love how Dennis & David Kamakahi do `Ulili E. Can anyone explain how to play that riff at the beginning? I take it that is Dennis on the guitar, yeah? I'm gonna make Paul learn how to do that on guitar. He does it on the dulcimer but not the intro part. I can sing a few of the verses, but my tongue gets all twisted because it goes so fast and my mouth is so slow. Also have trouble with the "ahahana `ulili ehehene `ulili ahahana" part. Help!
love how Dennis & David Kamakahi do `Ulili E. Can anyone explain how to play that riff at the beginning? I take it that is Dennis on the guitar, yeah? I'm gonna make Paul learn how to do that on guitar. He does it on the dulcimer but not the intro part. I can sing a few of the verses, but my tongue gets all twisted because it goes so fast and my mouth is so slow. Also have trouble with the "ahahana `ulili ehehene `ulili ahahana" part. Help!
I would be hard-pressed to explain in words how to play the riff at the beginning of `Ulili E (and I don't write musical notation). But there is something noteworthy about that intro: It is an homage to the originators of that intro, Eddie Kamae and Gabby Pahinui. The arrangement that Dennis and David perform replicates the original interplay between Eddie and Gabby from their 1963 LP "Gabby Pahinui and the Sons of Hawaii" on Hula Records.
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The first time I heard this song on "Ohana" I searched out my Martin Simpson disc with the tune "Essequibo River" and was surprised with the similarity. The melody was somewhat close for a while, with a different feel. Both songs are great to my ears.
Intro I hear is " C E G Bb A G G " note wise for starters. Can't help with lyrics at all. Just starting my FIRST vocal with some Hawaiian lyrics.
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