Written in Tablature and standard musical notation - Old Time Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar features 24 of the essential instrumentals every aspiring slack key player should know. These are the classic songs - played just as you'd hear them in a backyard kani kapila - full of interesting twists and turns, sometimes richly complex - but always nahenahe - sweet! A companion CD with all of the music is available.
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Multi-instrumentalist Mark Nelson has been active in the folk, Celtic and world music scenes since the early 1970's. Considered one of the nation's premiere mountain dulcimer players-he won the National Championships in 1979-he is equally adept at guitar, ukulele, bass and various other instruments. His passion for Hawaiian slack key guitar led him to seek out and study with the masters of the vanishing art form. In 1997, Mark and revered Hawaiian musician Keola Beamer co-authored "learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," the first comprehensive tutorial for this gentle art form. After a lengthy touring career, Mark now hosts The Aloha Music Camp, a weeklong immersion into the music and culture of Hawaii with Hawaii's beloved Beamer family. (Aunty Nona Beamer recently honored him with the Hawaiian name "Kailana," which means "gently floating on the surface of the sea"-not a bad description of the sound of slack key guitar.) Acoustic Guitar Magazine dubbed his recent CD, "The Water is Wide", "achingly beautiful." Mark's other books include "Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele" (Mel Bay), "The Complete Collection of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer" (Mel Bay) and "Getting Started in Computer Music" (Thompson Course Technology). Mark lives in Southern Oregon's beautiful Applegate Valley, where he maintains a small recording studio and writes about music and music technology for a number of publications.
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This product advertises itself as the complete tablature for an album of the same name, and that is exactly what it is. Simple and correct. It doesn't get any better. If you play guitar and you own the album, why not learn some of the songs? Not that hard either, if you already finger pick.
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This book is well done.
It's the music as it exists on the album. It is not a simpler version of what is on the album. Additionally, it's all complete tabs of the songs... not just starter tabs to get you started in figuring them out. Great music and a great book! [Look for his website too] Wish it was spiral bound...
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I fell in love with Slack Key guitar while on vacation in Hilo. Since I played guitar (somewhat), I decided to learn Slack Key. I had already purchased the album, so this was a no-brainer.
The tablature is exactly as advertised. I have learned to play several of the songs. The tablature is very clear on the vamps, and is quite true to the songs on the album.
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Mark Nelson, Paniolo Slack Key, Playful Popoki, Ku'u Lei Awapuhi Melemele, Taro Patch Blues, Kimo's Slack Key, Nanea Kou Maka, Old Timer's Hula Medley, Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua New!
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Mark Nelson, Paniolo Slack Key, Playful Popoki, Ku'u Lei Awapuhi Melemele, Taro Patch Blues, Kimo's Slack Key, Nanea Kou Maka, Old Timer's Hula Medley, Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua New!
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