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| HeartOTexas |
Posted - 05/27/2016 : 7:03:59 PM
Does anyone know of a resource for Christian music converted to slack key?
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| Earl |
Posted - 06/28/2016 : 10:55:37 AM
Hi Karl, long time no hear. I check in far more often than I post these days, but I am still around and playing slack key and ukulele.  |
| Karl Monetti |
Posted - 06/27/2016 : 06:44:30 AM
Frank & Earl
Just getting back into the groove after a long absence.
Good to see some of the old names I remember are still active.
As Earl says, most hymns are pretty easy t figure out. I have tabs for the Hawaiian hymn Mai Kai I Ka Hewa and for Doxology if that would help.
Karl |
| Earl |
Posted - 05/28/2016 : 10:54:28 AM
Frank, the beauty of many traditional hymns is that they are often structurally rather simple - most often the I-IV-V and relative minor are used. So learn two or three positions / inversions of each chord in your chosen slack key tuning, and move between these positions looking for the right melody notes. This is a great way to get more comfortable with a given tuning. An Em in standard tuning is also an Em in slack tunings - you just grab a different shape.
Open tunings also have one great advantage. If you happen to hit a wrong string, odds are it is still a note in the chord, so it is harder to go wrong.
If you are looking for accurate melody transcriptions and full arrangements, I don't have a good source for you. Best of luck. Make a joyful noise! |
