Alan Akaka - “A History Of Tunings" For Hawaiian Steel Guitar

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • From the 2018 Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Saturday Morning Workshop
    Alan goes over A History of Tunings for the Hawaiian Steel Guitar.
    For more information visit:
    www.mauisteelgu...
    www.KeKulaMele.com
    himele.org
    www.LessonsWit...
    www.LWTpodcast.com

Комментарии • 46

  • @theitsim
    @theitsim 5 лет назад +70

    This was awesome! Here are some notes with links to the times (hopefully not too many typos)
    6:50 A (A C# E A C# E)
    8:52 E (A B E G# B E)
    10:40 E7 (B D E G# B E)
    12:36 C#min (B D E G# C# E) (Paradise Isle)
    18:00 E9/13 (B D F# G# C# E) (Hawaii Calls)
    26:24 C6 (C E G A C E) tunings all related
    28:52 C6/E7 (7th string to D)
    31:50 D9 (C E F# A C E)
    33:18 C6 (C E G A C E) open string riff
    33:56 D9 (C E F# A C E) swiches back to D9 to show the flavor
    35:08 D9/A6 (C# E F# A C E) Hookilau
    43:44 C6/A7 (C# E G A C E) JB C6
    44:52 C6/A7
    46:56 A7 (C# E G A C# E)
    49:44 A6 (C# E F# A C# E) Billy Hew Len
    53:00 A6
    55:35 A6/F#7 (A# E F# A C# E) BH Len
    56:45 A6 (7th str to A#) BHL jazzy riffs
    1:00:45 B11 (B D# F# A C# E)
    1:03:48 B11 (C# D# F# A C# E)

    • @fiddlingary
      @fiddlingary 4 года назад +1

      Wow!!!!

    • @alexanderduerrwilliams143
      @alexanderduerrwilliams143 3 года назад +1

      Valuable resource. Cheers mate!

    • @colin6603
      @colin6603 3 года назад +1

      Thanks for this, you’re awesome

    • @filianablanxart8305
      @filianablanxart8305 3 года назад +3

      Is that a mistype for the Open E @ 8:52 ? I thought I heard Alan say E for 6th string , which is indeed the ' standard " E tuning of EBEG#BE ? Or is the A as typed a different variant on purpose ?

    • @theitsim
      @theitsim 3 года назад +1

      @@filianablanxart8305 I think he leaves out the bottom E, but I agree. He seems to leave the bottom E out. I haven't tried out the possibilities with the A on the bottom, but for a standard that would be E.

  • @gxtmfa
    @gxtmfa 4 года назад +14

    I can’t begin to describe how much I love this! I’ve been using shelter in place to learn dobro and lap steel. I don’t have a real lap steel, but I rigged my electric guitar to be similar to one by hitching the action up. Either way, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for.

  • @jeffokearns
    @jeffokearns 6 лет назад +8

    What a wonderful lesson Alan. Kudos to you for keeping Hawaiian steel guitar alive.

  • @GuyCundell
    @GuyCundell 6 лет назад +9

    Thanks for the lesson, Alan. Thanks for making it available, Troy.

  • @dougtaylor7724
    @dougtaylor7724 3 года назад +2

    There is so much information in this video I think it needs to be watched 5 times to get it all. You da man!

  • @asharpmajor6740
    @asharpmajor6740 2 года назад +2

    Excellent video. I've learned heaps. I too love the B11 tuning. Loved all the playing.

  • @ChrisTietjen_00
    @ChrisTietjen_00 6 лет назад +6

    Very interesting...and very technically way over my head. Thanks for posting.

  • @vitogeraci7146
    @vitogeraci7146 3 года назад +1

    Extremely helpful, love this guy’s teaching.

  • @paulamorgan5456
    @paulamorgan5456 11 месяцев назад

    Where has this guy been all this time hiding from us this is incredible all these tunings wow I never thought they existed I've always played the e tuning on my lap steel guitar and C6 tuning sir you are really good at what you do I love the tuning beautiful

  • @williamcrabb2381
    @williamcrabb2381 6 лет назад +8

    Thanks , This is GOLD

  • @Archtops
    @Archtops 4 года назад +1

    Excellent! Thank you for taking the time to share this.

  • @gautambanerjee6962
    @gautambanerjee6962 4 года назад +1

    Excellent Sir! I've learned many things from this workshop. Thanks!

  • @terrybrooks2
    @terrybrooks2 16 часов назад

    What a beautiful sounding guitar what ever the tuning!

  • @jodyguilbeaux8225
    @jodyguilbeaux8225 3 года назад +2

    i own that same kind of steel but with an E6 tuning. alan akaka is fantastic.

  • @joseeduardoleite9867
    @joseeduardoleite9867 2 года назад

    Alan Akaka..uma das grandes referênciais vida steel guitar hawaian..gosto muito do seu estilo de manusear o toque desse lindo instrumento hawaiano.
    Very Nice... muito top mesmo

  • @JimboKennedy
    @JimboKennedy 5 лет назад +2

    Really fantastic lesson, thank you!

  • @MrPatdeeee
    @MrPatdeeee 3 года назад +2

    Jerry Byrd (a dear friend) is the steel guitar player; that created and embellished to the "nth" degree; the "C6th" tuning, in the early 40's until he passed away.
    He stated this many times in his career. I have heard some say that the Hawaiians created it earlier. I truly doubt that, BUT...it could be true.
    But Alan Akaka is an expert when it comes to Hawaiian steel guitars and its players. So I am sure he has researched it to the "nth" degree. And if so, I would go with what he says. I call Alan the "King" of steel guitar today, except for pedal steel guitar players.
    Before I published my book titled "The Evolution of the Pedal Steel Guitar", I began with Hawaiian tunings on their steel guitars; so that I could teach how and what the pedals did. And they are in essence; changing the tuning of the guitar to what it was without pedals; using a myriad of necks and different tunings. The only difference is; they are capable of resolving tuning to tuning with awesome phrasings. The following is the difference between laptop and pedal steel guitar examples:
    ruclips.net/video/PlPfL755vG4/видео.html (C6) Laptop Steel Guitar
    ruclips.net/video/TI56hQOsmos/видео.html (E9) Pedal Steel Guitar
    PSG's today that are played by the greats can emulate probably 99% of all tunings from its creation; by using a slew of pedals and/or palm benders. It is amazing. But...
    Jerry Byrd on a laptop steel guitar could play songs so beautiful; that one would think he used pedals. Oh indeed. I believe Alan would agree with this. He truly was THE greatest steel guitar player (save Buddy Emmons-dear friend) that will ever have lived, IMHO.
    May Jesus rest the souls of Jerry and Buddy. I miss both of them so much.
    Thank you Alan for making this video. It is great kind Sir.

  • @AdrianBuddha
    @AdrianBuddha 6 лет назад +3

    Excellent! Many Thanks

  • @markfdesimone
    @markfdesimone 6 месяцев назад

    How in the world does he get those gentle articulations so consistently? It's one of those nuances a layperson would not notice, but which must take tons of practice.
    Is the treble rolled off some?

  • @geraldwilcox2427
    @geraldwilcox2427 5 лет назад +2

    How many different tunings can you do on the same set of strings.

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @jonathanlee5907
    @jonathanlee5907 Месяц назад

    I share this video whenever anyone asks me about tunings

  • @-E42-
    @-E42- 2 года назад

    I really like the flexibility of changing the tuning like that ... what string gauges would you recommed for the main 6 strings?

  • @tiredmule7624
    @tiredmule7624 Год назад

    Mahalo Kumu Akaka…this presents the tunings “as they grew” which makes a lot of sense…now to learn to discern the flavors…

  • @manoelpereira9469
    @manoelpereira9469 Год назад +1

    Uma pena que não entendo o idioma. Mais pelo feito. É um ótimo profissional

  • @mohanpaulraj7795
    @mohanpaulraj7795 2 года назад

    Very nice and beautiful.Let me know the string gauges please

  • @DisVietVetUSA
    @DisVietVetUSA 4 года назад +1

    Pretty Cool

  • @raulcordero714
    @raulcordero714 4 года назад +1

    👍Thank You,

  • @HenkDynacord
    @HenkDynacord 4 года назад +2

    C6 is very versatile.

    • @rationallogo
      @rationallogo 4 года назад +1

      Yup! That's why I'm learning it!

  • @krazyl5918
    @krazyl5918 Год назад

    🔥 love it!

  • @JimboKennedy
    @JimboKennedy 5 лет назад +3

    E C# G# F# D B 18:15 😍

    • @INDYOSKARS
      @INDYOSKARS 4 года назад +1

      E9add6th

    • @MrPatdeeee
      @MrPatdeeee 3 года назад +1

      @@INDYOSKARS E13th. This would be proved if you added 2 more strings where string 7 is a G# and string 8 is E.

    • @INDYOSKARS
      @INDYOSKARS 3 года назад +1

      ​@@MrPatdeeee
      I thought that a 13th chord is made up from a 6th+7th
      (not maj.7h) which adds up to 13.
      Same as E9th has a 7th (D) (not maj.7h) with a 9th (F#)
      A 9th ? What the heck is that ? The scale only has 8 notes ?
      So the 9th must be the note above the octave.
      Why it isn´t called the 2nd don´t ask me
      (it also has the name of sus2).
      So E9th has a 7th (D) plus a 2nd (or a ´9th´) (F#) note.
      E9th= 7th+2nd= 9th.
      Actually I would want to call this tuning "E9add6"
      or "E13add9"
      "E15"= E C#(6th) G# F#(2nd) D(7th) B
      6+7+2= 15

    • @donwilds5433
      @donwilds5433 Год назад

      😊