Let Me Introduce You To Some Slack-Key Guitar Ideas.

[@mweinberg55]

Some great players make poor teachers and some great teachers are poor players, but Mr. Koizumi will impress when teaching or performing. Thank you!

[@merkridge8780]

Braddah, Dis is absolutely awesome. Mahalo, with humble humility. I grew up where slack key was a secret. People rarely ever shared their styles. For me, mahalo for breaking that barrier. It truly means a lot.

[@nsumah]

Mahalo for sharing all your slack guitar lessons. I really enjoy it and I practise every day. Mahalo again

[@glennhart4267]

Awesome lesson Harry. Thankyou.

[@lrakwons9799]

So happy I found this channel. Excited to start the journey of learnin from you

[@nsumah]

Mahalo for sharing this lesson. I am just a beginner who want to learn how to play Hawaiian slack key. I practise this every day. Once again mahalo and greetings from The Netherlands Europe :-)

[@jimzeleny7213]

You come across very pleasant. Good for you!

[@TheSaffron1965]

Thank you Harry. For someone like me who really wants to get into slack key, this is a most important tutorial, one I keep revisiting. I have learn t the positions. The big challenge is deciding and feeling comfortable with what left hand fingers to use on the top strings and maintaining a good strong alternating bass with the thumb.

[@Harrysguitar]

Thanks again! Keep it up!

[@drespo-oe9hr]

Really awesome lesson Harry. I am attempting to do these drills with a 12 string, it sounds wonderful...keep it going for this 65+ old occasional guitarist who is in love with Hawaii and its culture. Been there twice and hope to return soon. Mahalo!

[@aaronpaterson1615]

Well done Harry, we need more teachers like you teaching us how to play... Your explanation and demonstrations has opened the doors for me to try and play Hawaiian Slack Key...thanks for sharing your gift bro......Aaron from Australia aged 52.

[@Harrysguitar]

Aloha Yarangalnha Marana! Thank you for making my day! :)

[@docteurd815]

lovely video, thanks harry

[@PugetSoundFlyer]

I'm so glad to have found your wonderful lessons. Thank you so much for sharing...it feels like you've given all of us an extremely generous gift.

[@Harrysguitar]

Aloha and thank you for reaching out and watching my shows! You made my day! Where are you watching from?

[@PugetSoundFlyer]

Watching and practicing from Seattle. Occasional holidays spent in Waimanalo. I'll definitely drop by for lessons next time we are there.

[@PugetSoundFlyer]

Watching and practicing from Seattle...Occasional visitors to Waimanalo. I'd love to drop by for lessons in the future!

[@bhi7006]

Extremely informative. Thanks for taking the time, Harry!

[@Harrysguitar]

Thank you for reaching out and making my day! Where are you watching from?

[@bhi7006]

Sorry for the delay, Harry. I'm in New York.

[@BulaAkamu]

Aloha Harry! Mahalo Nui for your slack key lessons! FINALLY A GOOD TEACHER! Please keep these videos coming! Very much appreciated!

[@Harrysguitar]

+Bula Akamu Mahalo. Let me know if I can teach you something specific .

[@dmikemike]

Mahalo! Such great teaching!

[@kerricorser4562]

You are a good teacher. Mahalo Your guitar looks like the ocean

[@Yahoo886]

Thank you Harry! Excellent lesson😊

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you, well done.

[@angelofmusic477]

Thank you for sharing. Great video.I switch to slack key, because , I got tiny finger so EADGBE limit my ability to play beyond the major and minor chords. I was also into Claw hammer strum on the ukulele but does not sound good on standard guitar tuning till I change to slack key tuning. The Rest is History. Now I can play some fanciful chords like Augmented and sus4 and full diminished chords quite easily.

[@fut70]

Awesome...Learned alot alot it a short time...Please keep it coming

[@Harrysguitar]

+Ronnieb Thank you so much for watching! Please share it with your friend's! Keep having fun!

[@aphillips1987]

love the shirt, Get Your Wings, one of the best albums of all time.

[@Harrysguitar]

+a phillips Aloha! "Get Your Wings" is one of my favorites that I was inspired to play and practice with! Thank you for reaching out and making my day! Where are you watching from?

[@f81456]

Harry, thank you.

[@Harrysguitar]

+f81456 Mahalo for your support!

[@catherinesheehan1622]

I want to come to Hawaii and take lessons from you!

[@cobrakaidude3573]

It's a lot trickier doing on a guitar that is not a cutaway. I will keep working on it. Practice makes better! Mahalo!

[@knuckle47]

Harry... I just enjoy your lessons more than most I taken in the last 50 yrs. They are so casually demonstrated and explained. Honestly, slack-key guitar was something I've never considered but it strikes a nerve these days that compelled me to keep going in this style and I thank you for that. Naively...I learned Mahalo from " Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and my other Hawaiian wisdom is from Danrick Aviation in "Paradise Hawaii Style" with Elvis Presley 1960's 😉....after all, there's a lot of Hawaiian influence here on the east coast. Yikes..! Forgot about old Steve McGarret ( Jack Lord ) and the new Dano (Scott Cahn) You've got me ! Thanks again

[@Harrysguitar]

+luthier47 Aloha! Thank you for reaching out and making my day! Where are you watching from?

[@knuckle47]

The Garden State...which by the way likely has more pavement than actual soil these days...New Jersey

[@Harrysguitar]

+luthier47 Cool! Do you build guitars too?

[@notyourcis7441]

Great video. Love your voice😜

[@MrGbarton]

Such a beautiful sound Harry and your teaching style is terrific! Thanks so much for sharing - Glenn from Houston

[@Harrysguitar]

Aloha Glenn! Thank you so much for watching! Hope you have fun with the shows!

[@juddeemaxwell7590]

Thank you!

[@songwinik6170]

Thanks,man! It‘s so cool tutorial. But why at 11:47 you call it Do,Re,Mi... while they’re Ti(Si), Do,Re?(4,5,7 frets on G-string).

[@OkinInc]

Mahalo Harry, from Aotearoa. 🤙🏻

[@biodynamichawaii]

ALOHA! Awesome.

[@Harrysguitar]

+Bobby Grimes Thank you so much for watching! Hope it gives you enjoyment!

[@biodynamichawaii]

+Harry's Guitar - It gives me more than enjoyment, HOPE and Knowledge as well... I want to learn the Hilo Turnaround, that awesome little turn around... are you on Oahu? I am on BI... Hamakua, N Hilo area..

[@Harrysguitar]

+Bobby Grimes Hi Bobby! Yes I'm on Oahu!

[@AllGrowing]

Great lesson, thanks! Will any steel string guitar work, or do I need a specific type for slack key guitar?

[@angelofmusic477]

One query, if the 6th string(E) is tuned to D, will the lower tension cause the the string to vibrate longer and sound awful? Do you need to change the 6th string to a bigger gauge so that the tension in D note is kept reasonably taut?

[@djalex4718]

Mahalo from Tejas!

[@Harrysguitar]

Aloha Daniel! Thank you for reaching out and making my day! Keep having fun studying! 🤙

[@GaryGotori-xx6ch]

Let’s do the same on a low g ‘ukulele! mahalo nui loa Harry

[@8T8Keez]

Are your lessons available on DVD? I mean, do you have a DVD course for Slack Guitar? Your videos are GREAT!

[@Harrysguitar]

+maptrking Sorry not at this time. My goal is to share my knowledge with everyone. Check back. There is more to come. What would you like to learn?

[@bveracka]

Harry, I absolutely loved your video lesson, and thanks for sharing it! I've been a guitarist all my life, and recently I've been experimenting with different tunings. This morning I came across Slack Key Guitar after searching the term "guitar tunings" on Wikipedia. I read the entire page, and thought the history was really cool. Eventually my searching landed me here, and I'm so glad it did! I have played in open G many times in order to play slide guitar, but your video now gives me a whole new perspective on this tuning; although I also wrote-down all of the tunings from the wiki article, just for fun. ~ Thanks Again & Best Regards! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack-key_guitar

[@bveracka]

Also just wanted to say that I love your guitars--especially the one you're playing; what a beautiful finish! I've always loved light-colored maple fretboards. Especially with no fret markers, and with the ocean-blue burst, it's absolutely gorgeous!

[@Harrysguitar]

+Brandon Veracka Aloha Brandon! Thank you for watching and I'm glad you like it! Playing Slack Key relaxes me and keeps me stressless! I hope you have fun studying it like I do! There's no end to it! Like there's so many great looking Blue guitars out there! :)

[@bveracka]

Harry's Guitar It was nice to hear back from you so soon Harry! I really enjoy talking guitars over KZbin, swapping techniques & stories, etc. is always nice. Your video was an especially nice find for me. I had the day off and played around with Slack Key for several hours; I almost instantly fell in love with it. I used the open G tuning for a while--which I'm used to for blues slide--but then I tried D "Wahine" (which I'm guessing is pronounced wah-hee-nay (?)), tuned D-A-D-F#-A-C# and I found my 'groove' on that tuning, as I always liked the key of D. Your lesson still applied to that tuning just fine too, with just a few very small adjustments. Again, I can't thank you enough for the lesson! Also, I agree about blue guitars--they're just special--must be growing-up near the ocean that makes us like them. I had a Chicago Blue Gibson ES-137 a few years ago--what a pretty guitar that was. Your guitar with the flamed maple top & maple neck is a true beauty though! I'll have to keep my eye out for something similar in the future. My Best Wishes & Thanks a Million from Cape Cod, Massachusetts ~Brandon

[@Harrysguitar]

+Brandon Veracka Hey Brandon! All I did was to go on Carvin's website and chose all the options that I wanted and they custom built it! I picked the Aquaburst finish! Good price because you order straight from the company!

[@bveracka]

Harry's Guitar Cool! That's good to know. Carvin seems like a great company too. I'll have to go over to their website and check out their guitars! Also, I'm officially hooked on Slack Guitar (=

[@nv0us]

The link for tablature doesn't work for me

[@jgriffin1966]

I am new here, could I get directions to the "alphabet of music" and "balls of information" videos, Harry talks about in the intro to, " Let Me Introduce You To Some Slack-Key Guitar Ideas".

[@Harrysguitar]

+jgriffin1966 Aloha! Search "Harry's Guitar " on You-Tube Hit video button and scroll down to see about 155 shows! Balls of information is now titled "How to play lead and rhythm at the same time" If you search my full name on KZbin "Harry Koizumi", you'll find a slack key guitar history show I did for Coconut Grove music store about 4 years ago! Please subscribe to my channel and I hope you have fun studying with my shows! Thank you for reaching out! :)

[@majorpayne8373]

No use da mouth so much. Jus' Press!

[@sjfsjf245]

Thank you!!! Love love your lessons - new follower! Now practice takes up twice the amount of time b/c now I have the 'ukulele & slack key to learn! :)

[@Harrysguitar]

+Sarah Jamelo Fresquez Aloha Sarah! Thank you for reaching out and making my day! I'm happy that you're having fun studying with my shows! Please keep in touch and where are you watching from? :)

[@sjfsjf245]

SF/Bay Area. Can I request a tutorial for Hi'ilawe? Slack key & 'uke version would be AWESOME! Mahalo!

[@Harrysguitar]

+Sarah Jamelo Fresquez Aloha Sarah! I'll add it to the list 🌴