Beginner Song Series for 3-String Cigar Box Guitar

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Welcome to the Beginner Song Series for 3-String Cigar Box Guitar

Cigar Box Guitar is the DIY musical revolution, but if you want to play songs by the Blues, Rock & Country greats, why not learn how to do it right?!

• This 9 hour video course consists of 4 final songs from the Complete Beginner Course. These are split across flatpick and fingerstyle playing, and include essential skills for Blues, Rock & Country styles.
• Each song is taught across 3 levels, allowing your playing to progress from Beginner to competent, Intermediate standard.
• This series provides useful techniques and info for you to start playing famous tracks on 3-strings, giving you the perfect foundation to develop into a well-rounded player, start jamming with others or with classic recordings.
• You get lifetime access and can either download the entire course, or use online links to stream the videos.
• This course is taught by Sion Littledyke: I’m a teacher & musician with a wealth of experience who’s been producing YouTube, Cigar Box Guitar videos since 2018 on the Coda Tuition channel. If you’re interested to hear more about my experience & teaching approach, please scroll further down this page.
• The Beginner Song Series will provide the average learner with several months of high-quality tuition and musical development. This is a more specialised & cost effective version of The Complete Beginner Course; there are different course options available at different prices on the Video Courses page.
• 20% Discount offered on all future purchases in the Complete Beginner Course series. For example, you can try the Beginner Exercises & Techniques in the future and purchase at a reduced price.

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How to use the Beginner Song Series

(Please note, this course covers fretted note playing – watch this space for future slide guitar lessons)

• This course uses GDG tuning throughout: the standard & most widely used 3-string Cigar Box Guitar tuning.
• If you have a grasp of the 101 playing basics, you will be able to start learning the Easy song arrangements.
• These Easy versions allow beginners to start developing speed & dexterity, alongside rhythm skills & fluency.
• Intermediate & Advanced versions will allow you improve significantly, taking several steps forward on your musical journey.
• Final Song Playalongs allow you to test your skills and chart your development.

Section A – Flatpick Songs

• Flatpick technique is generally easier for beginners, so it can be a good idea to start here. These songs will develop & improve your 3-string chops, allowing you to learn & play famous flatpickin’ tracks.
• The songs gradually increase in difficulty & complexity, with the 12 Bar Blues song being slightly easier than the Classic Rock.
• Section A Flatpick Song videos include:

• The Swung Blues & Country Rock songs employ great rhythmical picking techniques, which will equip you with skills to play famous tracks across a range of styles.
• The Swung Blues song uses great lead & rhythm techniques, while the Country Rock focuses on chord picking and strumming, helping you to develop a versatile playing range.
• Section B Fingerstyle Song videos include:

Audio Demos for the Fingerstyle Songs

Swung Blues (Level 1 – Easy)

Swung Blues (Level 2 – Intermediate)

Swung Blues (Level 3 – Advanced)

Country Rock (Level 1 – Easy)

Country Rock (Level 2 – Intermediate)

Country Rock (Level 3 – Advanced)

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• Once you have access, the welcome video outlines the Complete Beginner Course content and suggests ways to use the resources; there are several learning routes you can take.
• If you’ve tried the 101 basics of playing 3-string Cigar Box Guitar, you should find that you’re well equipped to start playing the easy versions of the 12 Bar Blues + Classic Rock songs. Compared to fingerstyle playing, most beginners will find these flatpick songs easier at first.
• After completing at least 1 of these easy flatpick songs, you should find that your musical chops have developed significantly, and you’ll find it comfortable to start learning the easy version of the Swung Blues (fingerstyle) song.
• Beginners can sometimes find 3-string open chords a more tricky to play compared to barre chords & riffs. As a result, the Country Rock song is probably the most difficult for inexperienced players. It could be a good idea to try this tune last, or at least after completing the Swung Blues, fingerstyle song.
• It’s also fine to start learning fingerstyle songs first, if you’re particularly attracted to this guitar style. Initially, it may be a steeper learning curve, but you’ll be more motivated to nail the tunes if you prefer their sound. Sometimes with practice, taking on a harder challenge can help fast-track playing.
• This Beginner Song Series can also help you develop 3-string skills to a standard where you can start learning famous tracks (check Coda Tuition on YouTube!) Cigar Box Guitar song arrangements appear across a range of difficulty levels, so you might want to choose a few easy tunes to learn. You can then return to this course where you can further improve using the Intermediate & Advanced level arrangements, before trying more challenging tracks online.

• I’ve been playing 6-string guitar for over 40 years, gigging for over 30 years and teaching for over 25 years, which I started before I completed my music degree back in 2000 (Leeds Uni – 1st Class).
• I’ve been a big fan of the blues since I was a kid in the 1980s but more recently, a student introduced me to the world of Cigar Box Guitar. After learning to play and teaching him for a while, I started releasing 3-string tuition videos on the Coda Tuition channel in 2018.
• I regularly teach face-to-face & online across a range of instruments & musical areas including:

• I teach 1-1 online Cigar Box Guitar lessons to students from various countries including:
  UK; USA; Canada; Australia; Belgium; Denmark; Germany & Brazil.
• I use my 1-1 teaching experience to help with creating video lessons, since there are certain learning methods which are particularly effective for beginners, and also common pitfalls which are good to both highlight & avoid.
• I’m also aware that it’s good to strike a balance between introducing useful musical info & technique, and keeping lessons fun & interesting so, I try to create this balance in the video lessons throughout the Complete Beginner Course.

I hope you have fun learning to play your 3-string Cigar Box Guitar and I hope this course helps you to complete several steps along your musical journey – happy picking! Sion Littledyke

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