Ka Pua o Hawaii. Written by Eddie Alkire, 1936
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Ka Pua o Hawaii. Written by Eddie Alkire, 1936
Ka Pua o Hawaii. Written by Eddie Alkire, 1936.
Arranged for Eharp and played by Bill McCloskey. Played on an original 1949 Epiphone Eharp. The first of more to come as I document the compositions of Eddie Alkire, inventor of the Eharp and Eharp tuning.
https://youtu.be/zAVOZ2eHhQ4
Arranged for Eharp and played by Bill McCloskey. Played on an original 1949 Epiphone Eharp. The first of more to come as I document the compositions of Eddie Alkire, inventor of the Eharp and Eharp tuning.
https://youtu.be/zAVOZ2eHhQ4
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I was curious, so I ran over some of the Alkire material you sent out and have some definite answers as well as one educated guess.
As you said, ┴ is tip, ─ is bar.
The star pattern means the note is a plucked open string.
The box means the melody has moved off the high E string and onto the second string.
I couldn't find where he explicitly states this, but I think the box on its side means the melody has moved to the third string.
As you said, ┴ is tip, ─ is bar.
The star pattern means the note is a plucked open string.
The box means the melody has moved off the high E string and onto the second string.
I couldn't find where he explicitly states this, but I think the box on its side means the melody has moved to the third string.
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Funny you should say that. It feels that way.
I'm working on On A South Sea Isle, also written in 1936. First I put chords into band in a box to hear what the progression sounds like. I kept thinking I was making an error. But no, part way through a song in Eb, It goes to E B7 E. And when I finally played the melody, it fit perfectly but at the same time, created this rich harmonic stew. You'll hear when I finish recording. In another section, the same melody line is used in two diametrically opposed harmonic settings.
And as I uncover each verse and learn to play it, I'm thinking: wow. This is fantastic and I'm the first in who knows how long to play it, 80 years? And never recorded by anyone.
And it is such beautiful music. The current piece is wonderfully melodic and harmonically surprising.
I'm working on On A South Sea Isle, also written in 1936. First I put chords into band in a box to hear what the progression sounds like. I kept thinking I was making an error. But no, part way through a song in Eb, It goes to E B7 E. And when I finally played the melody, it fit perfectly but at the same time, created this rich harmonic stew. You'll hear when I finish recording. In another section, the same melody line is used in two diametrically opposed harmonic settings.
And as I uncover each verse and learn to play it, I'm thinking: wow. This is fantastic and I'm the first in who knows how long to play it, 80 years? And never recorded by anyone.
And it is such beautiful music. The current piece is wonderfully melodic and harmonically surprising.
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