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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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Chord charts for 3 string gbe tuning

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

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3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets

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Keys please?

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U2's Wild Honey

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tuning a 4 string

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

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