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When it comes to learning to play the cigar box guitar, you can’d do better than going to the King of the Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal. Here is the second of Shane’s series of how-to-play videos.
For more info about Shane Speal, visit his site: www.ShaneSpeal.com.
When it comes to learning to play the cigar box guitar, you can’d do better than going to the King of the Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal. Here is the third of Shane’s series of how-to-play videos.
For more info about Shane Speal, visit his site: www.ShaneSpeal.com.
When it comes to learning to play the cigar box guitar, you can’d do better than going to the King of the Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal. Here is the first of Shane’s series of how-to-play videos.
For more info about Shane Speal, visit his site: <a href=”http://www.shanespeal.com” target=”_blank”>www.ShaneSpeal.com</a>.
If you have ever wanted to learn how to easily play some of the most famous and recognizable blues riffs and turnarounds on your cigar box guitar, this video series is for you! Shane Speal sits down with his video camera and a 3-string cigar box guitar (tuned to Open G GDG), and walks you through five of the best-known blues riffs that we’ve all heard hundreds of times. Each lesson is just a few minutes long – you’ll be belting out the blues in no time!
Lesson 1: The Classic Blues Lick
Lesson 2: Variations on the Classic Blues Lick
Lesson 3: The Peach Rundown
Lesson 4: The Nasty Pull-off Lick
Lesson 5: The Grinding Lick
Here’s a video lesson for you, where the King himself Mr. Shane Speal walks you through how to tune your guitar and play it like Seasick Steve!
In this video, Glenn Watt walks you through reading the style of tablature he creates for 3-string cigar box guitars. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of tablature and want to get started playing the songs in our CBG tablature library here at CigarBoxGuitar.com, this video is for you!