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sdm
Aloha
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 Posted - 08/19/2003 : 11:23:17 PM
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Originally posted by wdf
Hmmm, sounds familiar.
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How very cool. I suspect that they have touched many people with that tradition of theirs. It did seem a magical moment - the beautiful music, the sunset, beach, sound of the surf, the breezes. Ah that is life!
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Mana Pua
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 08/26/2003 : 03:54:51 AM
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| Shouldn't the Topic of this forum be "Your repertoire (or SLACK thereof)? |
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Curtis Takahashi
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 08/28/2003 : 5:44:31 PM
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aloha all!
My list is:
From memory:
Hula Lady
Kalena Kai
Henehene kou aka
Makee 'Ailana
Ka Wai Lehua A'ala Ka Honua
almost 'dere:
Hawaii Aloha
Kaimanahila
Working on:
Fish & Poi
Ulupalakua
Hula Lady
Koke'e
Things are running a little slower these days, just bought a house and my guitars are temporarily stored at a friend's house along with my 'ukuleles.
Steve, where are you at? I live in San Jose as well.
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Gary A
Lokahi
USA
169 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2004 : 4:34:11 PM
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I hope nobody minds that I resurrected this old thread. I missed it the first time around. Lately I've working on expanding my repertoire. I find it interesting to see what songs other people have learned.
My list is below. The "Can Play" list are song I can play from memory although I usually have to play them through a few times before I can play them smoothly. Except for one, they are all in Taropatch tuning.
Can play:
Mino'aka (Keola)
Akaka Falls (Keola/Mark Nelson)
Alekoki (Keola/Mark Nelson)
Kani Kihoalu (Ozzie)
Manuela Boy (Ozzie)
Molehu (Ozzie)
Aloha Oe (Ozzie)
Hamabe No Uta (Ozzie)
La Paloma (Ray Kane)
My Yellow Ginger Lei (Ledward)
Still working on:
Nanea Kau Moku I Ka Le'ale'a (Ray Kane)
Mauna Loa (Ozzie)
Paka Ua (Ozzie)
Hula Blues (my own arrangement)
Sukiyaki (my own arrangement)
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Leonard
Lokahi
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2004 : 5:49:21 PM
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| I'm a real beginner on slack key, but not new to the guitar. Began about a month ago. So I can play Moe 'Uhane (Sonny's version), my mixed-with-Cyril version of Sanoe (in taropatch tuning), and I'm working on Radio Hula, all with help from Mark Hanson's great book. Last night I heard Cyril's instrumental version of Po Mahina from the album of the same name, and I was blown away, if you'll pardon my 70's slang. What great rhythmic variety and wonderful intricacy! I have to try to learn that! But no known tabs and so far that's the only way I can learn it. I guess I'll have to hunt Cyril down. A good excuse to go to Hawaii. But I'll need to practice a lot before that. I agree it's interesting to see what others are playing. Thanks to cpatch for this topic. |
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Curtis Takahashi
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 09/08/2004 : 7:11:42 PM
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Well, here's my list:
Kalena Kai
Heneheni Kou Aka
Makee 'Ailana
Hawai'i Aloha
Hula Lady
Kaimanahila
Ka Wai Lehua
and that's about it. All done from memory, I couldn't read a tab nowadays to save my life.
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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 09/08/2004 : 8:32:33 PM
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aloha curtis,
sounds like a great mix! how are you playing ka wai lehua? i've been working on a version in drop C (even F is too high for me to sing) which is nice, but i've been thinking of trying it in open D just to get some more high note action.
i've not tried kaimanahila - i love nathan aweau's version. how do you do it?
aloha,
keith
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sjarvis22
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 3:16:34 PM
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| Aloha! Sorry about the duplication of the last post. I noticed that it mentioned Nani Venuse and got all excited, as I need to learn this song for the halau that I play ukulele for. Can anyone give me some insight as to how to play this song? Any chords or sheet music leads? Nani Venuse was written by Mary Puku'i and music by Maddy Lam, recently recorded by Na Palapalai. |
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Pupule
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 3:26:10 PM
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Originally posted by sjarvis22
Aloha! Sorry about the duplication of the last post. I noticed that it mentioned Nani Venuse and got all excited, as I need to learn this song for the halau that I play ukulele for. Can anyone give me some insight as to how to play this song? Any chords or sheet music leads? Nani Venuse was written by Mary Puku'i and music by Maddy Lam, recently recorded by Na Palapalai.
Well the hula performance I mentioned never came about. Ha, so I still cannot play those songs.
I listened to Na Palapalai's arrangement to get the basic chords. They modulate often and I can never sing falsetto so I would have chosen one key and stayed there.
FYI, lyrics are at http://www.huapala.org/Nani_Venuse.html
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hakeedude
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 06:52:22 AM
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What a neat thread!
From memory (sometimes after a run through or two...):
Punahele (Ray Kane)
Radio Hula (Led)
Nanea Kou Maka... (Ray Kane)
Presentable as long as I have the music/tab:
Young Street Blues (Cyril)
Ke`ala's Mele (Leonard Kwan) well, almost presentable...
Working on:
Ku`u Lei Awapuhi (Yellow ginger Lei (Keola's version)
Small list but growing, thanks to Aloha Music Camp this summer and Kevin's encouragement. |
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Hawai`i Pictures including 2004 Aloha Music Camp at: http://community.webshots.com/user/hakeedude |
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2004 : 5:33:48 PM
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I let this one go by when it first came around, because I did not know the names of half of what i was playing. But, somehow the word got out that I can play a few slack key pieces, and now i have to play at an "Alaskan Luau" benefit this Friday night, so I guess I had better know what the tunes are, just in case someone should ask.
I can play these OK, most of the time:
Ke Aloha, as taught to me by Bobby Moderow, with intor and ending of my own
Johnny's Bounce, by Raymond Stovich (You know, RJS!)
Kumu LaAu & Butterfly (Doug McMaster)
Sunset Hawaii Nei (Mcmaster)
Hawaiian Reverie (McMaster)
Music Box (John Keawe)
Ku'u Lei Awapuhi (K.Beamer)
Sanoe (K.Beamer version)
Kalena Kai (K.Beamer)
Manu Kai (K. Beamer)
A song stolen from the Raymond kane video, where he is teaching a young boy a song......I built something around the figures he showed on the video. Don't know if that counts???
One I wrote. I am having a heck of a time naming it. The best I have come up with so far is, "Can't surf, might as well write a guitar piece" Pretty catchy, eh?
Working on
Ku'u Lei Awapuhi (Makana version). Got it all figured out in Keola's F Wahine tuned down a full step (E flat, i think that is), but need to get it all written down, then practice about 14 years.
John Keawe's version may be a bit easier to handle, but i have not yet figured out which tuning he uses.
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gypsysoul
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 10/19/2004 : 01:43:14 AM
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I find this is super interesting to read about all the different tunes folks can do, and the way they learn them. I only used tab to learn about three songs from Beamer's video when I first started playing slack about 10 years ago. Now I learn only by listening and experimenting, maybe that's why I am so slow! But its more fun for me that way.
Can play by memory:
Hilo Rag (Dennis)
Salomila (Led)
Nanea Kou Maka I Kale'ale'a (Ray Kane)
Ki Hoalu (Gary Haleamau)
Moe Uhana (Sonny Chillingsworth)
5 Song Medley (Ray Kane)
Punahele (Ray Kane)
Keala's Mele (Leonard Kwan)
Paliakamoa (Elmer Lim)
Punahoa Special (Elmer Lim)
Working on:
Waikiki Hula Medley (George Kuo)
Whee Ha Swing (Led)
Ku'u Kika Kahiko (Ozzie) Anyone know if there are tabs?
When first learning slack, I wrote down the tab for Moe Uhana, if anyone wants a copy. Its a great beginners tune.
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RJS
Ha`aha`a
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Posted - 10/19/2004 : 01:49:15 AM
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 10/19/2004 : 2:04:29 PM
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Mahalo to all who encouraged me prior to my "debut" at the local "Alaskan Luau" held this past Friday night.
My list of song just made it throught the time they had alloted for me (us, actually; my friend came along and added tasteful fingerpicking guitar accompaniment that filled out my sound and helped me with the jitters).
We played for about 50 minutes as people came in to the fund raiser. It was easy, RJS, with no real pressure, becaus it was not a rapt audience keyed in on the performers, but rather a detatched group, talking quietly among themselves, but still listening, for there was mild applause after each song we did. It certainly helped my self-esteem as a player, and i may be tempted to do it again! My playing partner actually had another gig to do before ours was up, and he left me alone on the stage, and I did just fine. No jitters, no legs keeping time to different drummers from my hands and head, no big mistakes, no sweat. And, as you said Raymond, nobody was listening for my mistakes but me.
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 10/19/2004 : 2:32:40 PM
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| Way to go Karl. Sounds like a great time was had by all. |
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