How do you learn to play Merle Haggard’s Mama Tried on a 3-string cigar box guitar and 2-string bass? With the clear, concise, and totally-free-to-download tablature in this post!
Mama Tried is a sorrowful story of the heartache a young man can cause his mother, inspired by Haggard’s own several stints in jail. In fact, it was while serving a sentence in San Quentin State Prison that Haggard saw Johnny Cash perform. That event helped set Haggard on his way to becoming a country music pioneer and legend.
In this post are two sets of tablature for Mama Tried. One is arranged for 3-string cigar box guitars tuned G-D-G, while the other is for 2-string basses tuned G-D, such as the G-Bass by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply.
Here first is the 3-string cigar box guitar tab. Click the link or photo below to gain access.
Next, you have the 2-string bass tab. Again, click on the link or photo to download the free tablature.
If you’re uncertain how to read tablature, check out this video that walks you through, step-by-step, how to read tab and use it to play your favorite tunes.