5 Minute tips for Hawaiian Steel Guitar #7

[Ryan Matzen]

Some folks have been asking me to do a few videos on Hawaiian steel guitar, so I thought I'd maybe try and blast a quick 5 minute one out each week for a while and see if it's of any interest. It's hard to get a point across in 5 minutes, but I'll give it a whirl for a while each Tuesday.

Here's the seventh one. This is a demonstration of a classic turnaround that's used in lots of Hawaiian tunes from the 20's once the Hawaiian bands started playing American jazz tunes. It has a nifty little progression that all players need to know, and it also allows us to dip our toe into the world of bar slants.

I'm using open G tuning for this (DGDGBD Low to High) but this would also apply to the high-bass tuning, or Dobro tuning (GBDGBD). Enjoy!

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