Today’s cigar box guitar lesson will look at two country classics. The first is Lefty Frizzell’s “The Long Black Veil,” followed by a song that needs no introduction, “Tennessee Waltz.” Both tunes have found a place in the top 100...
Introduction to the Mandola The mandola is not exactly an instrument you hear of every day. Sometimes hard to find and even harder to find any music to play. My spell checker doesn’t even know the word! When I type in mandola, I get the correction...
In today’s cigar box guitar lesson, we will learn Blues Jam #2. One notable difference is that I’ve added some rhythm using a guitar looper pedal and a few other effects like the octave pedal. You don’t need a looper pedal to learn this blues jam – just a...
If you are a beginner at cigar box guitar, one of the first things you will want to learn is how to play a few basic chords. In a recent cigar box guitar lesson we learnt how to play 10 major chords. In today’s lesson, we will learn 10 minor chord shapes you should...
Classical music on a 3-string cigar box guitar is likely not the first thing you would think to play, but I have to say it works pretty well! Of course, there are limitations with only 3 strings, but that is why it works. You can’t add more than the melody and the...
Tune your guitar to open G, grab your favourite pick and learn two Celtic tunes in today’s free guitar lesson. Both tunes from today’s lesson are available in my book Open G Tuning Celtic Guitar Flatpicking. How to tune to Open G Guitar Tuning First off,...
Top 10 Tips for looping popular songs on your guitar looper pedal Here are my top 10 tips for getting the most out of your guitar looper pedal. Of course, these loop tips apply to any brand of looper or instrument you play. Piano, vocal or a combination of all....
Hello, here are a few Christmas holiday classics arranged for the 3 and 4-string cigar box guitar in GDG and GDGB tuning. We will learn one tune with the slide and the other with fingerpicking. The first tune is O Christmas Tree and is suitable for most beginner...
Two Mandolin Arrangements Just In Time For the Holidays Hello, here are a few mandolin arrangements just in time for the holiday season. I have a few tunes worked out in the chordal melody style which is when you combine the chords and melody together. See the free...
Top 10 Tips for Better Music Rhythm If I could sum up the most requested question after 30 years of teaching music, it would be “I need help with strumming and rhythm.” While some students get rhythm right away, most need many hours of practice to develop...
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