Download or read book The Uke Buke written by Mark Kailana Nelson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to play solo arrangements of beautiful classic Hawaiian slack key melodies on your 'ukulele! Here is a collection of classic Hawaiian melodies arranged for solo 'ukulele "slack key" style. What's that? Slack Key-Ki Hoalu-is a melodic, finger picked guitar style created by Hawaiian paniolo in the mid-19th Century. They call it "Hawaiian soul music." It is only natural that some ukulele players in Hawaii would re-tune their instruments and play slack key style. Nothing sounds so sweet. So grab you ukulele and put some aloha in your playing! -Tablature and standard notation -Notes on the tunings, reading music and reading TAB -Guided lessons help you develop your style -Graded arrangements from easy to advanced -Playable on any 'ukulele with a Low G string -Learn to play these classic songs: Ulupalakua Ahe Lau Makani Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Waiwai Kealoha Salomila Papakolea Mauna Loa Aloha Oe Ahe Lau Makani Ukulele Slack Key #1 He Aloha No'o Honolulu Hi'ilawe Moana Chimes Kimo's Slack Key Hula Blues and more!