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Comment by Tony Brown on March 9, 2013 at 6:12am

Thanks for that info

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 9, 2013 at 4:00am

That open G will serve you well. But there are other 4-string tunings. Try ADF#B, one of Keni Lee Burgess' fave tunings, as it allows for movable chord shapes that you are familiar with on a regular 6-banger. Or get yerself a few different sets of strings, and experiment with string gauges and tunings. you will find a couple that cause your box to resonate particularly well, but if you sing, then you may need to transpose the tuning up or down; I have one of my 4-stringers tuned Bb-F-Bb-D, which suits my vocal range better, but leaves the chord shapes the same. 4-stringers also lend themselves to both ukelele and banjo tunings. There is a 4-string group here on CBN: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/four-string-cigar-box-guitars