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Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1: 45 Songs Arranged for 3-string Open G "GDG" Cigar Box Guitars

Ben Gitty Baker

A collection of 45 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars. Each song includes tablature, chords, lyrics and additional information. Many of the songs include multiple arrangements.

Easy-to-follow instructional material is also provided: How to Read Tablature, How to Read Chord Forms, and some suggestions on how to play the songs. This is a must-have resource for any cigar box guitar player.

Song List: Amazing Grace, America the Beautiful, Anchors Aweigh, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Boogie Woogie Blues, Camptown Races, Crawdad Hole, Down By the Riverside, Down in the Valley, Farmer in the Dell, Happy Birthday, Hard Times Come Again No More, Home On the Range, I'll Tell Me Ma, In the Pines, John Henry, Kum-Ba-Ya, Little Brown Jug, London Bridge, Lullaby (Cradle Song), Mary Had A Little Lamb, Midnight Special, My Country 'Tis of Thee, Nearer My God, To Thee, Ode To Joy, Oh My Darlin' Clementine, Oh, Susannah, Oh When the Saints (Go Marching In), Polly Wolly Doodle, Red River Valley, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Sailing, Sailing, Scotland the Brave, She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, Shenandoah, Simple Gifts, The Star-Spangled Banner, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Take Me out To the Ball Game, Twelve Bar Blues, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Wayfaring Stranger, Whiskey In the Jar, Wildwood Flower

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Mar 1st, 2018
  • Pages: 102
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.50in - 0.21in - 0.57lb
  • EAN: 9781986076371
  • Categories: Printed Music - Guitar & Fretted Instruments

About the Author

Ben "Gitty" Baker is the founder of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, and one of the leading promoters of cigar box guitars and the homemade/handmade music movement. He is the author of a growing collection of songbooks and other how-to works centered around cigar box guitars and homemade instruments.