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Have been playing for years, but still can’t read music lol not sure if 3 or 4 string.
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got 8 yer old granddaughter SHA,,,well she taking her guitar lessons at her request, kept talking to me bout Justin,,,lol finally googled ya and cant stop listing to ur music,,,,,
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Good stuff. I’ve been playing since the mid 1960s when Beatlemania struck. Focusing now almost exclusively on fingerpicking blues and folk and making up instrumentles simply for my own enjoyment. I have two grandsons (11 & 9) and I’m trying to get them interested in guitar. A three-string would be a perfect fit for them at this stage. Glad I found you on YouTube!
–Michael
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I have a 4 string which string do I remove to make it easier to learn how to play
Thanks
Bill
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Generally I recommend using the Middle 4 string from a 6-string pack (ADGB) for the 4-string guitar, and leaving out the B string if you are only using 3 of the strings. Then you would be left with the A, D, & G strings.
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Excellent info and explained on ground level. Thanks for the lesson Justin. You are a great help to anyone trying to learn the CBG.
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can you play a 4 string with 1 finger like the 3 string
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Yes, but if you are tuning to Open G, you would want to tune the 4-string to G-D-G-D
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j aime le traivaille de justin ,j apprend la cgb ces lecons ces dvd m interresse ,mais je suis francais et parle pas l anglais y a t il des dvd traduit en français svp ;thank you
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