An Easy Pentatonic Riff for 3-string CBGs

This is a fun little riff to play on a 3-string fretted cigar box guitar. It's really simple but it sounds more complex than it is. It's based on the major pentatonic scale.

Intro @ 0:00
Part 1: Fingering @ 1:40
Part 2: Fretting @ 3:32
Part 3: Variations @ 7:17

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Comment by Poorness Studios on August 25, 2021 at 10:14am

Thanks John. I always like to share a few of the things I've learned.

Comment by Uncle John on August 25, 2021 at 10:10am

Very nice.  Kale's Song.  I am not skilled at finger style, but this is one use and it sounds good.   

Great lesson.   I could have benefited greatly from this ten or twelve years ago.  But now I've found some other paths and I've done got old and just mostly do what I do.   I hope a lot of folks watch and learn from this.

Comment by Poorness Studios on August 25, 2021 at 5:01am

Thanks Danny. I always hope these videos help somebody get inspired so I appreciate the feedback.

Comment by Danny Gordon on August 25, 2021 at 4:50am

Very educational thanks for posting

Comment by Poorness Studios on August 24, 2021 at 1:08pm

Thanks Doug. I always hope somebody tries these tutorials. LOL

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on August 24, 2021 at 12:22pm

Looks pretty straightforward and doable Kale. I’ll have to try it out. It should be a fun riff to noodle around with.

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