Learn how to play “Blue Christmas” as performed by Elvis Presley on your 3-string Open GDG Cigar Box Guitar. Continue reading “Blue Christmas as performed by Elvis Presley – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
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Blue Christmas Performed By Elvis Presley | 2-String Bass Tablature
The tablature in the PDF link below will show you exactly how to play the bass line for the classic Christmas rock song “Blue Christmas“, as performed by Elvis Presley, and written by Jay W. Johnson and Billy Hayes. Continue reading “Blue Christmas Performed By Elvis Presley | 2-String Bass Tablature”
Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain – Willie Nelson
Learn how to play “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain” by Willie Nelson on your one-string canjo! Continue reading “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain – Willie Nelson”
Blues legend, Furry Lewis describes his first cigar box guitar
Learn a little bit about how Furry Lewis made his first guitar out of a cigar box! Continue reading “Blues legend, Furry Lewis describes his first cigar box guitar”
Boogie in G – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
This melody and rhythm combination is one of the basic building blocks of the blues, and an awful lot of songs have been recorded using it or variations of it. Feel free to make up your own words, and have fun with it! Continue reading “Boogie in G – 3-string Open G GDG – Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Build Me Up Buttercup 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Tablature
“Build Me Up Buttercup” is a feel-good rock and roll classic, first recorded by The Foundations in 1980 and covered a number of times since. The four page tablature presented here teaches you how to play both the melody and chords for 3-string cigar box guitars. Continue reading “Build Me Up Buttercup 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Tablature”
Building Cigar Box Mountain Dulcimers
If you are looking to expand your cigar box instrument-building repertoire beyond the basic 3 and 4-string cigar box guitars, then consider taking a look at a classic instrument of American folk and roots music: the mountain dulcimer. A unique strummed/plucked instrument that is distinct from the hammered dulcimer, the mountain dulcimer is well suited to building with cigar boxes. In this article, experienced cigar box mountain dulcimer (CBMD) builder Diane from Chicago shares photos and discusses some of her methods for creating these beautiful instruments.
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