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| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 06/17/2012 : 06:22:28 AM
I've been fooling around with playing in different keys while using taropatch open G tuning. I wound up with a blog post at my Homebrewed Music blog where I usually talk about recording and video tech. http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2012/06/16/playing-the-keys-of-c-and-d-in-open-g-tuning/
I also did a video that I broke up into three sections, they're linked from the blog post.
Fran |
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| Claudia |
Posted - 07/10/2012 : 10:41:33 AM
Oh how timely is this post and thank you, Fran! I was just thinking of how much I wanted to play Sweet Lei Mamo in key of D and wondering how to accomplish that in open G. Mahalo! |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 08:12:59 AM
I did "Baby Kalae" in taropatch in C and D on YouTube. |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 06:19:10 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Admin
I have a couple songs that I play in the key of D, while in taro patch tuning. More often, I have seen players in Drop C, capo up a step so that they are in the key of D. Whatever works!
Drop C capoed up is certainly the most common way I've seen.
What songs do use the cross-note concept for, Andy? Accompaniment or solo?
I do an arrangement where I start off in D for the intro, then modulate to G for the song, that's what got me started fooling with these ideas.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 06:16:52 AM
quote:
Originally posted by thumbstruck
George Kahumoku plays in D shape in taropatch, at times.
Except that since George is usually in F taropatch he's playing in C, right?
No wonder people think slack key is mysterious!
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 06:15:49 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Sarah
Mahalo nui for your blog post, Fran. Your cheater D was simple and clever. I like that it can use all 6 strings and retain the low D. Thanks for showing a way to play in D without tuning to D.
Sarah
Sarah, I bet you could come up with a neat arrangement using those tricks.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 06:15:04 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Pops
Fran, I really enjoyed your video. You explained things very clearly. Nicely done!
Thanks, Pops. I hope you have fun with it.
Fran |
| Admin |
Posted - 07/05/2012 : 05:18:34 AM
I have a couple songs that I play in the key of D, while in taro patch tuning. More often, I have seen players in Drop C, capo up a step so that they are in the key of D. Whatever works! |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 07/04/2012 : 5:23:13 PM
George Kahumoku plays in D shape in taropatch, at times. |
| Sarah |
Posted - 07/04/2012 : 04:45:18 AM
Mahalo nui for your blog post, Fran. Your cheater D was simple and clever. I like that it can use all 6 strings and retain the low D. Thanks for showing a way to play in D without tuning to D.
Sarah |
| Pops |
Posted - 07/02/2012 : 3:20:38 PM
Fran, I really enjoyed your video. You explained things very clearly. Nicely done! |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 06/22/2012 : 06:29:34 AM
quote:
Originally posted by fred d
Fran we met in Newcastle a couple years when you opened for Ledward. Your playing and of corse Ledwards inspired me coming from a banjo back ground it was easy, do to knowing the fret board I jumped right in. Now I have played at a hafe doson venues. ( I perfer to play at home with my wife and dogs) and have been asked to teach? at a local music store and teach at a ukulele club we belong to. At this stage of my life I like to share my music and not charge for it becouse it is a labor of love and salvation. ( i'm disabled, suffer from ptos and depresion) The slack key gets deep into my sole and and when playing I feel enlighten. Thank for showing this beautifull solefull music. I now have been taking lap steel lessons for 18 month, and spend most of my wakeing hours playind and looking for information on hawiian music and these two instruments Again THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME THE WAY fred
Gee, Fred, you're very kind to share this. I do like to think that my opening for Ledward demonstrates that _anyone_ can find a way into slack key, because just watching Ledward can make it seem nearly impossible.
Isn't it amazing and wonderful how Hawaiian music can reach out and capture us so thoroughly? So many of us stumbled over just a few notes and fell into a new ocean of music, history, experience.
Fran |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 06/22/2012 : 06:24:33 AM
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Originally posted by Ambrosius
Inspired by my friend and fellow norseman's videos I was juuust about to look into this ... and here Fran gives me a path layered with gold, to follow.
Thank you so much Fran.
Hmmmm, I think that shiny stuff is just mica - but I hope it's fun anyway.
Fran |
| fred d |
Posted - 06/20/2012 : 08:20:05 AM
Fran we met in Newcastle a couple years when you opened for Ledward. Your playing and of corse Ledwards inspired me coming from a banjo back ground it was easy, do to knowing the fret board I jumped right in. Now I have played at a hafe doson venues. ( I perfer to play at home with my wife and dogs) and have been asked to teach? at a local music store and teach at a ukulele club we belong to. At this stage of my life I like to share my music and not charge for it becouse it is a labor of love and salvation. ( i'm disabled, suffer from ptos and depresion) The slack key gets deep into my sole and and when playing I feel enlighten. Thank for showing this beautifull solefull music. I now have been taking lap steel lessons for 18 month, and spend most of my wakeing hours playind and looking for information on hawiian music and these two instruments Again THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME THE WAY fred |
| Ambrosius |
Posted - 06/20/2012 : 02:13:58 AM
Inspired by my friend and fellow norseman's videos I was juuust about to look into this ... and here Fran gives me a path layered with gold, to follow.
Thank you so much Fran. |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 06/18/2012 : 10:15:20 AM
Innovation is Necessity's child. I learned how to comp while playing for Aunty Manu Lono's halau. I adapted some Jazz and Swing chord shapes to Taropatch (only really need 3 or 4 strings at a time). If you keep pickin' at it, it'll never heal.
BTW, I've figgered out "Waikiki" in Taropatch in C. Some of the reaches are easier. |
