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slackkey
Lokahi
USA
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 Posted - 06/08/2003 : 2:03:58 PM
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 Aloha Buddy!
I send to you GREETINGS OF HAWAII STYLE ALOHA! The answer to your question about the Open-G tuning, YES! It is the 'basic slack key tuning for all who are just learning to play Kiho'alu. In additiong to your finger-slides, try practicing the bass-line. Pluck your bass strings in this order....5-4 6-4 5-4 6-4 5-4 6-4 with your thumb-pick or long thumb-nail.....
As you begin to get the feel of it, with your remaining index, ring and pinky finger, pluck the strings beneath the bass-line But! You must keep on with the bass-line....It'll be mind boggling, and at times fustrating. Don't be discouraged...The main thing is to not GIVE-UP! We all started-off the same way....But because we never gave-up, we "Kiho'alu" pretty well.
If you finger-pick alot, it should be easier for you to get a rythum of what it is that your are playing. If you don't, hey! No worries! Keep doing it often! Here is another tip....listen to alot of Kiho'alu music....You'll often hear the bass-line within them, and tyhe melodies below....Have fun! Make mistakes! Don't try to do too much all at once! Just take it one step at a time .
And as RJS (Raymond) suggested, go back over the topic of the last year or so. See how "Kiho'alu have come a long way with us all over the U.S. and around the World! Above all else, see how we taught eachother about Slack Key. Take care! Practice alot! 
slackkey Bill
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I tuned to the open G. It sounds great. I can play for hours with fingers, slide. It's so mellow. But is it slack key? I was told by someone on Oahu to just have a couple of beers and relax and that might just do it. What are some pointers for playing basic slack key?
