Ka Ipo Lei Manu: John King ukulele

[artsygala]

RIP Mr. King

Your expertise will be missed by all who love the ukulele.

[UkeeDreamer]

The finest ukulele player of classical music; we miss you John. RIP Loon

[kekeozjo]

I had met and seen John King play at Uke Fest West and the two New York Uke Fests - I think this song is the most beautiful of all. I play it all the time now, in his honor, and I miss him.

[MartinRaetzJr]

Outstanding song, outstanding performance.

[MokeYoung]

Aloha,

My condolences to the Ohana of John King.

Mahalo's for sharing your Aloha and Art that is truly inspiring.

Me Ka Oia I O (With Great Sincerity),

Moke Young

[jhack1159]

RIP John King, who passed away April 3, 2009. He will be missed by many.

[hnlmkk]

Wow, you played that beautifully. This is one of my favorite songs written by our Queen.

[ModNF]

Saw the comment where it said it's tuned in GCEA. I could've sworn you were playing in slack key, maybe the video's off sync or something. I'm trying to learn this by ear

[plazguitar]

Dare say this the the most wonderful ukulele song out there. AND it's not easy.. email John and he'll sent you the tab. Yes it's standard tuning, no tricks. I've been practicing it for a few weeks and I've got the first two phrases mastered, this song is a beast! Play on John King...

[habanera17]

@plazguitar Would you consider sharing the tab? Mahalo a nui!

[za4ra4]

Oh man, this is killing me it's so freaking gorgeous!  Teach me!

[MariaGunnlaugs]

Really heartwarming.

[netwitted]

John, flawless as usual. See you at the NY Ukefest, again. I'm glad you've shared your iconic talent with the Youtube community where uke players come to compare notes and enjoy each other's company. Your presence completes the Holy Trinity of Ukulele-ists,,John, Jake, and James! You would do us all a great service by marketing a dvd tutorial to explain your technique that I believe you said took 30 years to discover, or come to. Thanks again for sharing.

[Nathanielguy]

This is lovely. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[ukeuncle]

Maka'i nui loa ke'ia. Mau hoku lima.

[hudsonart]

WOW... I didn't realize that a ukulele could produce such amazing music... wow..

[deecoffee]

any chance of a new book of music with this piece. I would love to spend the next year of my life learning it. thanks

[NaluMusic]

Thanks, no plans for a Hawaiian music book at this point but I'd love to do one.

[greybeardd]

Just lovely! I don't know whether to practise more or just throw my ukulele out the window :)

Is that a concert scaled instrument? with reentrant g?

[NaluMusic]

Thanks! Definitely keep practicing. My ukulele (in this video) is concert scale with reentrant tuning, GCEA.

[oldwhtman]

You seem have excellent technique. Did you study classical guitar before picking up the ukulele?

[NaluMusic]

Thank you. I actually started with the ukulele when I was six, then moved on to study the guitar a few years later.

[godhasgiventruly]

beautiful!

[NaluMusic]

Thank you, and thanks for listening.