Cigar Box Guitar Country Lesson 1

Cigar Box Guitar Country Lesson 1

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...
Cigar Box Guitar Blues Jam Lesson 2

Cigar Box Guitar Blues Jam Lesson 2

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...
Cigar Box Guitar Minor Chords

Cigar Box Guitar Minor Chords

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 Cigar Box Guitar Lesson

Classical Cigar Box Guitar Lesson

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...
Cigar Box Guitar Chords 10 Ways to Play G

Cigar Box Guitar Chords 10 Ways to Play G

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. ...
How I Build a Cigar Box Guitar Neck

How I Build a Cigar Box Guitar Neck

Don Tucker handcrafts 3 and 4 string cigar box guitars and custom instruments from the Niagara region in Canada and owner of Blue Boy Guitars Canada.  He was employed for 40 years as an aircraft fitter, retiring from Airbus Helicopters in Fort Erie.  Don says...
How to Play the Cigar Box Guitar

How to Play the Cigar Box Guitar

Cigar Box Guitars (CBG) are as you picture them—an instrument made with a cigar box, a wooden neck and steel strings attached.  The instrument has grown in popularity as DIY kits, and building plans became readily available for hobbyists. However, the first mention of...
Cigar Box Guitar Lesson – Wicked Game

Cigar Box Guitar Lesson – Wicked Game

In today’s cigar box guitar lesson, we will learn Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.  This is an approachable tune that would be a good challenge for a relative beginner player.  You will need to understand how to read cigar box guitar tablature to play along with the video...

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