2006-08-06 16:02:04 · 6 answers · asked by diffonyahoo 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
no not the ukelele. A regular acoustic guitar but with a little steel bridge on the neck so as to raise the height of the strings so one can play using a sliding bar ( glass, steel or pyrex ).
2006-08-06 17:26:22 · update #1
Remember, Hawaiian Guitar is tuned differently than conventional guitar tuning. Hawaiian steel is a combination of strumming and picking. As a matter of fact, Hawaiian Steel and Slack Key have many tuning variations. The most common, especially for beginners, being GBDGBD as opposed to the traditional EADGBE.
There are many teachers here in the islands but not many on the mainland, I'm afraid. However, you ought to be able to find resources on the net. Try searches on Hawaiian Guitar Tuning, or Hawaiian Steel Guitar. One that may get you started in the right direction is:
http://www.kbeamer.com
Aloha
2006-08-07 08:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the instrument that Hawaiian's use to play that looks like a guitar ,if so it's a Ukelele , a small gutar like instrument .
Just type in hawaiian music and you'll get your answer to the style have fun !
2006-08-06 16:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by cesare214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you mean an ukulele?
they have the same intervals in their tuning as guitars, but a minor third higher, so just use regular guitar chord charts, it will be the same quality of the chord, but a minor third higher.
2006-08-06 16:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Sly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure do, repeat after me:
Mecka-lecka-high mecka-hyne-NO!
Comma-wanna-lei-me.....
2006-08-06 16:06:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean ukelele?
2006-08-06 16:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by Berii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are no "hawaiian" chords
2006-08-06 16:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋