Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele (Book + Online Audio)
by Mark Kailana Nelson
Want to play beautiful Hawaiian melodies on your 'ukulele? Now you can! Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele is a comprehensive instruction into the art of playing great solo 'ukulele…slack key style. Slack Key–Ho `alu–is a melodic, finger-picked guitar style created by Hawaiian paniolo in the mid-19th century, known as “Hawaiian soul music”. It is only natural that some 'ukulele players in Hawaii would re-tune their instruments and play slack key style. Nothing sounds so sweet.
No matter if you are a dedicated beginner wanting to expand your playing or an advanced uke-a-banger looking for a new challenge, you will find music to delight your fingers and stimulate your ear. Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele is both a course of study and a collection of great solo arrangements that start out easy and increase in difficulty. Includes access to online audio.
Tablature and standard notation
Notes on the tunings, reading music and reading TAB
Guided lessons help you develop your style
Graded arrangements from easy to advanced
Over 30 great arrangements
Learn how to create your own slack key style arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs
Playable on any ‘ukulele with a low G string
Downloadable musical examples of all songs
Contents
How This Book is Organized
TAB and Musical Notation
Getting Started
Lesson: Common Hawaiian Turnarounds
Section One: Arrangements in Standard ‘Ukulele Tuning
Pūpū Hinuhinu
ʻUlupalakua
Ahe Lau Makani
Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Waiwai
Section Two: Slack Key Style ‘Ukulele Solos
Lesson: How to Play Slack Key ‘Ukulele
Kealoha
‘Ukulele Slack Key #1, Basic Version
Lesson: Taro Patch Turnarounds & Double Stops
Salomila
Papakolea
Mauna Loa
Aloha ‘Oe
Ahe Lau Makani
‘Ukulele Slack Key #1, Version 2
Lesson: Changing Keys in Taro Patch Tuning
Pūpū Hinuhinu
Kowali
He Aloha No‘o Honolulu
Hi‘ilawe
Lesson: C Wahine Tuning
Paniolo Slack
Lesson: Playing Slack Key Style in Standard ‘Ukulele Tuning