The Art of Music-Making on a 2-String Cigar Box Guitar If you are reading this blog post, you likely already own a cigar box guitar or are considering buying one. But have you ever played a two-string before? I admit I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of playing a...
Six Essential Ukulele Fingerstyle Techniques The delicate plucking of strings, the melodic dance of fingertips, and the rhythmic magic that emerges from fingerpicking on the ukulele is an art that has captured the hearts of musicians and enthusiasts alike. This blog...
Accelerate Your Musical Journey: 25 Expert Tips for Rapid Instrument Learning You likely don’t need to be reminded that only consistent practice will help you achieve your goals. Ultimately, it does come down to the time spent on the instrument. No matter how...
Unleashing the Blues: Mastering Dominant 7th Chords on Your Cigar Box Guitar If you play blues on your cigar box guitar, you must learn several ways of playing a dominant 7th chord. Dominant 7th chords are used in all styles of music, from classical to rock, country...
Open D Guitar Tuning Minor Chords Lesson In today’s lesson, we will continue to work on our Open D guitar tuning chords, but this time we will zone in on the secondary minor chords in the key of D. In this case: Em, F#m and Bm. We will also learn five popular...
“Sleepwalk” by Johnny and Santo is a classic instrumental track covered by countless musicians. It was initially released in 1959 and became an instant hit, largely thanks to its beautiful melody and unique instrumentation. Sleepwalk featured Santo Farina...
Go Next Level with Arpeggios! Playing arpeggios is one of the first things to focus on when you learn to improvise. No matter what type of music you play or how complicated the chord progression is, understanding how to use arpeggios is crucial, but especially if you...
Learn Five Classic Blues Mandolin Songs Finding blues music for the mandolin is a challenge at the best of times, so in this lesson, we will learn five popular blues classics. Very few blues songs are written specifically for mandolin, so we borrow a few from the...
Open D Guitar Chords – Major Chords In today’s lesson, we will work on our Open D major chords. In particular, the primary chords from the key of D major: are D, G and A. Open D (DADF#AD) is an altered tuning that is exceedingly popular with creative...
In today’s cigar box guitar lesson, we will learn one of the most famous, if not the most famous, blues songs of all time – The Thrill is Gone. The song was written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951, but it was B.B. King’s recording in 1969 that...
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