Ghost Riders in the Sky: String Cigar Box Guitar

You can play this song! It’s more ambitious with six, 1-finger chords with the Johnny Cash strum. Free chord chart and strum videos (CBGSS Songbook 218.pdf and Guitarslinger Workout Volume 1.pdf): https://sites.google.com/site/cigarboxguitarslingersspokane/resources

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Comment by Doug Thorsvik on November 22, 2020 at 11:55am

You nailed it Uncle John: a cowboy song!!!

Comment by Uncle John on November 22, 2020 at 5:15am

  Yippee-i-ooooh.      Yippeee-i-ayee.  

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on November 22, 2020 at 3:19am

Thanks Derek. I never ceased to be amazed when just 1-finger chords yield a a good sounding arrangement of a tune. Most of the players in our group would never be able to play the finger busting minor and seventh shapes anyway.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on November 22, 2020 at 3:14am

I agree with you Dave. Zoom is definitely lack for musical jams; however, it has proved to be a way to continue to connect with and encourage other cigar box guitarslingers!

Thanks again Poorness. We try to keep our song selection broad.

Comment by Derek Rose on November 22, 2020 at 3:12am

Good sounding cowboy tune from the group.

Comment by Poorness Studios on November 22, 2020 at 2:59am

Another fun song for the Slingers. Nice choice Doug.

Comment by Dave Lynas on November 21, 2020 at 1:04pm

Doug. Maybe Zoom will improve with time. Or another venue will appear made just for musicians. I bet it will happen within a year of isolation. 

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on November 21, 2020 at 11:06am

Thanks James! With one finger chords there is some movement up and down the neck, it is fun to play and sing. The cool thing about our group is that others will choose songs I’m often familiar with but was off the radar. This is one of those songs I chased down to add to our songbook. Well worth the effort!!!

Comment by James O Lunsford on November 21, 2020 at 9:07am

Good job Doug one of My favorite cowboy songs love to play this on guitar and dulcimer.

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on November 21, 2020 at 8:41am

Thanks Dave. I wish I could hear them too; that is one of the drawbacks of Zoom. Maybe we will be able to meet in person again, in Spokane, in 2021. We have actually met more times via Zoom at this point than in person. With weekly meetings instead of monthly, it did not take long. Mike and Scott, pictured in the lower left and right corners are from Sacramento, that’s the cool part of Zooming, geography is no longer a problem!!! Anyone with an internet connect and Zoom can play!

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