Nearly all slack key requires retuning the guitar strings from the standard EADGBE, and this usually means lowering or "slacking" three or more strings. The result is most often a major …

Mar 9, 2020 · A slack key guitar is a style of Hawaiian music using an acoustic guitar through fingerpicking various chords. It can be played on guitars other than an acoustic guitar. It has a …

Welcome to the Slack Key Show! Presented by four-time Grammy Award slack key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr., the show features masterful guitar playing, heartfelt storytelling, and …

Jan 12, 2023 · The resulting style of play evolved into slack key—a distinctly Hawaiian sound with complex patterns of rhythm, bass, and a leading melody all handled by one player on an …

The slack key style draws its name from the technique of tuning down, or “slacking” some of the guitar strings to achieve the unique tunings which characterize the style.

Slack key guitar, or kī hōʻalu, is a uniquely Hawaiian guitar style, born from adaptation and imbued with the spirit of the islands. It’s more than just an instrumental sound; it’s a storyteller, a …

George Kuo is known as one of Hawaii’s premier Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar artists playing in the traditional nahenahe (sweet, soothing) style, bridging today’s generation with the older …