2016-04-29 | kaliko kbeamer.com > Instruction > Intermediate Realm > This Lesson This original ballad was originally published in my first slack key instruction book from 1973, "Keola Beamer's First Method For Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar" (which was expanded and issued with a flexi-disk including this song in 1977 on Oak Publications with the title "Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar"). Kolowaka is a beautiful lullaby type piece in my signature nahenahe (soft and gentle) style, exploring the idea of theme and variation. I wrote it for my students as a kind of etude. Simple on the surface, it opens up a lot of possibilities for growth and for playing one's own variations. After you have finished this piece, go on to Isa Lei. Keola Beamer Lesson Resources Tuning: G Major "Taro Patch" Tuning (D-G-D-G-B-D) (jump to the Taro Patch lesson) Tablature: PDF for Kolowaka Audio File: M4A Audio File These resources are for members of kbeamer.com. Learn more and join now! BEG-11: A Brief History of Slack Key GuitarʻUkulele In Cambodia 2016News Archive 2016Island Born Liner NotesINT-03: Isa LeiINT-18: Mele KakahiakaINT-16: Hula Nā LāʻauHāwanawana (Whispering)