Getting Started on Cigar Box Guitar - Blues in G

Interested in cigar box guitar? Just bought one?

This is a great introductory lesson to get you up and playing.

The 12 bar blues formed the foundation of all modern music, and to this day most musicians start out learning the blues. It is also what the cigar box guitar was created for, so it is important to honour the history of the instrument and the people who made music what it is today.

In this video I give some tips for starting out, and play through the 12 bar blues in the key of G. Start out with a simple strumming pattern so you can focus on the chord changes and counting through the progression.

Play along to help you get a feel for the rhythm and chord positions before moving on to more complex strumming or finger picking. It can also take a while to get comfortable playing with a slide, but once you do it will take your blues playing to the next level.

Cigar Box Guitar not in tune? Watch this lesson first