Playing Blues on a Cigar Box Guitar

Cigar Box Guitars were made for the blues. The 12 bar blues chord progression is the basis of all blues playing, and is an important part of your repertoire.

Below is a full video lesson, a backing track that you can play along to, and a PDF of the chord progression we will use.

In the video we will go through a standard 12 Bar Blues in the Key of G. It uses just three simple chords, and a basic strumming pattern. Mastering this will give you a good foundation and help you understand the basic structure of blues music.

We will also look at tuning your guitar, the best way to achieve the blues sound with your slide, and some simple embellishments you can try out to elevate the progression. Playing around with this will help you get a feel for the blues and form your own style of playing.

Watch the lesson here…