The Hawaiian Hotshots Play-Along

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The Hawaiian Hotshots Play-Along

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Sound Clip From: "Lovelight In The Starlight"
   

The Ultimate Steel Guitar Practice Kit!  Traditionally, Play-along study packages have been mixed with the Solo Performance on one channel and the rhythm accompaniment on the other. This works fine if every stereo has a balance control... but nowadays, most of them don't! This superbly produced 2CD set keeps the performance (even) and practice tracks (odd) separate to enable the student to work within the full stereo soundscape -- using any modern mini-system. Complete scores and tabs are provided for both steel and rhythm guitarists in a variety of standard Hawaiian tunings in these steel guitar classics from our incredibly popular "Hawaiian Daze" CD.

Scores and tabs* are on Disc 2, ready to print or view from any PC. *Note: Supplied in CDROM form only -- please do not request printouts.


Disc 1 is an audio CD containing performance & practice tracks plus a tuning guide.
Trk:
Title:
Tuning:
Format:
1.
Lovelight In The Starlight
E13th
Full performance
2.
Lovelight In The Starlight
Backing track
3.
Twilight Blues
C#m7th (E6th)
Full performance
4.
Twilight Blues
Backing track
5.
Aloha Oe Blues
C#m7th (E6th)
Full performance
6.
Aloha Oe Blues
Backing track
7.
Hula Blues
C#m7th (E6th)
Full performance
8.
Hula Blues
Backing track
9.
Carefree
E7th
Full performance
10.
Carefree
Backing track
11.
Chili Blues
A major High Bass
Full performance
12.
Chili Blues
Backing track
13.

Orange Grove In California

A major High Bass
Full performance
14.

Orange Grove In California

Backing track
15.

Hilo March

A major High Bass
Full performance
16.

Hilo March

Backing track
17.

Balinese Love Song

C6th / A7th
Full performance
18.

Balinese Love Song

Backing track
19.
To Andy Iona
C6th / A7th tuning.
Full performance
20.
To Andy Iona
Backing track
21.
E13th tuning


Note: All tracks are calibrated to standard A440 tuning.

Tracks 21 thru 25 contain a complete tuning guide for
those who do not have access to electronic tuning.

22.
C#m7 (E6th) tuning
23.
E7th tuning
24.
A Major High Bass
25.
C6th / A7th tuning
Disc 2 is a data CD-ROM containing Steel and Rhythm Guitar charts, Instructions,
Windows PC software and other Cumquat goodies!
Artists include:- Vince Hopkins - rhythm guitar, Bradleigh Clarke - bass, Johnny Wade - ukulele,
Bruce Clarke - steel guitar and spanish guitar.
All arrangements and transcriptions by Bruce Clarke.

High quality tabs and scores optimised to print out on any PC

Supplementary notes on the musical selections in this set:-

"Aloha Oe Blues", "Hula Blues" and "Orange Grove In California" (which has slightly updated harmonies) are recreations of the famous Sol Ho'opi'i charts.

"Twilight Blues" is 'in the style' of Sol Ho'opi'i and comes with an extra example of improvisation by a great Australian steeler, the late Les Adams. For further ideas on this tune, check out Dick McIntire's version on "Royal Hawaiian Hotel" (CQCD - 2746) - it's quite an ear-opener.

"Carefree" is the beautiful 1937 Andy Iona arrangement with a few updated harmonies.

"Hilo March" - a steel guitar perennial. Advanced players might find it interesting to try the Jerry Byrd or Dick McIntire arrangements over our backing.

"Chili Blues" a terrific technique builder originally recorded by Rodney Rodgers' Red Peppers way back in 1927.

"Lovelight In The Starlight" and "Balinese Love Song" with their advanced harmonies each offer tonal and expressive challenges and possibilities.

"To Andy Iona" offers an obstacle course of subtle tempo fluctuation, designed to heighten even the most creative performer's expressive powers.

Testimonials:-

"WOW!! Bruce Clarke's Hawaiian course just arrived, and it is wonderful... This is a beautifully done course. The included CDs and photos / text material on CDROM are just great. This is fine time for learning steel guitar."
Bob Markison, San Francisco, CA

Hi Bruce, Thank you very much for the e-mail and getting the Playalong set shipped out. Talk about fast turnaround time! I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I'm a rank beginner, have been playing for about 6 months (am hooked on Hawaiian style), and am sure that it will help me a bunch, and will be a lot of fun, to boot. The "Hotshots Strike Again!" CD is next on my list... Best regards,
John Pelz, Ohio, USA

Hi Bruce, Having a good time with Chilli Blues… something I’ve wanted to play for a long time. It will take me some time to get it all down and up to some decent speed but its great fun. I had not been playing much at all for the last month or so and lost the enthusiasm but this has got me playing again. Thanks… great product… I’ll let you know how I progress!
Les Cook, Glossop, UK

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