Description
Over 3 Hours of Video Tuition
Lifetime Access
Instructional and Playalong Videos
Download and Stream Videos
Download: Tab Scores
Audio Playalongs
Chord & Scale Sheets + MORE..
14 Day Money Back Guarantee
Cost effective version of the main Course
These Lessons focus on Fingerstyle Playing
Everything you need for 3-String GDG Tuning
This Course is for Newbies & all types of Beginners
9 Fingerstyle Technique Exercise Videos
Full Instruction & Playalong in:
Blues, Rock & Country styles
Also Included: 101 Basics from Flatpick Course
Welcome to the Discounted Beginner Fingerstyle Course for 3-String 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 3 hour video course focuses on 3-string fingerstyle playing. It starts with the complete basics, progressing to a competent, beginner level and you can learn exercises in Blues, Rock & Country styles.
- This course provides essential techniques and info for you to start playing your favourite songs 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 Discounted Fingerstyle Course will provide the average learner with several months of high-quality tuition and musical development. It includes all instructional & playalong exercise videos from the main course, but omits the final songs.
- This is a more specialised & cost effective version of The Beginner Fingerstyle Course; there are different 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 Flatpick series or the final songs in the future and purchase at a reduced price.
- 101 Introductory Flatpick lessons are also included: basic technique & posture; guitar set-up; reading TAB; chords & strumming
How to use the Beginner Fingerstyle Course
(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.
- Fingerstyle exercise chapters contain essential techniques & info presented in instructional & playalong videos.
- These include all the areas needed for beginners to start learning easy 3-string versions of their favourite songs.
There are numerous Downloads to help aid your progress:
TAB Scores (printable formats for US, Canada & everyone else)
Audio Playalongs & Tuning Notes (for most exercises)
Video Timing Points (to aid with repeat viewing)
Several Freebies (including chord & scale sheets, audio practice beats)
Fingerstyle Lessons
- Introductory Flatpick lessons are also included in this course, to make sure that any Newbies have the basics covered: starter technique & posture; guitar set-up; reading TAB; chords & strumming
- Flatpick exercise videos include:
Fingerstyle Technique (Picking Patterns & Reading TAB)
Fingerstyle Riffs (Country Blues style licks)
Fingerstyle Chords (power & open chords in different styles)
Palm Muting (great for Blues, Rock & Country guitar)
Blues Shuffle / Swung Grooves (essential for many classic tracks)
How to Improve Time Keeping, Fluency & Speed
There are 5 instructional videos accompanied by 4 separate playalong videos, which total 2 hours. The extra, 101 introductory videos included from the Flatpick course, total 1 hour.
The aim is to develop key skills using these exercise videos, putting them to use when learning & playing songs.
Each instructional video is broken down line-by-line, demonstrating the skills & techniques needed to learn the song. In-video playalongs are used for single lines & full sections, allowing you to test your skills and chart your progress.
What students say about the course
I have been “sitting” in the CBG course for beginners for 2 weeks now. I would describe myself as an advanced beginner. What I was missing was a real, serious learning program for 3-string CBG.
Well, what can I say? I found exactly what I was looking for! Easy to understand instructional videos, with backing tracks AND TABs. I am absolutely thrilled and practise for 30 minutes a day. Every CBG player should know: an absolute must-have!
Uli Kuder, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
I wish I had this course from the beginning, it’s solved a lot of problems. I find good solutions to aspects of my playing, and I’m working my way through to get rid of some mistakes and bad habits.
I absolutely recommend this course. I haven’t seen such a profound introduction to CBG. Sion doesn’t take it for granted that you know where to place your fingers, so he gives you exact instruction on how to play most efficiently.
Margrethe Damkilde, Midtjylland, Denmark
I have now had a couple of months’ worth of lessons using videos and tab notation from Coda. It has made a massive difference, I feel I have progressed enormously and much more than I would have done on my own.
Sion’s tab notation is much easier to use than normal tab which doesn’t show timing, and the videos are extremely detailed and easy to follow.
Peter Kennerley, Cambridge, UK
Learning Paths
- 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’re a thorough learner, it’s fine to work through all the exercise videos in order, before trying some online song lessons (check Coda Tuition on YouTube!) This is a great approach but it’s not for everyone..
- Many guitarists like start playing songs straight away. If this is you, then it’s a good idea to check the 101 basics first: picking & fretting; posture & reading TAB; playing riffs & power chords. You’ll then find it possible to try some easy song arrangements. Afterwards, you can return to the other exercise videos, providing you with extra skills to try more difficult songs.
About the Tutor
- 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:
Cigar Box Guitar (3 & 4-string, slide & fretted note styles)
6-String Guitar (electric, acoustic, classical & lap-steel)
Bass Guitar (fingerstyle, flatpick & slap technique)
Banjo (5-string Bluegrass & 4-string Tenor styles)
Mandolin & Mandola (standard & Irish tuning)
Ukulele (Tenor & Baritone tunings)
Music Theory, Production & Composition
- 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
