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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 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”.
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