Currently, the Ki Ho’Alu Guitar Tunings Manual is in its 5th edition, containing reference material and chord diagrams for 20 slack key tunings. Finding relatively little documented material, I began to compile what information I could find and ultimately assembled that information into book form. Eventually, with a growing interest in Hawaiian slack key guitar, I began to look for information about other slack key tunings. Like most slack key students, the first tuning I learned was Taro Patch, or Open G tuning. Slack Key Show offers shows every Wednesday and Thursday evening at Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui and is the most popular slack key show on Maui, featuring award-winning Hawaiian artists and ukulele performances. Audio demo snippets of slack key playing techniques Slack-key guitar is a genre of guitar-based music originating in Hawaii, with a very specific tuning and fingerstyle.Links to related sites and useful resources.Information about my Slack Key Tunings Manual, including free excerpts (see the Contact Page), and an order form for the manual.Blog postings covering a range of slack key related topics, such as tunings, mainland events, music tech, reviews, etc.These tunings, many dating back into the early-to-mid 1800s, provide a musical palette from which guitarists draw to create the melodic, flowing style that evokes the feeling of the Islands and the traditions of Hawaiian music and chant.This site is dedicated to an exploration of slack key music and tunings. The style draws its name from the technique of tuning down, or “slacking” some of the guitar strings to achieve the unique tunings which characterize the style.
“Hawaiian slack key guitar (ki ho’alu) is truly one of the great acoustic guitar traditions in the world.” - Keola Beamer.
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