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GDGB Cigar Box Guitar Tuner

GDGB Cigar Box Open G - Cigar Box Guitar tuning, chords & scales

Description - Cigar Box Open G

Open G tuning for the Cigar Box Guitar. The cigar box guitar is a primitive chordophone whose resonator is a discarded cigar box. Because the instrument is homemade there is no standard for dimensions string types or construction techniques

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Capos for GDGB

Capo Tuning Name
0 GDGB Cigar Box Open G
2 AEAC# Cigar Box Open A

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Songs tuned to GDGB

Artist Song Album Tab
Phil Wiggins Sweet Home Chicago Blues Story: 200 Original Tracks
Phil Wiggins sweet home chicago Blues Story: 200 Original Tracks
Phil Wiggins Sweet home Chicago Blues Story: 200 Original Tracks
Obadiah Parker Im yours JENA's SON

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A Major

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4#
  • D4
  • E4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5#
  • B4
  • C5#
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5#
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5#
  • E5
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A Major 7

  • G3
  • G3#
  • A3
  • C4#
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4#
  • A4
  • G4
  • G4#
  • A4
  • C5#
  • B4
  • C5#
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5#
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5#
  • E5
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A Minor

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
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C Major

  • G3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
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C Major 7

  • G3
  • B3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
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C Minor

  • G3
  • C4
  • D4
  • D4#
  • G4
  • G4
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • D5#
  • B4
  • C5
  • D5#
  • B4
  • C5
  • D5#
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D Major

  • G3
  • A3
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5#
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5#
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5#
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D Major 7

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4#
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • B4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • F5#
  • B4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • F5#
  • B4
  • C5#
  • D5
  • F5#
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D Minor

  • G3
  • A3
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5
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E Major

  • G3
  • G3#
  • B3
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4#
  • G4
  • G4#
  • B4
  • B4
  • E5
  • B4
  • E5
  • B4
  • E5
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E Major 7

  • G3
  • G3#
  • B3
  • D4
  • D4#
  • E4
  • G4#
  • G4
  • G4#
  • B4
  • B4
  • D5#
  • E5
  • B4
  • D5#
  • E5
  • B4
  • D5#
  • E5
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E Minor

  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • B4
  • E5
  • B4
  • E5
  • B4
  • E5
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F Major

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • F5
  • B4
  • C5
  • F5
  • B4
  • C5
  • F5
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F Major 7

  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • D4
  • E4
  • F4
  • A4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • F5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • F5
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • F5
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F Minor

  • G3
  • G3#
  • C4
  • D4
  • F4
  • G4#
  • G4
  • G4#
  • C5
  • B4
  • C5
  • F5
  • B4
  • C5
  • F5
  • B4
  • C5
  • F5
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G Major

  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • D4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
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G Major 7

  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • D4
  • F4#
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5#
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5#
  • B4
  • D5
  • F5#
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G Minor

  • G3
  • A3#
  • D4
  • D4
  • G4
  • G4
  • A4#
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
  • B4
  • D5
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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -7
  • -5
  • -4
  • -5
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