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”
Category: Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
A collection of tablature (song tabs) specific for cigar box guitar, with a focus on 3-string CBGS tuned to “GDG” Open G.
Silent Night – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar 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
Silver Bells (Christmas Song) 2-String G-Bass Tablature
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”
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 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”
Silver Bells 4-string Open G GDGB 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”
Smoke on the Water – How-to-Play the Opening Riff – Video with Tablature
If you only ever learn to play one song on you 3-string cigar box guitar, it might as well be this one…
Here’s the tablature…
This song is the property of its respective copyright owners and is presented here purely for personal and educational use.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – 3-string Open G GDG – Tablature for Cigar Box Guitars
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is one of the most beautiful and best known American songs. It was made famous by Judy Garland singing it in the film The Wizard of Oz, as has been covered many times since. First published in 1939, the music was composed by Harold Arlen and the words were written by E. Y. Harburg.
It is usually played slowly and plaintively (the way Judy Garland sang it), but people have also done it faster over the years (Glenn does it both ways in the video below). More info about the history of the song can be found in the Wiki article here.
This version of it has been arranged and tabbed by Glenn Watt. Glenn provides two versions of the tablature, a simpler “melody only” version and then the full version with melody and chord accompaniment.
You can view the printable tablature sheets by clicking the images below. You can also watch the video below where Glenn shows you how he plays the song, starting with a slower version and then speeding up into a more jazzy version on his 3-string cigar box guitar tuned to Open G “GDG”.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Tablature for 3-string Cigar Box Guitar
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the classic song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow“, made famous by Judy Garland in the movie “The Wizard of Oz”. This song was written in 1939 and has been recorded by many artists over the years, and now you can play it too! This tablature is arranged for 3-string Open G “GDG” tuning.
Click on the image above to download the printable PDF document.
All of the cigar box guitar tablature here on CigarBoxGuitar.com is presented by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, your one-stop shop for all things Cigar Box Guitar: Instruments, Kits, Parts, Gear & More.
If you need some help with this style of tablature, here’s a video where Glenn Watt shows you how to read it.
Summer of 69 – Video and TAB lesson
Glenn Watt shows you how to play Bryan Adams’ “Summer of 69” on cigar box guitar using his one finger technique. He has also handwritten the song out in TAB format (posted below the video).
Swing Low Sweet Chariot – 3-string Open G GDG – Tablature for Cigar Box Guitars
Swing Low Sweet Chariot is one of the best known African American spirituals/hymns, reaching back into the 19th century and still sung today. It can be played either as a slow, plaintive hymn or done faster in a more jazzy/bluegrass style if desired. More info about the history of the song can be found in the Wiki article here.
This version of it has been arranged and tabbed by Glenn Watt. Glenn provides both the tablature and words for the song, as well as a video showing his take on how to play it.
You can view the printable tablature sheet by clicking on this link or image below. You can also watch the video below where Glenn shows you how he plays (and sings) the song in a fast bluegrassy style on his 3-string cigar box guitar tuned to Open G “GDG”.
Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver – 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 Americana folk song Take Me Home Country Roads, famously performed and recorded by John Denver. This tablature is arranged for 3-string Open G “GDG” tuning.
Click on the image above to download the printable PDF document.
All of the cigar box guitar tablature here on CigarBoxGuitar.com is presented by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, your one-stop shop for all things Cigar Box Guitar: Instruments, Kits, Parts, Gear & More.
If you need some help with this style of tablature, here’s a video where Glenn Watt shows you how to read it
Take Me Home, Country Roads By John Denver | 2-String Bass Tablature
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the bass line for the country-pop song “Take Me Home, Country Roads“, by John Denver. Continue reading “Take Me Home, Country Roads By John Denver | 2-String Bass Tablature”
The Gambler as Recorded by Kenny Rogers – 3-string Open G GDG – Tablature for Cigar Box Guitars
This is one of the best known of the classic country songs, and now you can play it on your cigar box guitar! Don Schlitz wrote this song and Kenny Rogers made it famous with his cover of it in 1978. This version of it has been arranged and tabbed by Glenn Watt. Glenn gives us two versions of the song – the basic melody line, and then the tabbed version with the chords.
You can view the printable tablature sheets by clicking on the link or images below. Glenn presents 3 versions of this song – a simple melody-only version, melody with chords, and finally just the chords with lyrics. You can also watch the video below where Glenn shows you how he plays the song on his 3-string cigar box guitar tuned to Open G “GDG”.
We hope you are able to make great music with this tab! Be sure to check out all of the other tablature and how-to-play articles for cigar box guitars posted here on CigarBoxGuitar.com.
The Rattlin’ Bog (The Bog Down in the Valley)- 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 and chords for the fun traditional Irish song “The Rattlin’ Bog”, also known as “Bog Down In the Valley-O”. This one is popular with kids and is a St. Patrick’s Day favorite.
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: The Rattlin Bog
The Star Spangled Banner – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
This tablature was created by Glenn Watt.
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!
This tablature is meant for playing on a 3-string cigar box guitar (or other instrument) tuned to GDG (though any open chord 1-5-1 tuning like DAD or EBE would work as well). The first version presents just the melody line from the song, and the second version shows you how to add some chords as well. The first version is well suited for an unfretted (slide) instrument, but to hit the chords shown in the second version a fretted instrument would be needed.
Click Here to view a how-to video where Glenn shows you how to read this style of tablature.
Version 1 – Melody Line Only
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Version 2 – Melody and Chords
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The Wild Rover (as performed by The Dropkick Murphys) – 3-string Open G GDG – Chords & Tablature for 3-string Cigar Box Guitars
Here’s the great old Irish pub/drinking song “The Wild Rover“, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day singalongs or any other gathering of Irish (or honorary Irish) folks all year round. The tablature sheet linked below will show you the melody, chord accompaniment and words and have you picking away and singing in a rich brogue in no time.
The exact origins and meaning of this song are contested (it may even have been an anti-drinking song of the temperance movement), but these days it is considered to be THE quintessential Irish drinking song. It has been recorded by pretty much every Irish band and performer ever… including The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Dubliners, The Irish Rover, The Pogues, The Dropkick Murphys and many more. Just a note – to play this in the style of the Dropkick Murphys, you’ll need a lot of distortion and at least a fifth of Jameson’s Irish Whiskey.
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: The Wild Rover Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
