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A selection of Christmas, holiday and special occasion favorites, arranged for 3-string (GDG) and 4-string (GDGB) cigar box guitars.
Auld Lang Syne (3-string GDG)
Blue Christmas (3-string GDG)
Deck the Halls (3-string GDG)
Frosty the Snowman (3-string GDG)
Happy Birthday to You (3-string GDG)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (3-string GDG)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (4-string GDGB
Here Comes Santa Claus (3-string GDG – Version 1)
Here Comes Santa Claus (3-string GDG – Version 2)
Here Comes Santa Claus (4-string GDGB)
Jingle Bells (3-string GDG)
Jolly Old St. Nicholas (3-string GDG)
Oh Come All Ye Faithful (3-string GDG)
O Christmas Tree (3-string GDG)
O Holy Night (3-string GDG)
O Holy Night (4-string GDGB)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (3-string GDG)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (4-string GDGB)
Silent Night (3-string GDG)
Silver Bells (3-string GDG)
Silver Bells (4-string GDGB)
Up On the House-Top (3-string GDG)
We Three Kings of Orient Are (3-string GDG)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (3-string GDG)
White Christmas (3-string GDG)
White Christmas (4-string GDGB)
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, written by Johnny Marks and made famous by country music and film star Gene Autry.
This tablature is arranged for 3-string Open G “GDG” tuning. Continue reading “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, written by Johnny Marks and made famous by country music and film star Gene Autry.
This tablature is arranged for 4-string Open G “GDGB” tuning. Continue reading “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
In this post you’ll find tablature, totally free to download, to learn how to play Silent Night on your 2-string bass. Continue reading “Silent Night (Christmas Carol) 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
Here is one of the best known Christmas carols of all time – Silent Night. We have taken this fairly simple melody and arranged it for 3-string cigar box guitar. This version is in the key of G and doesn’t require any moving up the neck, so it’s nice and easy to play.
All of the cigar box guitar tablature here on CigarBoxGuitar.com is presented by The Southbound String Company, the only strings specifically chosen and voiced for cigar box guitars. Be sure to check out our line of Open G GDG cigar box guitar string sets here!
Click this link or the image below to view the printable PDF: Silent Night Cigar Box Guitar Tablature PDF
Download the free 2-string tablature in this post and learn how to play Silver Bells on your C. B. Gitty G-Bass. Continue reading “Silver Bells (Christmas Song) 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Christmas song Silver Bells, first recorded by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards in September, 1950. Continue reading “Silver Bells 3-string Open G GDG Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody for the classic Christmas song Silver Bells, first recorded by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards in September, 1950.
This tablature is arranged for 4-string cigar box guitars tuned to Open G “GDGB”.
Continue reading “Silver Bells 4-string Open G GDGB Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Here’s one of the better known Christmas songs for children, which tells the story of Santa Claus’ nighttime arrival. We have included both the melody line and some strumming accompaniment, but you can skip that extra stuff by just focusing on the topmost line/number for each note.
All of the cigar box guitar tablature here on CigarBoxGuitar.com is presented by The Southbound String Company, the only strings specifically chosen and voiced for cigar box guitars. Be sure to check out our line of Open G GDG cigar box guitar string sets here!
Click this link or the image below to view the printable PDF: Up on the Housetop Cigar Box Guitar Tablature PDF
Learn how to play Up On The Housetop on your 2-string bass with the free tablature in this post. Continue reading “Up On The Housetop 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Christmas song We Three Kings of Orient Are.
All of the cigar box guitar tablature here on CigarBoxGuitar.com is presented by The Southbound String Company, the only strings specifically chosen and voiced for cigar box guitars. Be sure to check out our line of Open G GDG cigar box guitar string sets here!
If you need some help with this style of tablature, here’s a video where Glenn Watt shows you how to read it
Click this link or the image below to view the printable PDF: We Three Kings of Orient Are Cigar Box Guitar Tablature PDF
In this post you’ll find 2-string bass tablature for the Christmas carol, We Three Kings of Orient Are. Continue reading “We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Christmas song We Wish You a Merry Christmas. According to Wikipedia, carolers in England were singing this 400 or so years ago, so this one has pedigree!
All of the cigar box guitar tablature here on CigarBoxGuitar.com is presented by The Southbound String Company, the only strings specifically chosen and voiced for cigar box guitars. Be sure to check out our line of Open G GDG cigar box guitar string sets here!
If you need some help with this style of tablature, here’s a video where Glenn Watt shows you how to read it
Click this link or the image below to view the printable PDF: We Wish You a Merry Christmas Cigar Box Guitar Tablature PDF
Learn how to play We Wish You A Merry Christmas on your 2-string bass with the free tablature in this post. Continue reading “We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2-string G-Bass Tablature”
Easily play the tune from the classic holiday song White Christmas on your 3-string cigar box guitar using this free tablature.
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic Christmas song White Christmas, made famous by Bing Crosby in the movie of the same name. Continue reading “White Christmas (Bing Crosby) 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
With the free tablature in this post, you’ll learn how to play one of the most beloved Christmas tunes, and the world’s best selling single, White Christmas, on your 2-string bass. Continue reading “White Christmas 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody for the classic Christmas song White Christmas, written by Irving Berlin and made famous when sung by Bing Crosby in the film of the same name.
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody for the classic Christmas song White Christmas, written by Irving Berlin and made famous when sung by Bing Crosby in the film of the same name.
This tablature is arranged for 4-string cigar box guitars tuned to Open G “GDGB”.
Continue reading “White Christmas 4-string Open G GDGB Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”