The Steel Guitar Forum

I got a request to do a "Hawiian" song the other night. I'm basically a country/bluegrass guy who has avoided island music up to this point. So, can anyone suggest a nice, recognizable Hawiian tune I could have ready? Tab would be appreciad. Thanks in advance.

Here is a couple of easy ones I play.
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Aloha Oe/Key of C/C6th non-pedal Hawaiian Steel

(G)1._______|___________|________________|__|
(E)2._______|_12__10____|________________|__|
(C)3.____~12|_____10__11|_12__11_12___9~8|_7|
(A)4._______|_________11|_12__11_12______|_7|
(G)5._12____|_12________|________________|__|
(E)6._12_~12|___________|________________|__|
(C)7._______|___________|________________|__|
(A)8._______|___________|________________|__|
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1.______|________|______________|________|___|
2.______|________|______________|________|___|
3._16~17|_16~~14_|_14__16_17_16~|~14_____|___|
4.______|________|______________|________|___|
5.______|________|______________|_____12~|~10|
6._15~17|_15~~13_|_13__15_17_15~|~13__12~|~10|
7.______|________|______________|________|___|
8.______|________|______________|________|___|
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1._______|____________|________________|__|
2._______|_12~__10____|________________|__|
3.____~12|______10__11|_12__11_12___9~8|_7|
4._______|__________11|_12__11_12______|_7|
5._12____|_12~________|________________|__|
6._12_~12|____________|________________|__|
7._______|____________|________________|__|
8._______|____________|________________|__|
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1.________|______________|_____________|______________|__|
2._~8__7_6|_5__5_10__9_8_|7____~12~~10_|______________|12|
3.________|______________|__7__________|~12________12~|~~|
4.________|______________|_____________|_________12~~~|~~|
5._____7_6|_5__5_10__9_8_|7____~12~~10_|________12~~~~|~~|
6.________|______________|__7__________|~12____12~~~~~|~~|
7.________|______________|_____________|______12~~~~~~|~~|
8.________|______________|_____________|______________|__|
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1.____|______________|__________|_____________|___|
2._4~5|_5____________|__________|________11~12|_12|
3.____|_5___12__16~17|_17~______|_____12______|___|
4.____|_____12_______|______12__|_____________|___|
5.____|_5____________|__________|_12__________|_12|
6.____|______________|_17~____12|_12__12______|___|
7.____|______________|__________|_____________|___|
8.____|______________|__________|_____________|___|
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1.____|__________|____________|_____________|__|
2._8~7|_7__7~8~9~|~10__10_____|_____________|12|
3.____|_7________|_________17~|~16_______12~|~~|
4.____|__________|____________|_________12~~|~~|
5.____|_7__7~8~9~|~10__10_____|_______12~~~~|~~|
6.____|__________|_________17~|~15___12~~~~~|~~|
7.____|__________|____________|____12~~~~~~~|~~|
8.____|__________|____________|_____________|~~|
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1.____|______________|____________|____________|__|
2._4~5|_5____________|____________|______11~12_|12|
3.____|_5___12__16~17|_17~________|____12______|__|
4.____|_____12_______|______12____|____________|__|
5.____|_5____________|____________|12__________|12|
6.____|______________|_17~_____12_|12__12______|__|
7.____|______________|____________|____________|__|
8.____|______________|____________|____________|__|
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1.____|_________|_______________|______________
2.____|_________|_______________|______________
3._12~|~11~__12_|~16~~14__11~12_|_~12___23~~24~
4.____|_________|_______________|_~12___23~~24~
5.____|_________|_______________|_~12___23~~24~
6._12~|~10~__12_|~15~~13________|_~12___23~~24~
7.____|_________|_______________|_~12___23~~24~
8.____|_________|_______________|______________
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Lovely Hula Hands/key of E/C6th non-pedal
(Each measure counts 4 beats per)


(Verse)
(G)1.____|______________|__________________|
(E)2._2_3|_4__2________3|_4~3~2________8~~9|
(C)3.____|_______4___4__|_______4___4______|
(A)4.____|_________4____|_________4________|
(G)5.____|______________|__________________|
(E)6.____|______________|__________________|
(C)7.____|______________|__________________|
(A)8.____|______________|__________________|


1._____|_____________|_____________________|
2._7~~_|_____________|________________8~~9_|
3._____|_____________|__________2__3_______|
4.____6|_5__6__5__4__|______4~3____________|
5._____|____________5|_4__4________________|
6._____|_____________|_____________________|
7._____|_____________|_____________________|
8._____|_____________|_____________________|


1.___________________|_____________________|(repeat verse)
2._7__________4~5_5~4|____4_______________2|(harmonic)___
3.___________________|_4____4~3________3___|_4_*10~11____
4.___6_______________|__________2___2______|___*10~11____
5.______3_4_4________|____________2________|_____________
6.___________________|_____________________|_____________
7.___________________|_____________________|_____________
8.___________________|_____________________|_____________
(then repeat verse again; then the next harmonic)
(in next section takes you to bridge. )


(bridge)
1.(end of 2nd verse|_________________|
2._____(*-harmonic)|____________9____|
3._4~___*4~~~3_____|_______________11|
4.______*4~~~3_____|_____9~8_________|
5._________________|_9_9_____9_______|
6._________________|_________________|
7._________________|_________________|
8._________________|_________________|


1.____________________|________________|___(*-harmonic)
2._11~12__9~~8__7_____|___________7____|_________*9~~~|
3._________________8~~|~9___________8~~|~9_________*9~|
4.____________________|________________|______________|
5.________9~~8__7_____|___9~~7_7~~_____|____*9~~~~____|
6._________________7~~|~9______7~~__7~~|~9____*9~~~___|
7.____________________|________________|______________|
8.____________________|________________|______________|


1._____________________|_____________|________|
2._____________________|_____________|________|
3._____________________|_13__8~_9_8~~|~_6__10~|
4._____________11~12_11|_____________|________|
5._13_13~12_12_________|_____________|________|
6._13_13~12_12_________|_13__7~_9_7~~|~_6_____|
7.___________________11|_____________|________|
8._____________________|_____________|________|


1.____________________|(Repeat verse again. )
2.________9___________|(Then outro is played)
3._11_11__9___________|(in following section)
4._11_11_____10~~11~_9|
5.____________________|
6.____________________|
7.___________10~~11~_9|
8.____________________|


1.__________________________________
2._________(retard)_________________
3.__________3~~6~~5~~~~4~~~~~~15~~16
4._______2____________4~~~~~~~15~~16
5._4_3_2_____________4~~~~~~~~15~~16
6._____2____________4~~~~~~~~~15~~16
7.__________________________________
8.__________________________________
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Ricky Davis


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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 09 February 2001 at 12:13 PM.]</p></FONT>

Thanks Ricky---you da man!