guitar. At the moment all lessons are on my fret… Started by Joe Cribb	3	May 22, 2014 Reply by Pete Turner
3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets Following Keni Lee's videos, I'm learning a lot about theory, and have developed this "booklet" of cheat sheets to help me transcribe and w… Started by Swamp Dawg Primal Music	11	Feb 4, 2014 Reply by Joe Cribb
Keys please? Hi folks. I'm knocking up some backing trax for my next course and don't want to do them in all 12 keys. I know a lot of people play in G,… Started by Patrick Curley	5	Feb 4, 2014 Reply by Joe Cribb
Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What? I feel I can play my power chords pretty well and play some rythem. Now I feel I'm ready to move on to the melody. I have Keni Lee Burgess… Started by Dirty Dan Peel	54	Dec 4, 2013 Reply by Pete Turner
U2's Wild Honey I have a buddy who's just getting started on a three string. He asked me to tab Wild Honey for three string. Here are the chords. Wild Ho… Started by Rob (Uker) Porras	1	Jul 31, 2013 Reply by James Myers
tuning a 4 string I have built several 3 strings and find the EBe tuning good for my voice.I just finished a 4 string and want to tune it EBe and wonder what… Started by Marcus P. Clarke	1	Feb 10, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
To use....or not to use, thumb and finger picks? Howdy folks, On my last question about fretted versus non-fretted....the response actually overwhelmed me. (Must have been an interesting… Started by Keith Stanford	3	Jan 4, 2013 Reply by Patrick Curley
songs to learn for a begginer. so i thought i would ask you nice folks the best songs for total begginers to learn with? If we could compile a list of songs with tabs or… Started by howling	30	Jan 4, 2013 Reply by Patrick Curley

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Difficulty Playing Chords - Finger Spread Across Frets!

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

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Pentatonic scale in GDG tuning

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

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The moment it starts to click.

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Fat finger syndrome or just need to keep practicing?

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Chord charts for 3 string gbe tuning

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Total beginner - need advice on which of these to get to help me learn

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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 2 Likes

3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets

Started by Swamp Dawg Primal Music. Last reply by Joe Cribb Feb 4, 2014. 11 Replies 3 Likes

Keys please?

Started by Patrick Curley. Last reply by Joe Cribb Feb 4, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?

Started by Dirty Dan Peel. Last reply by Pete Turner Dec 4, 2013. 54 Replies 0 Likes

U2's Wild Honey

Started by Rob (Uker) Porras. Last reply by James Myers Jul 31, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes

tuning a 4 string

Started by Marcus P. Clarke. Last reply by Michael Recchione Feb 10, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes

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

Started by Keith Stanford. Last reply by Patrick Curley Jan 4, 2013. 3 Replies 1 Like

songs to learn for a begginer.

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