John Fahey - Hawaiian Two Step

1978 Hamburg

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• fahey
• hawaiian
• two
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• hamburg
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[walterneff]

man good, question its weird how he's got the double dots on the seventh fret and nothing on the third

[smp156]

the only problem with this song is that its a few hours too short

[treetoptop]

I really like that technique, like at :30, of strumming the open strings with the fretting hand. What a full sound on this.

[OspreyD40]

@smp156 This is a continuation of his common concert medley that began with On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean. (The two have been spliced apart here into separate postings. Sometimes Fahey also segued in and out of another piece or two in slower 3/4 timings.) I am so grateful for these postings). The concert DVD has just within the last couple months become available. Try to get to the youtube New Varsity concert posting of the two pieces also.

[OspreyD40]

@treetoptop Notice also how he strengthens his barred chords by pressing his middle finger down on top of the index finger to assure full pressure- and take some stress off the first finger.

[oldbluechef]

Too damn many of the great blues pickers dead now. Of the 60s crowd, Fahey's gone, Barth's gone, Vestine's gone, Firk's gone too. The music lives, thank God.

[guild40]

@treetoptop Thanks for that! I never noticed the swipe with the fretting hand. I play this song, and it never occurred to me. I will try it out.

[wyclifdotnet]

I've watched this video before, but just now I noticed how he uses two fingers to form a barre chord-- his first and middle fingers. Fahey had a really unorthodox technique. He breaks all the rules I was taught in classical guitar: everything from the basics of holding the instrument to the way he frets the strings and his left and right hand positioning. But who cares about technique if you can play like he could!

[tintosangre]

Damned Fahey always makes it look so simple...

[bradshawvincent]

genius guitar but what an a wful combover!