First off, I'm not a teacher. I'm happy to help as I can, but I DO NOT TEACH CBG! People ask lots of questions about my theory and tab posts, and I want to help, but the truth is, I AM NOT A TEACHER!
So, you built you a CBG and now you want to figure out how to play it. You're in the right place! Check out the free lessons under "How To Play".
If you have no clue or experience playing guitar, start with CBG 101 and Knot Lenny's videos, they'll get you off on the right foot. Once you get past strumming and putting a slide on your finger, click here for a bunch of easy songs to play.
When you're ready to add a bit of pizzaz to your playing, check out Shane Speal's video lessons. He'll teach you some cool licks and riffs, but you have to have a small amount of skill that you learned from the previously mentioned lessons.
If you're sold on playing CBG's, and are comfortable with CBG101, Knot Lenny and Shane's lessons, you're ready for Keni Lee. I have found no better lessons, free or paid, than Keni's, and you get much more than your money's worth buying his CD's. He walks you through basic music theory, not that annoying classical opera crap, but just enough to understand the fretboard and how songs are constructed, and in a way that an ignorant screwball like me can understand. Start with CD4, which gets you going with a slide and finger picking, and walks you through a handfull of cool songs. You'll also unlock the mysteries of the notes on fretboard and learn just enough music theory to understand how songs are constructed. If you have questions or need encouragement, Keni is very available here on CBNation and Facebook, and I also see him a bit on Google+. When you're ready for more, just ask his advice on the next step.
My tabs and reference materials are based on my interpretation of Keni's lessons and the techniques they teach, and by using them, I assume you're following his lessons, though they are not officially approved of by Keni. Much of the theory stuff I post is useless without his CD's, and are only personal references and practice schemes based on his CD's that I share freely with his other students. If you ask me a question that is covered in Keni's lessons, I will point you to buy them.
Jan 27 2013: Another friend here, Redbelly, just recommended another site teaching CBG: www.learncigarboxguitar.com . I've given it a little look-see, and it's got some good stuff on it. While there's a paid lesson plan, there's also lots of free tabs that are well done for starting out or intermediate players like myself. Check it out, and get in touch with Redbelly if you need more info on the lessons. Thanks, RB!
Enjoy!
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