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Deep Dark Red

by Ben Kaimana Diamond

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Deep Dark Red 04:35
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2.
Sunrise in D Major 03:21
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3.
Thanksgiving 02:47
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4.
Friend of the Devil 03:39
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Keel Row 03:46
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As I Melt 03:33
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Mississippi 06:26
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Bourree in E Minor 02:04
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'Cept You & Me 04:12
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Doll House 02:55
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F Wahine Blues 02:45
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Medley: Redeemer / Stolen / Redeemer 04:41
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Moana's Laundry Basket 04:05
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14.
Lullaby for Jackson 02:55
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about

Ki ho'alu, which literally means "loosen the key," is the Hawaiian name for the solo fingerpicked style unique to Hawai'i. In this tradition, the strings (or "keys") are "slacked" to produce many different tunings, which usually contain a major chord, or a chord with a major 7th or a 6th note.

Slack key derives its unique sound from techniques such as "hammering -on" and "pulling-off." These techniques mimic the yodels and falsettos common in Hawaiian singing. Harmonics and slides are also common.

The roots of slack key can be traced to the 1830's when the guitar was first introduced to the islands by the Spanish and Mexican cowboys who were hired to teach Hawaiian cowboys how to handle an overpopulation of cattle.

My slack key journey was launched by a chance listening at Tower Records in 1996. It was love at first sound. This year, in addition to Hawaiian tunings, I've included an Irish C tuning and a variant in open D.

credits

released May 20, 2012

Mahalo to the members of LIFGC for your support, especially Lisa Doll
and David Norstedt for lending me your masterpieces.

Mahalo to Gabriel, Jordan, Noah and Sara, as always, for everything.

Andy Wang: Guitar on Lullaby for Jackson.
Ben Diamond: Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Mandolin.
Blake Hanson: Fiddle on "Keel Row".
Dan Doll: Mandolin on "Deep Dark Red", Slide on "Mississippi", Dobro
on "'Cept You & Me".
Gabe Diamond: Bass on "Sunrise in D Major".
Jordan Diamond: Keyboards on "'Cept You & Me".
Lance Cheney: Percussion / Drums on "Deep Dark Red", "Keel Row"
and "Mississippi".

Leah Edwards: Vocals on "Mississippi".
Meegan Coleman: Vocals on "Melt".
Sarah Michael Novia: Vocals on "Deep Dark Red".

© 2012, Ben Diamond.
ben-diamond.com
Email: lihslackkey@aol.com

Custom Kaimana 2-hole guitar by Vance Peters. www.vanceguitars.com

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It was love at first sound.

I've been playing guitar since 1981 and I started playing Ki ho'alu (Hawaiian slack key or "open" tuning) in 1996.  Over the years, I've studied Slack Key with Hal Kinnaman and Keola Beamer. ... more

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