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...
In today’s blues mandolin lesson, we will create a 4-riff blues solo over a 12 bar blues progression in the key of G by using a few of the G scales below. We will repeat and transpose the riffs to match the chords in the standard 12 bar blues progression. If you are...
In today’s lesson, we will make a simple 12 bar blues solo in the key of D using the open position blues scale in open D guitar tuning (D A D F# A D). Most guitarists can do this naturally in good old standard tuning after learning a few blues scales and then...
In today’s cigar box guitar lesson, we will use your slide to jam on a 12 bar roots/blues. We will learn to play some chords with the slide and review 5 basic slide techniques all players need to know. Check out the exercise videos and tabs below and download the...
In today’s cigar box guitar lesson, let’s learn 10 major chord shapes you should know. If you are a beginner at cigar box guitar, the first thing you will want to learn is how to play a few basic chords. We will use the open G tuning on the 3-string tuned G-D-G. ...
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