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da_joka
Lokahi
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 Posted - 10/26/2007 : 11:58:03 AM
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Wat is dis tuning?
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 10/26/2007 : 12:17:08 PM
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G Kilauea tuning was created by Daniel Ho and is the subject of his "Art of Contemporary Slack Key" book and his new "Slack Key Guitar: The G Kilauea Tuning". Essentially it is a cross between standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E) an G taropatch (D-G-D-G-B-D) --> D-G-C-G-B-E with the fourth string the "wild card".
Daniel has tablature to his songs in both books as well as an extensive explanation of how he came about deriving the tuning and creating songs in that tuning. He also uses a similar tuning with his D-VI KoAloha Ukulele (like placing a Capo at the fifth fret on a G Kilauea tuned guitar) and calls it C Kilauea (G-C-F-C-E-A). The result in both tunings is three upper melody strings in standard tuning which is easier for "tight key" guitar players and standard ukulele players to relate to. The lower three strings give some interesting bass options. |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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da_joka
Lokahi
361 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2007 : 1:28:51 PM
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| thanks fo da awesome explanation! |
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nahenahe
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 10/26/2007 : 1:40:22 PM
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I just interviewed Daniel over the phone last Monday and he discussed the merits of his G Kilauea tuning. (This interview will be made available as a free album on Rhapsody soon.)
He said a major advantage of the tuning is having the open C string (the fourth string), given the importance of the IV chord (relative to the I chord (G)). This frees the left hand to play extensions of that C chord on just the three top treble strings. |
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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 10/27/2007 : 09:20:13 AM
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Thanks for the info.
The tuning is very similar to a Tongan tuning I heard from Tomasi Tukuafu years ago. He'd learned it as a boy and had pretty much forgotten how to play at the time. He said it was forgotten on his home island he he hadn't really thought about for a long time.
After a while, he got his groove back and so took the style back to Tonga to teach a new generation!
I've lost my notes, but the tuning had I, IV & V in the bass and was a wahine style on top. I think it was in F, though.
Anyone know any more? |
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nahenahe
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 12/07/2007 : 08:46:10 AM
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Rhapsody released the album/interview I did with Daniel Ho:
Daniel Ho: The Rhapsody Interview
"Two-time Grammy award-winning performer and producer Daniel Ho discusses his musical background, including his approach to the `ukulele and the slack key guitar tuning he developed. He comments on the evolution of Hawaiian slack key guitar in particular, noting the importance of recognizing its rich tradition while advancing the genre. And he responds to critics who claim that his recent albums have capitalized on Grammy voters' relative unfamiliarity with the Hawaiian music genre for which two of his albums claimed Best Album awards." |
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da_joka
Lokahi
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Posted - 12/07/2007 : 10:06:58 AM
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| tanks fo sharing da interview! |
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