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Tunings

Once closely guarded family secrets, slack key tunings fall into five basic categories: Major, Wahine, Mauna Loa, Niʻihau/Old Mauna Loa and miscellaneous. Andy primarily plays in the following tunings:

  • Taro Patch (D-G-D-G-B-D)
  • Namakelua's Tuning (D-G-D-F#-B-D)
  • Leonard's C (C-G-D-G-B-D)
  • Keola's C (C-G-D-G-B-E)

    For more information on tunings and Hawaiian slack key guitar, read Dancing Cat Production's Slack Key Information Booklet.