This is the second in a series of videos from “One Hand” Dan Russell on how to play the cigar box ukulele. In this vid, Dan shows you how to play the chords for the song “Hanging Tree” from the Hunger Games: Mockingjay film. Use the ukulele chord forms below to help figure out the chords Dan is playing in the video. These chords are for a standard soprano, concert or tenor ukulele tuned gCEA.
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One-hand Dan Cigar Box Ukulele Video Lesson – “Hold On”
Here is a lesson on playing the cigar box ukulele from “One-hand Dan” Russell. In it he shows you how to play the song “Hold On” By the Alabama Shakes. Use the ukulele chord forms below to help figure out the chords Dan is playing in the video. These chords are for a standard soprano, concert or tenor ukulele tuned gCEA.
One-string Cigar Box Violin by W. J. Sutherland – 1948 Science & Mechanics Magazine
Click on the image below to view the printable PDF document for these plans. They were published in the February-March 1948 edition of the Science and Mechanics magazine. If you want to see an old movie of W. C. Fields having an energetic time with a similar instrument, check out this video post on Cigar Box Nation.