Running on Empty: 3-String Surf n' Turf Cigar Box Guitar

Jackson Browne gets the 1-finger treatment! More info and free songbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/cigarboxguitarslingersspokane/home

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Comment by Doug Thorsvik on April 27, 2022 at 3:40am

Thanks Uncle John! I find that some songs speak to me differently when I play them instead of just listen to them. This is one of those songs.

Comment by Uncle John on April 27, 2022 at 1:40am

Nice.   I used to be a big Jackson Browne fan.  Still like him.  The album with this song was great.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on April 26, 2022 at 3:20pm

Your comments are spot on A.D.! You can’t play this one 1-finger style without some advance preparation (practice!). There is some serious movement up and down the fretboard. The chords are correct for the singing part, but I did doctor the instrumental run in the middle to match the intro and fiddled a little with the chord progression ending the lines in the last section. (I’m claiming “no rules” for arranging/playing here!) With practice the big jumps up and down the fretboard get easier and actually become fun. To traditional first position guitar players they are probably a nightmare.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on April 26, 2022 at 3:09pm

Thanks Kale! It is fun to play and I really like the lyrics, they just speak to me.

Comment by A.D.EKER on April 26, 2022 at 10:14am

it looks easy ! but its way harder to follow the person that knows the tune , and the changes on the neck dont seem logic whit the sung lyrics, and only one chord got away from you, Believe the slingers had a hard time folloing that one ! But you Doug make it look so easy !

Comment by Poorness Studios on April 26, 2022 at 9:30am

Great tune Doug. Looks like its a fun one to play.

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