“Open A” AEA Tuning on your Cigar Box Guitar: 4 Methods, with String Sizes & Sound Clips
Everything you need to know about using the “Open A” A-E-A tuning on your 3-string cigar box guitar.
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“Open D” DAD Tuning on your Cigar Box Guitar: 4 Methods, with String Sizes & Sound Clips
Everything you need to know about using the “Open D” D-A-D tuning on your 3-string cigar box guitar.
“Open E” EBE Tuning on your Cigar Box Guitar: 4 Methods, with String Sizes & Sound Clips
The Open E tuning is not seen as often as the more popular GDG and DAD tunings, but it is a great alternative for cigar box guitar players, especially if you are playing a lot of blues. Shane Speal used this tuning on his recent album Holler!, on the track Big Leg Woman/Swing the Hammer.
“Open G” GDG Tuning on your Cigar Box Guitar: 4 Methods, with String Sizes & Sound Clips
Of all of the three-string cigar box guitar tunings, the most popular is probably the G D G open G tuning. Featured on many how-to-play videos on YouTube and CigarBoxNation.com, this tuning has become the de facto standard for 3-string slide blues.
3-String CBG Lesson: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Learn how to play Hank William’s country classic “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” on your fretless 3-string cigar box guitar. In this video lesson, Glenn Watt’s fretless cigar box guitar is tuned GDg, and he’s using a ceramic slide. Are you looking for the right cigar box guitar strings to get tuned GDg? You’ll … Continue reading “3-String CBG Lesson: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”
A Step-by-Step Guide On How To Make a Straight Headstock
No fancy tools required to make this awesome headstock for your cigar box guitar
Ashokan Farewell – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
Learn how to play Ashokan Farewell, a popular Americana tune written by Jay Ungar.
Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes – 3-string Open G GDG – Chords & Tablature for Cigar Box Guitars
Ben “Gitty” Baker brings you a demo as well as Tablature for the Violent Femmes song “Blister in the Sun”
Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
The 3-string cigar box guitar tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the song Blowin’ in the Wind, written and performed by Bob Dylan. This is one of the best known of Dylan’s songs, and is a bona-fide folk anthem. It also has a nice … Continue reading “Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Blue Christmas as performed by Elvis Presley – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
Learn how to play “Blue Christmas” as performed by Elvis Presley on your 3-string Open GDG Cigar Box Guitar.
Blues legend, Furry Lewis describes his first cigar box guitar
Learn a little bit about how Furry Lewis made his first guitar out of a cigar box!
Boogie in G – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
This melody and rhythm combination is one of the basic building blocks of the blues, and an awful lot of songs have been recorded using it or variations of it. Feel free to make up your own words, and have fun with it!
Building Cigar Box Mountain Dulcimers
If you are looking to expand your cigar box instrument-building repertoire beyond the basic 3 and 4-string cigar box guitars, then consider taking a look at a classic instrument of American folk and roots music: the mountain dulcimer. A unique strummed/plucked instrument that is distinct from the hammered dulcimer, the mountain dulcimer is well suited … Continue reading “Building Cigar Box Mountain Dulcimers”
Canray Fontenot: From Cigar Box Fiddle to Creole Legend
Written by Shane Speal, www.shanespeal.com “So, we took some cigar boxes…In those days, cigar boxes were made of wood. So, we worked at it and finally made ourselves a fiddle. For our strings, we had no real strings … we took strands off the screen door. We made fiddles out of that stuff, and then … Continue reading “Canray Fontenot: From Cigar Box Fiddle to Creole Legend”
Carolina in my Mind by James Taylor – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
The 3-string cigar box guitar tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the song Carolina in my Mind, written and performed by James Taylor. This is one of James’ greatest hits, instantly recognizable from just the first few notes. Like a lot of James Taylor’s songs, the … Continue reading “Carolina in my Mind by James Taylor – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Carrickfergus – Tablature for Open GDG Cigar Box Guitars
The 3-string cigar box guitar tablature in the PDF link below will show you how to play the melody for the song Carrickfergus, recorded as “The Kerry Boatman” by Dominic Behan in 1965, though the origins go back even further to the 18th century.