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Topic: Suggestions for Hawaiian -style tunes to learn |
John Allison
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Posted 25 Jun 2009 7:55 am |
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I'd like to find some tunes to work on while I'm on vacation in a few weeks. I'll take along my 6-string acoustic steel (converted old Soverign) and my wife will have her uke (tenor tuned d-G-A-e). I'll probably restring my steel to A6/B11 and that should be pretty versatile.
I'm hoping to round up some material that will allow me to learn a few instrumentals and songs and be able to teach her the chords. Ideally, some tunes with fairly straight-forward chord structure would be great, but she can keep up nicely on stuff like "Crazy" and "I'm an Old Cowhand" if I re-arrange and simplify the chord progression.
Any and all suggestions very much appreciated.
Thanks
J A
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
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Brad Bechtel
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John Burton
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Manassas, Va
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Posted 25 Jun 2009 1:44 pm
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Funny you should mention the Jim Beloff stuff. I picked up three of these at a local music store about a month ago.
I don't play uke..yet...I was just looking for some good simple melody lines sheet music to practice/learn sight reading C6 lap steel. These are great for that!
I got the "Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Country" one, Which I've been using the most. It's got "Back in The Saddle Again" in it. (I'm almost at a passable version on that one.)
I also got "Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hollywood", and "Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Island"
Haven't really got much into those yet.
Anyway, just thought it funny someone should mention these. |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 25 Jun 2009 2:52 pm edit
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2009 4:19 pm
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Good suggestions, all...
I looked through the insruction material on the site and the one that caught my attention is Rick Alexander's DVD.
Does anybody know whether this is 6 or 8 string?(I play 8 most of the time, but I'll be spending some time with the 6'er)... Any way to find a list of songs included.
I'm tempted to get it just because and be surprised by whatever it contains...no doubt it'll be useful.
Thank, guys...
J A
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
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Mat Rhodes
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Lexington, KY, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2009 7:17 am
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I think every serious Hawaiian musician should learn "I Had To Love Her And Leave Her On The Lava". It's the only song my band knows and if we have a gig that's longer than three minutes, we do an extended jam version of it. A real crowd pleaser.
It only calls for single note phrasing so don't worry about which tuning you should use. Just make sure at least three strings are tuned in unison so you get the stereo effect.
And you should of course learn the entire Jimmy Buffet repertoire.
Sorry, John, that was a childish attempt at humor. For real Hawaiian tunes, take a look at "He Mele Aloha" (http://hemelealoha.com). They're written for tenor/concert uke so there should be minimal, if any, transposing. It'll provide a good background nevertheless. If either one of you sing, the Hawaiian language tunes might be a challenge, but there are a good number of English language tunes as well.
Maholler... |
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John Allison
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2009 9:22 am
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Matt, your humor is not wasted on me, no matter how childish, sophomoric, lame, suggestive or scatological...
In fact, I do have the words and chords for "Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian", that crooner classic from John Prine...
Seriously,though, I'll be more interested in the instrumental versions and won't attempt any linguistic contortions.
BTW is it as miserable in Hoot'n as it is here. If you guys are getting anywhere near as hot as we are and still have that wonderful Gulf mosture, I feel for you. I grew up there and there's just nothing worse than hot weather in Houston...keep yer cold ones cold and God speed.
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
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Mat Rhodes
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Posted 26 Jun 2009 9:34 am
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Yes, John, it is equally if not more miserable. We stayed at Lake Travis last weekend so I know it's hot in your neck of the woods, too. At least you have "dry" heat if that's any consolation.
Just remember: the Hawaiian language is the easiest language in the world to read and speak. As long as you use only the 13 vowels and consonants, you can sing gibberish and mainlanders won't know the difference!  |
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