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Hawaiian slack key is a beautiful style of guitar that originated in Hawaii. By blending relaxing melodies with intricate fingerstyle playing, this traditional genre of music is sure to please.
Lesson 1
Mark Nelson introduces Hawaiian slack key guitar and welcomes you to his lesson series.
Length: 9:11Lesson 2
Mark delves into the world of slack key guitar. He discusses basic concepts such as open...
Length: 34:24Lesson 3
In this lesson, Mark teaches a slack key arrangement of the classic song "Brother John."
Length: 14:12Lesson 4
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian piece that he calls "Old Style Slack."
Length: 30:00Lesson 5
Turnarounds are very important to the slack key genre. Mark explains what they are and...
Length: 22:00Lesson 6
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian slack key piece called "Salomila."
Length: 19:00Lesson 7
Mark Nelson demonstrates how double stops are used in Hawaiian slack key guitar.
Length: 22:00Lesson 8
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful piece of music he calls "Ki Ho'Alu Slide."
Length: 15:00Lesson 9
Mark Nelson teaches a few more turnarounds. He demonstrates how you can link two turnarounds...
Length: 9:00Lesson 10
Mark Nelson returns to the song "Salomila." Learn an altered version of this song that...
Length: 14:30Lesson 11
Mark Nelson provides you with more slack key building blocks. He demonstrates some new...
Length: 23:00Lesson 12
Mark Nelson returns to the song "Old Style Slack." In this lesson, he teaches a more advanced...
Length: 23:00Lesson 13
Mark demonstrates some additional double stops and discusses common slack key chords.
Length: 18:30Lesson 14
Mark Nelson teaches an original song called "Taropatch Blues." He also explains how improvisation...
Length: 19:00Lesson 15
Mark Nelson reviews the lesson series up to this point and discusses its future.
Length: 16:00Lesson 16
Mark Nelson introduces the G Wahine tuning, also known as double slack. He teaches a...
Length: 21:10Lesson 17
Mark introduces the concept of the clave rhythm. He explains what the clave is and provides...
Length: 15:56Lesson 18
Mark Nelson will teaches a slack key piece called "Malasadas." This lesson applies the...
Length: 14:17Lesson 19
Mark expands your knowledge of double slack tuning. He introduces some common chords...
Length: 13:57Lesson 20
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful Hawaiian slack key song entitled "Playful Popoki."
Length: 23:08Lesson 23
Mark Nelson expands on Drop C / C Wahine tuning. He explains how familiar chords and...
Length: 15:31Lesson 24
Mark Nelson teaches a classic Hawaiian slack key piece entitled "Hi`ilawe."
Length: 18:12Lesson 25
Mark "Kailana" Nelson covers the Drop C / C Wahine tuning again in this lesson. This...
Length: 10:54Lesson 26
Mark Nelson teaches a beautiful piece entitled "Molokai Waltz" in this lesson. This song...
Length: 13:30Lesson 27
Mark Nelson teaches a Hawaiian slack key piece entitled "Kowali" in this lesson.
Length: 13:42Lesson 28
Mark Nelson returns to the song "Kowali" and introduces the concept of modulation in this...
Length: 11:30Lesson 29
Mark Nelson returns to the world of Hawaiian slack key with a beautiful piece entitled...
Length: 17:36Lesson 30
Mark revisits the beautiful song "Sanoe." He explains how the song modulates in this...
Length: 11:31Lesson 31
Mark Nelson returns with more slack key! Find out what Mark plans to teach in upcoming...
Length: 14:00Lesson 32
Mark Nelson explores the wonders of the beautiful F Wahine tuning.
Length: 29:37Lesson 33
Mark Nelson shares his rendition of the beautiful slack key song "My Yellow Ginger Lei."
Length: 14:55Lesson 34
Mark Nelson teaches a basic version of the song "Mauna Loa."
Length: 10:26Lesson 36
Mark Nelson teaches a song called "Kawohikukapulani" and discusses the history behind...
Length: 9:19Lesson 37
Mark Nelson talks about discovering your own style as he plays and improvises "My Yellow...
Length: 27:00Lesson 38
Mark Nelson shares his rendition of the song "He Aloha No'o Honolulu" in F Wahine tuning.
Length: 11:25Lesson 39
Mark Nelson covers an extended version of "He Aloha No'o Honolulu" and continues to touch...
Length: 20:17Lesson 40
Mark Nelson shares his beautiful rendition of the song "Makee Ailana" in this lesson.
Length: 22:00Lesson 41
Mark Nelson shares his rendition of "Tiare Tahiti," a lovely song named after the sweet...
Length: 20:22Lesson 42
Mark continues his discussion on the song "Tiare Tahiti" in this lesson.
Length: 17:00Lesson 43
Mark Nelson begins his series wrap-up with a lesson about the similarities and differences...
Length: 12:27Lesson 44
Mark continues his series wrap-up with another great lesson filled with information on...
Length: 21:23Lesson 45
Mark Nelson concludes his series wrap-up with a lesson on "My Yellow Ginger Lei" in Taropatch...
Length: 19:51Lesson 46
Mark Kailana Nelson is back by popular demand with more amazing slack key guitar! In this...
Length: 10:27Lesson 47
Mark Nelson continues his Slack Key series with another song called "Nanea Kou Maka i...
Length: 24:38Lesson 48
Mark Nelson talks about intros and outros using the tune, "Nanea Kou Maka i ka Le‘ale‘a"...
Length: 19:34Lesson 49
Mark Nelson introduces "'Ulupalakua," a song he will be using to teach different skills...
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Mark Nelson touches on singing and backing up a singer in this lesson. He uses the song...
Length: 25:02Lesson 51
Mark Nelson demonstrates some fun variations to spice up your playing using the song "Ulupalakua"...
Length: 29:23Lesson 52
Mark Nelson wraps up this tune by demonstrating two similar songs you may play now that...
Length: 8:01Lesson 53
Mark Nelson introduces the catchy "Hula Blues" in this lesson. He asks that you get the...
Length: 20:22Lesson 54
Mark Nelson continues his instruction on the catchy tune "Hula Blues" with some fun variations.
Length: 23:33Lesson 55
Mark Nelson continues the "Hula Blues" with a lesson on lyrics and singing. Mark demonstrates...
Length: 15:53Lesson 56
Mark Nelson introduces a new slack key tune called "‘Opihi Mo‘emo‘e" in this lesson....
Length: 23:41Lesson 57
Mark Nelson shows off some fun variations for the catchy slack key tune "‘Opihi Mo‘emo‘e."...
Length: 13:36Lesson 58
Mark Nelson wraps up the tune "Opihi Mo‘emo‘e" in this lesson, providing full tab...
Length: 11:50Lesson 59
In this short miniseries wrap-up, Mark Nelson slides into his own version of the blues,...
Length: 5:00Lesson 60
Mark Nelson introduces and explains an open Bb major tuning in this miniseries introduction.
Length: 14:09Lesson 61
Mark Nelson goes over a tune called "Green Rose Hula" in the beautiful B flat tuning.
Length: 12:25Lesson 62
In this lesson, Mark Nelson takes a look at more complex harmonies while teaching the...
Length: 12:57Lesson 63
Mark Nelson wraps up his open Bb tuning miniseries with a look at a song you might recognize...
Length: 10:28
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