Learn how to play Little Bitty on your 2-string bass with the free tablature in this post. Continue reading “Little Bitty Performed By Alan Jackson – 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
Category: Cigar Box Guitars
Everything related to cigar box guitars, the flagship instruments of the Home-made music revolution.
Little Bitty Performed By Alan Jackson – 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Tab
Learn how to play Little Bitty, as performed by Alan Jackson, on your 3-string cigar box guitar with the free-to-download tablature in this post. Continue reading “Little Bitty Performed By Alan Jackson – 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Tab”
Little Drummer Boy – 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 modern Christmas song Little Drummer Boy written in 1941 byKatherine Kennicott Davis . This tablature is arranged for 3-string Open G “GDG” tuning. Continue reading “Little Drummer Boy – 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Little Drummer Boy – 4-string GDGB Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the modern Christmas song Little Drummer Boy, written in 1941 by Katherine Kennicott Davis. This tablature is arranged for 4-string Open G “GDGB” tuning. Continue reading “Little Drummer Boy – 4-string GDGB Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Little Drummer Boy 2-String G-Bass Tablature
Learn the bass line to the to the song Little Drummer Boy with the free 2-string tablature in this post. Continue reading “Little Drummer Boy 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
Mama Tried by Merle Haggard – 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 rock song Mama Tried, written and performed by the great Merle Haggard. 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.
Mama Tried By Merle Haggard | 2-String Bass Tablature
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the bass line for the classic country song “Mama Tried“, by Merle Haggard. Continue reading “Mama Tried By Merle Haggard | 2-String Bass Tablature”
Mary Had a Little Lamb – 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 well-known children’s song Mary Had a Little Lamb.
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: Mary Had A Little Lamb Tablature PDF.
Master String Size & Tuning List for 25-inch Scale
This article is presented by the Southbound String Company – the first brand focused solely on providing strings specifically chosen and voiced for Cigar Box Guitars and other handmade/homemade instruments!
This chart shows you the string size to use for every pitch from double-low B (one Octave below the low B on a guitar), all the way up to High A.
Using this chart you can figure out the strings to use for pretty much any tuning you want. These strings should work for instruments with a scale length of 24.5 to 25.5 inches, with 25 inches being the middle point.
The string gauges shown below are for a “light” string set. For a “medium” set, add .002″ to the wound string sizes and .001″ to the unwound string sizes. For example, for a medium set, for low C you would want .036″ instead of .034″. For high E you’d want .011″ instead of .010″. Increase string gauges from there to move towards “heavy” sets.
Continue reading “Master String Size & Tuning List for 25-inch Scale”
Michael Row the Boat Ashore – 3-string Open G GDG – Chords & Tablature for 3-string Cigar Box Guitars
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the melody and chords for the well-known spiritual song Michael Row the Boat Ashore.
This is an old African American slave song, first documented around the time of the American Civil War. It is a very simple melody and has a large number of verses, and it’s easy to make up new verses on the fly.
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: Michael Row the Boat Ashore Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
Musical Instruments from Cigar Boxes by W. F. Cord – Popular Mechanics Sept. 1923
This article ran in the September, 1923 edition of Popular Mechanics, and gives a fairly brief overview of building fiddles, mandolins and guitars using cigar box resonators.
Nearer My God to Thee – 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 well known hymn Nearer My God to Thee.Written in the middle of the 19th century, there were several different tunes set to the words over the years, but here we present the one that is perhaps best known – it is also the one that was featured in the 1997 James Cameron film Titanic.
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: Nearer My God to Thee Tablature PDF
O Come, All Ye Faithful – 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
Learn how to play O Come, All Ye Faithful on your 3-string cigar box guitar with the free tablature in this post. Continue reading “O Come, All Ye Faithful – 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
O Come, All Ye Faithful 2-String G-Bass Tablature
In this post, you can learn how to play O Come, All Ye Faithful by downloading the free 2-string bass tablature. Continue reading “O Come, All Ye Faithful 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
O Holy Night 2-String G-Bass Tablature
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the bass line to O Holy Night on your 2-string bass guitar. Continue reading “O Holy Night 2-String G-Bass Tablature”
O Holy Night 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 O Holy Night, written by Frenchmen Placide Cappeau and Adolphe Adam.
This tablature is arranged for 3-string Open G “GDG” tuning. Continue reading “O Holy Night 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”