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Lesson

Sonny Lim Masterclass on the Bb Major Tuning

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Live Session 10/26/19 E Ku’u Morning Dew

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Rest Strokes and Free Strokes

This lesson covers the two basic types of motions with the left hand fingers to produce individual notes.  The free stroke is most commonly used in Hawaiian Slack Key.  Each finger clears the next lower string when playing a note.  The thumb clears the next higher string.  Rest strokes come to a stop on the next lower string for the fingers and higher string for the thumb.  Rest strokes can bring out more volume and fullness which will make melodies or bass lines stand out against free stroke notes.

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Left Hand Shifting Exercises

This lesson explores playing the chromatic scale and G major scale on single strings in the Taro Patch tuning.  When changing positions the goal is to keep the left hand parallel to the neck with the fingers curved in a fan shape.

Tuning: DGDGBD 

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Right Hand Thumb Technique

This lesson explores the set up and motion of the thumb of the right hand.

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Sanoe, Part 1

Tuning: DADF#AD

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Reading Tablature

Tablature is the most effective system for learning written notation for Hawaiian Slack Key guitar playing.  The system based on numbers and lines representing the strings of the guitar and the fingerboard is easy to learn and will be used extensively in the lessons I will present to you.  Here is an explanation of tablature and common symbols we will use:

Reading Tablature

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Koke’e in C Wahine Tuning, Part 1

In this lesson we explore an arrangement I made of Koke’e by Dennis Kamakahi.  This is one of the most celebrated songs in the Hawaiian repertoire about the lovely mountain area above Waimea Canyon and coastal area below on the island of Kaua’i.  It is arranged in the C Wahine tuning using C and G7 chords in first position and F and C chords in 5th position.

Here is the chord progression to memorize and follow:

C   | F   | C   | F   | C   | C    | G7    | G7    | C    | F    | C    | F    | C    | G7   | C   | C    |

G   | G   | F   | F    | C   | C   | G7    | G7   |

C   | F   | C   | F    | C    | G7   | C    | F    | C   | G7   | C     | (G7)    ||

Tuning: CGDGBE

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