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VIDEO: How to play Cigar Box Guitar like Seasick Steve – by Shane Speal

Here’s a video lesson for you, where the King himself Mr. Shane Speal walks you through how to tune your guitar and play it like Seasick Steve!

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VIDEO: How to Read Cigar Box Guitar Tablature

In this video, Glenn Watt walks you through reading the style of tablature he creates for 3-string cigar box guitars. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of tablature and want to get started playing the songs in our CBG tablature library here at CigarBoxGuitar.com, this video is for you!

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