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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
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 Posted - 07/19/2012 : 04:55:50 AM
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So, If you've been lucky enough to have acquire some of Jeff Peterson's hand-tabbed tunes and exercises, (mine acquired George's camps in 2008 and 2009...)
Two tunes I like to work in tandem, when working out in "Double Slack", aka "G wahine"...
{D, G, D, F#, B, D}.
--are these recently "rediscovered" tabs found while going through my "tab closet":
#1) "Charimita/Malasadas", (virtually a direct transcription of the instrumental portion of Sonny's version,
#2) "New Ophi Moemoe #3 (again transcribed from the original Leonard Kwan, Dancing Cat recording)--so these make you feel like you're playing "the real deal".
Jeff has spent alot of his time at George's camps writing out and prepping some great, playable stuff for classes, so when not in class he'd be tabbing and prepping while we hit the beach.
I mean, he could have done a lot of other things to keep us busy and learning (and had more time to chillax, and we'd have been happy enough. But what great music and work materials to have...if you get a chance, catch his workshops. And send him a note before if there's something in particular you seek, he may have something already in his library, but can't have all with him unless warned.
Many were authentic representations of various artists styles, but also, unlike some of his higher end arrangements/compositions, are generally much easier to tackle and use--mostly in the zone of where more of us can work.
Of course taropatch pairings are infinite, but some do go better together.
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Edited by - Kapila Kane on 07/19/2012 04:58:54 AM |
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garson
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 07/21/2012 : 8:01:13 PM
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| Dear Gordon, I too have profited a lot from Jeff's tabs, especially the one for Opihi Moe Moe which sounds very close to the original. I also like to switch from there to Malasada, and also a version of Wa'ahila by Ray Kane, which has similar licks. I hope to see you again at next year's camp. Jim Garson |
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 07/21/2012 : 8:24:31 PM
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Ozzie has great tabs for "Malasadas". Being that Sonny was Ozzie's kumu I believe that his tabs are as close as you can get. Here's Ozzie's haumana Zack Onaga doing "Malasadas"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckFuoFWElDY
A couple of other really good G Wahine tunes to play if you can get a hold of tablature are Raymond Kane's "Punahele, Leonard Kwan's "Opihi Momona Nui" & Auntie Alice Namakelua's "14 Measures" |
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 07/21/2012 : 9:52:54 PM
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Zack is Ozzie's haumana but the link I gave earlier is him playing a rendition based on what Ledward plays with input from Ozzie. The following link is of Shuji Asakawa playing "Malasadas" from tabs generated by Ozzie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZrCPi1r65Y |
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 07/31/2012 : 06:05:28 AM
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The material and combinations, if you wish, are numerous.
The you tube videos are both wonderful, with many good to learn from, but scary to see how many good to great players are emerging!
Also, Ray Kane's video starts with Punahele, and found an Ozzie tab of Punahele, whichI was lucky to receive at camp, also a transcription of this in Mark Hanson's book.
Ray Kane video also has Wa'ahila, which is incorrectly listed in the opening index as an F tuning, it is in Double Slack/G Wahine. This video, while an informal, around the table video shoot, is a treasure-authentic, mostly stuff we can understand and play.
So glad people captured some of the Aloha and music from the greats who have gone ahead of us. Slack key is a source of R and R, if you don't take yourself too seriously.
Leonard's "Ophi Momona Nui" is the last song in his red book, if you have access.
Mark Nelson has "Paniolo Slack Key" (aka Malasadas) in his Old Time Slack Key Guitar book which also has a cd available for separate purchase.
Also in Mark Nelson's "Old T SKG" book, and in his colborative book with Keola is "Playful Popoki" in Double Slack. And the collaboration also has "Ka Makani 'Olu'olu in this tuning.
Of Course, we haven't mentioned "Whee Ha Swing", and "Slack Key Melody" which I perceive as virtually the same tune/licks from Led's video with tab.
Of course, the nature of Double slack means these tunes have alot of common licks...the hammer-ons and pull-offs to and from the leading tones.
My first impression of Double Slack was it would be laden with Major 7ths... but that's not usually the use or reason! Maybe a little easier on the hands to help lessen the Tendonitis we get when we practice like crazy.
It's almost like trying to pick two tunes in Taropatch tuning...there's so many, and I'm sure we've missed many others!
Couldn't locate Alice's "14 Measures"...
but (in Peter Medeiros Anthology) there's her "Ka Manu', and also in this book is a Sonny Chillingworh/Dennis Pavao version of same tune. And also right after these is Peter's "Kawika's March", all in G Wahine/Double Slack.
Amazing the things we didn't have 10 years ago for learning. Thanks, seems it all got serious after the Dancing Cat, and all these other Aloha-Hearted people willing to share, teach, and preserve the legacy.
Mahalo, amateur music librarian is going off duty now.
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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 07/31/2012 : 2:16:55 PM
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It's interesting that the maj7 is so little used in wahine tunings but it turns out that the point is more about the V chord. G double slack allows one to play the I and V chords by shifting one finger from the third string to the second. Some local folks call it "that old one finger slack key."
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Slack pairings...try these for Double Slack...
