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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
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 Posted - 08/16/2010 : 06:53:23 AM
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I don't think of myself as a teacher of slack key, in fact when people ask if I teach I _always_ recommend Patrick Landeza locally and Ozzie Kotani globally. But I do present a workshop at the San Francisco Aloha Festival most years, and I try to present something new each time. For the 2010 session I tabbed out a very simplified version of E Nihi Ka Hele, King David Kalakaua's song for Queen Kapiolani's trip to England.
You can see the lyrics at Huapala: http://www.huapala.org/E/E_Nihi_Ka_Hele.html
I learned the song from the Gabby Band version: http://www.mele.com/music/artist/gabby+pahinui+hawaiian+band/the+gabby+pahinui+hawaiian+band+vol+1/
At my Aloha Friday in Downtown Pleasant Hill I captured the song on video and realized that the camera angles were about right for a tutorial, so I edited two clips into a split screen version showing the right and left hands. http://www.youtube.com/franguidry#p/u/0/pcAlT0dNpgk
The tab is available from my web site in a few different formats: http://www.kaleponi.com/music/enihi.htm
Once again let me point out that the tab is not a detailed transcription of the video, or of any other arrangement of the song. It's a bare bones outline of the melody with bass string accompaniment. But I hope the tab combined with the video will help players add this song to their repertoire.
Fran
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E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi
Slack Key on YouTube
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jon
Aloha
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Posted - 08/16/2010 : 1:11:49 PM
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| Wow very cool and helpful! Thanks Fran!! |
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alohaolamele
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 08/17/2010 : 5:39:53 PM
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| Fran, thanks so much for these awesome posts. I'm already checking into the book and training video... |
~JD 'Ukuleleman
youtube/alohaolamele
facebook/julian.ukuleleman |
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Iakonu
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 09/02/2010 : 12:55:33 PM
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Many many thanks for adding to slack key knowledge base - this is a great tab to build the song off from. I always appreciate folks sharing their hard earned insights with others.
Now if someone could transcribe the guitars from Gabby Band version of this tune . . . . |
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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 09/03/2010 : 12:28:28 PM
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Originally posted by jon
Wow very cool and helpful! Thanks Fran!!
Thanks, Jon. I hope you have fun with it.
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Originally posted by alohaolamele
Fran, thanks so much for these awesome posts. I'm already checking into the book and training video...
Julian, I think you'll find that Ozzie can take you where you want to go.
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Originally posted by Iakonu
Many many thanks for adding to slack key knowledge base - this is a great tab to build the song off from. I always appreciate folks sharing their hard earned insights with others.
Now if someone could transcribe the guitars from Gabby Band version of this tune . . . .
This is such a sweet song, I hope you come up with your own version of it.
I also nominate you for digging out the licks from the Gabby Band. Just watch out for Ry Cooder on that mandolin, it'll drive you crazy if you try to find those licks on a slack key guitar <grin>.
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E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi
Slack Key on YouTube
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E Nihi Ka Hele - with tab (sorta)
