Cigar Box Guitar Country & Bluegrass Method, Book 1: Chords, Rhythm, Riffs and First Solos for 3-String Open G

By Brent C Robitaille

Start playing country and bluegrass on the 3-string cigar box guitar with a practical method built around real rhythm, backup and lead-playing skills.

Cigar Box Guitar Country & Bluegrass Method, Book 1: Foundations is the first book in a progressive three-book method for 3-string cigar box guitar in Open G (G-D-G). Written for beginners, it moves from essential chords, rhythm patterns and basic techniques into country and bluegrass riffs, Carter-style melody playing, scales, first lead breaks and traditional jam repertoire.

You will learn:

Tablature is the main playing reference, with standard notation included alongside much of the musical material.

The book also includes access to an extensive online audio companion with 177 demonstration, practice and backing tracks. Listen to the examples, slow tracks down for practice, download audio for offline use and play along with backing tracks as your skills develop.

Book 1: Foundations is complete on its own and provides the playing vocabulary for the later books in the Cigar Box Guitar Country & Bluegrass Method. It also develops many of the skills used in the optional Kalymi Music Cigar Box Guitar Grade 1 assessment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1990144314
• ISBN13: 9781990144318
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Kalymi Music
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"