How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

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How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

Playing tips and secrets. Tunings. Primal music theory.

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Mindbender (by Stiltwater)

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

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Comment by Ian Carpenter on March 28, 2010 at 4:43pm
So, I got into this with no experience at guitar but a lifetime of listening to music and I think this is great! I hope to learn a lot more, I now how to play fiddle and mandolin, so I do have some background, just not much in this area. I have a three string cbg, and am enjoying the freedom of the instrument.
Comment by Kevin Lawton on March 22, 2010 at 11:51pm
As soon as you know what you're doing ? ? ? Gadzuks ! If we all waited till then we'd never do anything ! Just jump right in and get started, John - its more fun that way. Nice scoot too.
Comment by crissy b on March 22, 2010 at 10:54am
Real nice idea always something to learn and always peaple willing to share knowledge on this site :)
Comment by John on February 26, 2010 at 9:04am
Hello,
I believe I have just been bitten by this Cigar Box Guitar bug. It is a sound that I have loved for as long as I can remember. I beleive I first fell in love with the sound when I saw the movie Crossroads. Just wanted to introduce myself. I am looking into building my first cigar box guitar as soon as I feel I know what I am doing. Thanks to those who are hosting this fourm, it will help me a lot, hopefully one day I will have the knowlage to be able to help someone out like you guys are doing here.

Thanks again and looking forward to a new future in music.

John
Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on February 18, 2010 at 4:31am
I would like to see more GDG tunes also, Hank Williams (Sr.) would be great. Slide too.
Comment by Rickshaw Ron on January 12, 2010 at 10:01am
Do any of you have any videos of playin' old time country music on cgb tuned GDG and strummed with maybe playin' the melody on the high G string? Something maybe by Hank Williams? I'd love to see somethin' like that if it's available. Thanks
Comment by Rickshaw Ron on January 10, 2010 at 1:10pm
Plastic or metal finger picks?
Comment by O-DAD on January 1, 2010 at 12:17pm
hello everyone! i am new, i'll just sit in the back and try to learn what i can
Comment by BigBog Cigar Box Guitars on December 8, 2009 at 1:38pm
I just posted pictures of my very first attempt at building cigar box guitar,
3 strings
fretless
electric
let me know what ya'll think.
Alan.
Comment by chris ekelman on December 6, 2009 at 5:55am
hi.
 

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Mindbender (by Stiltwater)

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

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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.

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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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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?

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songs to learn for a begginer.

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