HSGA | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association

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Song	Tuning	Contributor / Notes
Fall 2007 Lovely Hula Girl	C6 (CEGACE) (lo-hi)	Tab: John Ely Audio: L.T. Zinn Thanks L.T!
Spring 2007 Hoi Mai Malihini	C6 (CEGACE) (lo-hi)	Tab: John Ely Audio: L.T. Zinn... Thanks L.T!
Fall 2006 Rainbows Over Paradise	Leavitt C#-E-G-Bb-C-D (lo-hi)	Tab: John Ely Audio: Mike Ihde Another great tune courtesy of Mike Ihde and John Ely. See below for more details.
Summer 2006 White Ginger Blossoms	Leavitt C#-E-G-Bb-C-D (lo-hi)	Tab: John Ely Audio: Mike Ihde Thank you John Ely for tabbing this arrangement and thank you Mike Ihde for the fine audio recording. Mike has instructional material available for the Leavitt tuning. The CD "A Different Slant" with 10 Jazz standards is $15 including, "Tenderly," "Moonlight In Vermont," "Misty", "When You Wish Upon A Star" and more. The TAB/music book of those 10 tunes plus a CD of play along tracks is $15. 70 more arrangements of Hawaiian and Jazz tunes are available for $3 each. Ask for a complete list and Mike will e-mail or snail mail it to you. Shipping is free. Send check or money order to: Mike Ihde 68 Houston Ave. Milton, MA 02186 617-320-6569
Summer 2006 Leavitt Tuning Quickstart	Leavitt C#-E-G-Bb-C-D (lo-hi)	Tab: John Ely Audio: Mike IhdeF, C7th playing positions. Intro in F. Leavitt tuning. See above for details.
Spring 2006 Mrs. Puff's Boating School March	C6 (CEGACE) (lo-hi)	Tab: Craig S. Prior Thank you Craig for your excellent job tabbing this fun to play song. Try for a polka, bouncy feeling when playing this song.
Spring 2006 The One Rose	C#m (EBEG#C#E) (lo-hi)	Audio: Bruce Clarke Tab: John Ely Dick McIntire solo from Cumquat Records CQCD-2765 "In Waikiki." Thank you John Ely for tabbing the solo.
Fall 2005 Hawaiian Wedding Song	C6	Audio: Chuck Lettes Tab: John Ely Chuck Lettes, Rickenbacker FryPan tuned (FGACEG, lo-hi). Jim Stalhut - Guitar. Barbara Stalhut - Bass.
Spring 2005 Pa'ahana	E and C6	Audio: Bruce Clarke Tab: John Ely Dick McIntire solo from Cumquat Records CQCD-2765 "In Waikiki." Thank you, John, for tabbing in both E and C6.
Fall 2004 Nuages	See Notes	Chuck Lettes Chuck Lettes, Rickenbacker FryPan tuned (FGACEG, lo-hi), Band-In-A-Box accompaniment. This song was written by the famous Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Django Reinhardt. Django recorded it numerous times during his career and it is easily found on CD reissues.
Summer 2004 Blue Hawaii - Easy	Standard Guitar (EADGBE)	Gerald Ross This rhythm guitar lesson was originally presented as a free workshop at the 2003 HSGA Joliet Convention by Gerald Ross.
Summer 2004 Blue Hawaii - Advanced	Standard Guitar (EADGBE)	Gerald Ross See above.
Summer 2004 Twelfth St. Rag 2nd Chorus	C#m (E,B,E,G#,C#,E) (lo to hi)	Bruce Clarke See above.
Spring 2004 Twelfth St. Rag 1st Chorus	C#m (E,B,E,G#,C#,E) (lo to hi)	Bruce Clarke A 1930's recording of Hawaiian steel guitar great Sol Hoopii.
Winter 2010-11 - Leihuanani		Coming soon!
Summer 2010 - Swing Riff		Coming soon!
Winter 2009-2010 - My Island Paradise	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Fall 2009 Hawaiian Paradise	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Summer 2009 - Blue Lei	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Spring 2009 - Pohai Kealoha	(C13th)	Coming soon!
Winter 2008-2009 - Moana	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Fall 2008 - Panhandle Rag	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Summer 2008 - Flower Lei	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Winter 2007-2008 - Coconut Grove	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Summer 2007 - The Hukilau Song	(C6th)	Coming soon!
Winter 2006-2007 - O Little Town of Bethlehem/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear	(C6th)	Coming soon!