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On hanget korkeat nietokset
A traditional Finnish Christmas Carrol by Jean Sibelius. The title translates something as " It's Snow Blanket and High Snowdrifts". I arranged the tune to open D tuning as a test how does a Finnish tune turn into Slack Key...
Onnelliset (The Happy Ones)
An old Finnish tune from the turn of 19th/20th century by Oskar Merikanto to poem of our national author Aleksis Kivi. Finland is named to be the happiest country and this tune tells essential of Finnish way to be happy: a summer morning with your Sweetheart (at least in old times). I feel...
Paniolo Moon
A nice instrumental by my Aloha Music Camp Kihoalu friend Molly Wood. We transcribed the tune to sheet music. My renditon has some freedom from excact tab but not too much I hope.
Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZziNSLcIRX4
Sheet music/tab: Paniolo Moon.pdf (313964)
Pavane op.50
This is one of the most facinating compositions of all time. Gabriel Faure was a forfather of impressionists like Debussy and Satie. He was also teacher of Maurice Ravel. In this composition one can hear the wake of impressionistic music. I also hear sounds of church bells: one time Faure was an...
Pu'u anahulu
Written by David Alapai. This is pretty risky arrangement from me: I rearranged Chet Atkins version which I didn't feel comfortable. It had some nice ideas but it didn't sound Hawaiian at all. I have kept most of Mr. Official Guitar Player's beautiful ideas but in "new light". I feel I succeeded...
Pua Lililehua
This is one of the most beautiful tunes in Hawaiian music, an utmost love song. I revised this Kevin Howard's free share arr. and thus I include it to my arrangement collection. The arrangement is very much in Keola Bemer's style and his version is a prime...
Pupu Hihuhinu (Shiny Shells)
Written by Nona Beamer in 1950's. A lovely Hawaiian lullaby. I arranged this tune to honour great Keola Beamer. Play with Aloha! The end of the example video is different from the Tab but if you like it more, it's not hard to learn it from the...
Ragtime Dance
This Scott Joplin rag is said to be a compilation of the themes of his ballet that has disappeared. It was also one of key themes of the movie "The Sting". Btw. tapping in 4th part and for on was "written" on the score by Joplin!
An arrangement of Paul Lolax which I rewrote on TablEdit and...
Ranskalaiset korot, The French Heels
A Finnish evergreen from 1950's, not so common bluesy jazz style in popular Finnish music.
Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ49OeySed Q
Download: www.dropbox.com/s/5e7vm2uevfbm7xk/RANSKAKOROT%2C%20FREHEELS.tef?dl=0
PDF:
Fheels.pdf (290408)
Sailor's Christmas at Hawaii (Joulu Havaijilla, Sjömans jul på Hawaii)
This Christmas song is genre called Swedish Hawaiian Foxtrot and is first recorded in 1945 by Ynve Stoor and his Hawaiian orchestra. It has been recorded in Finland by several singers latest by Kari Tapio. I have arranged this tune in C Mauna Loa tuning to get special Hawaiian feel. I hope you like...
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