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How to Play Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" on 4-string Cigar Box Guitar

Posted by Cigar Box Nation Official on February 6, 2017 at 8:56am in Feature Articles

Janis Wilson Hughes takes you through the riffs of Money For Nothing on a 4-string cigar box guitar.  She even gives amp settings!

Tuning:  Open G: GDGB (low to high)

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  • Tim Pannabecker September 2, 2020 at 9:14pm

  • Paul Craig September 2, 2020 at 2:34pm

    Great tutorial.

  • Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear February 7, 2017 at 2:08pm
    Great job Janis! You've got a very calming demeanour which should go a long way to helping people learn from your video(s). You're a natural.
    • Janis Wilson Hughes > Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear February 8, 2017 at 1:34pm

      Thank you Dani & Bear! I appreciate that. :) I don't love being in front of the camera, but tt's rewarding when people find it helpful and share the joy. My friend, teacher, and music guru Eric Denton suggested that I make this video to share. So thank you Eric for the push! 

  • Janis Wilson Hughes February 7, 2017 at 9:46am

    Thank you for the feature Shane! Rock on! ;)

    Y'all, it's easy to play this on 3 string! You just play the B string notes (there are only 2 in the riff!) on your high G. The 6th fret on the B string (my #1 string here) equals the 10th fret on high G string. For the second time through which uses the 8th fret on the B string here, that would equal the 12th fret on the high G string. You can do it!

    Maybe I'll make a 3 string tutorial for this song later. All my 3 string CBGs are fretless. Perhaps it's time to circle back and build a fretted 3 string... 

    • Ed Parry > Janis Wilson Hughes February 7, 2017 at 11:34pm

      Looking forward to the 3-string slide version!

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