Tunings of the Pros

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• Jules Ah See
• Alan Akaka
• Eddie Alkire
• Jerry Byrd
• Hanalei deWilligen
• John Ely
• Ken Emerson
• Herbert Hanawahine
• Sol Ho`opi`i
• Bobby Ingano
• Barney Isaacs
• David Keli`i
• Bill Leavitt
• Casey Olsen
• Benny Rogers
• "Feet" Rogers
• Dick Sanft
• Greg Sardinha

 

Jules Ah See

C13th	B11th	E13th
E	E	E
C	C#	C#
A	A	G#
G	F#	F#
E	D#	D
C	B	B
Bb	F#	G#
C	B	E

Alan Akaka

C13th	B11th
E	E
C	C#
A	A
G	F#
E	D#
C	B
Bb	F#
C	B

Eddie Alkire

E Harp
E
C#
B
A
G#
G
F#
F
E
C#

Jerry Byrd

C6/A7	C Diat.	B11th
E	E	E
C	C	C#
A	B	A
G	A	F#
E	G	D#
C#	F	C#
C	E	B
A		B

Hanalei deWilligen

D13th
D
B
A
F#
D
C

John Ely

C13th	B11th	E13th
E	E	E
C	C#	C#
A	A	B
G	F#	G#
E	D#	F#
C	C#	D
Bb	A	G#
C	B	E

Ken Emerson

G6th
D
B
G
E
B
G

Herbert Hanawahine

E7th	C13th	A11th
G#	E	F#
E	C	D
B	A	B
G#	G	G
E	E	E
D	C	C#
B	Bb	G or A
E	C	A (low bass)

Sol Ho`opi`i

A Maj	C# min (E13)	C# min (low bass)
E	E	E
C#	C#	C#
A	G#	G#
E	E	E
C#	D	B
A	B	E

Bobby Ingano

C6th (7-string)	C6th (6-string)
G	E
E	C
C	A
A	G
G	E
E	Bb

Barney Isaacs

C13th	E13th
E	E
C	C#
A	G#
G	F#
E	D
C	B
Bb	G#
C	E

David Keli`i

C6th	D9th	G13th
E	E	E
C	C	C
A	A	A
G	F#	F
E	E	D
C	C	B

Bill Leavitt

C9 + A7
D
C
Bb
G
E
C#

Casey Olsen

C13th	B11th
E	E
C	C#
A	A
G	F#
E	D#
C	C#
Bb	B
C

Benny Rogers

D13th
F#
D
B
A
F#
C

"Feet" Rogers

D Maj
F#
D
A
F#
D
D (low)

Dick Sanft

Cmaj9#11	C13th
F#	E
E	C
D	A
B	G
G	E
E	C
G	Bb
C	C

Greg Sardinha

C13th	B11th
E	E
C	C#
A	A
G	F#
E	D#
C	C#
Bb	B
C