Introductory tutorial: AUTHENTIC Hawaiian Slack key Guitar

Wondering if you could learn the beautiful art of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar? Curious about the roots of this legacy music and how it works? I teach in the very same way I learned as a boy , from Bobby Moderow Jr, Raymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu Kāne, and Sonny Chillingworth. If you'd like to continue after this tutorial, join my Patreon for weekly tutorials! It's super affordable and helps support my art: www.Patreon.com/MakanaMusic

[@davidgpeterson]

I could honestly listen to slack key all day. Makes a guitar sing like no other. Reminds me of being in the islands, calms me down and makes me happy.

[@mep-tvkidsmusic]

This would have to have been one of the easiest-to-follow Guitar tutorials on KZbin.

[@thumbstruck]

My kumu back in '74 showed me the right thumb action and told me to do the thumb 20 minutes a day for 3 weeks. The 2nd lesson was the vamp (can play any kine as long as it fit), and the 3rd lesson was chords in Taropatch. "Play da right chord at da right time, keep da t'umb moving, and no fo'get da vamp, - people will t'ink you know how foa play."

[@genuinsanity]

Thanks for the intro..... Hawaiian music keeps me from blowing a gasket in this nuts world.

[@Johnnysday]

Aloha Brother for being a good teacher

[@andreducci645]

Not boring at all. Beautiful lesson with an amazing vibe. Thanks

[@genuinsanity]

Got me a 2nd hand guitar today after watching this ...30 bucks....like it's meant to be......always been Hawaiian music freak....thank you for posting this....stunning ti garden BTW.

[@nonzerosum8943]

Among many of KZbin video choices on "slack key" I would recommend this as an essential beginning explanation. It takes more "smarts" to break things down to get to the essentials. TU Paolo di califas

[@bonniefern9089]

I’m stoked now. It was a great lesson. I’m gonna go grab my guitar and slack those keys.

[@tactteam00]

You’re a great teacher

[@greggibson7313]

Really informative. Thanks!!

[@chrispatel3542]

ive never been so immersed into guitar theory as i am now as you teach. mahalo i must join the patreon 🔥🧡🤙🏾 mahaloo

[@keokiheller4351]

That was a really great lesson! Thanks for paying this knowledge forward! Cheee!🤙🏽🙏🏽

[@WILLY52368]

Just wanna mahalo you for sharing your gifts, I tried with others but no can. You get the patience, you no rush u'm like others I tried following I had hard time until I found you.

[@PoLyNeSiAnBoRn]

Mahalo nui, learning the guitar in general and it’s a good start

[@blockbuster3712]

Very informative video, thank you! Have been playing electric guitar for 2 years mainly playing metal and rock but have just now started listening to some hawaiian tunes so I wanted to see how to make my solos sound hawaiian and this definitely helps!

[@BurxNorrod]

Aloha Makana - much mahalo for sharing your love of Ki Ho'alu!

[@angelorafaelaraujo7915]

Aloha Great Makana! Greetings from Brasil!Peace and Love!

[@coastalphriends4913]

Ho, Braddah! Best intro to Slack I have come across! Mahalo! Mahalo!

[@willreyes1237]

Where have you been. I loved your music my braddah.

[@BigMountainCustoms]

Makana!!!! It's me, James, the piano player from Hilo....Dustin's friend. Good to see you....I miss jamming with you. I live in the mainland now so chances of that ever happening again are pretty slim. Anyway, Good to see you. Aloha my braddah!

[@Tonedefy]

Great lesson! Mahalo!

[@martinschelzig3145]

I don't know, if I will learn it, but it is simply beautiful, what you do! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@xXclusive808x]

Thankyou for making this video.

[@constanzaberuti6116]

Great teacher!!! Thank you!

[@Mezilesialan]

I enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@jaydevmukhia]

Thanks for this 🙏🏼

[@johnlentzakis9930]

touched my soul. thank you

[@calmaenlaadversidad]

You are a great teacher!❤️ thank you so much!

[@linxMuppet]

Love this video. I fell in love with slack key when I lived in hawaii in the 90s…ur technique is exquisite and love yalls vibe…it’s easy for Texans in hawaii…thru some mystical accident, we share the same sensibilities…likely the frontier and cowboy spirit…aloha, my friend

[@maxmenezesgerentedeprocess1240]

Perfeito Makana, uma bela afinação e linda execução do violão.

[@karlopalenzuela7915]

Just saw you today on fb live...glad to have connected with you! More power to your Musical Heritage!

[@mschacht69]

I saw Makana "live" a the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA...Incredible performance...see him if you can.

[@photoguy4212]

This is awesome. Exactly what I was looking for

[@howardgreenberg821]

Aloha, Makana! Thank you for this!

[@sethman7803]

Thank you.

[@johnhoffman3836]

Hafa Adai from the Micronesia Blues Society on the island of Guam.

[@jeffstone28]

Very nice. Thank you!

[@hal_of_a_time]

Very informative video, and beautiful scenery. Your playing compliments the scenery nicely. Thank you for sharing your knowlage and beautiful music. I love ki ho 'alu. it is my favorite genre to play and listen to. It is so meditative. Mahalo Nui Loa

[@musikkimies]

Lovely. Mahalo nui loa.

[@marianne1234able]

Thank you!

[@margaretwilson1539]

Thank you for getting me interested...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stephenharris2534]

Thank you from Woodstock, N.Y. !

[@mitchrawlyk5705]

fantastic

[@TheUkuleleWhisperer]

Mahalo for sharing! Hope you and your Ohana are safe. Best, Caitlin :)

[@justinalderfer9319]

Eh Makana, I know you played with Braddah Smitty. His brother Charles Kaliealoha Smith is still alive and living the n Jupiter Florida. He plays traditional Hawaiian mele. Come to Florida and I’ll introduce to him: Love your playing, saw you play on Maui years ago. You get’um brah. Aloha

[@akololomo4021]

Wow so awesome luv from da Philippines islands Aloha. Great teach

[@danielkaulia966]

Action thank you I needed that😊

[@rmcq1999]

Very interesting that it was vaqueros who brought guitars to Hawaii. Hawaiian music strongly influenced country and western music, which romanticized the cowboy life... which was also something that came from the vaqueros. There was a point when many country and western bands would also be playing gigs as Hawaiian music bands. It was very popular in America in the early 20th century, I'm sure you know.

[@justintomas377]

mahalo nui !

[@stuartwallace6154]

Mahalo from Samoa ✌️

[@Fotogonch]

Мой английский очень плохой и я половины не поняла, но было очень интересно😅 Хочу часовую запись таких упражнений, а то гитара уж запылилась 🤦‍♀️ Удачи вам в преподавании 🤗

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[@h7opolo]

8:00 conversely*

[@MakanaMusic]

mahalo! lol

[@vitorsardinha3829]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ravenscrag! Greats from Madeira Island!

[@handyoahu2610]

🤙🏽

[@tawaitai]

If one is looking to learn slack-key (Kiho’alu) would you advise to start with steel or nylon strings? Would classical or blues genre transition any better to slack-key? Mahalo Nui!

[@genuinsanity]

yeah i write em doown alright on the wall where practice 541524

[@KevinToine]

Very interesting. But what makes slack key so different than other fingerpicking where they also alternate the bass? Just the specific tunings or something else I'm missing?

[@jwm1893]

Essential it's Hawaiian style music played in alternative tunings. That's my understanding any way

[@purehawaiian8731]

5:15

[@mountfairweather]

Can you use a classical guitar?

[@jwm1893]

I'm wondering the same. I don't see why not.

[@rudiboaz6965]

mahalo

[@elisabethbeckerraimundo8503]

He eia

[@cherylsolomon3805]

😂😮

[@kristoffaninkama3883]

There is a lot of dead space above you, so adjust your camera to show the ukulele and your picking/strumming hand next time.