“Haole Hula” Solo - Jerry Byrd

Jerry used his very interesting C Diatonic tuning to record this song from the “Byrd In Hawaii” album. (There's also a different version of the song on Jerry's “Hawaiian Beach Party” album, which is not tabbed here.) The hammer-on at the very end of the tabs, which requires a B note, gives it away. I've tabbed the song in standard C6th, and it is a really great song to learn, to fill your repertoire with tons of new ideas. I've slowed down the "Haole Hula" clip of the tabbed solo for you to hear the timing and study Jerry's work. Enjoy!

E__2_3_4_5~__________________________________3______________2_3_5_7~8_7_5_3___3__________

C___________________6__7_7_______________1_2___2______2___2_________________2_______2~1__

A_____________2_3_5__________________2_3_________2______3_______________________3_2______

G___________2____________7_______2_3_____________________________________________________

E________________________7___3_4_________________________________________________________

C________________________________________________________________________________________

E_____3___5__3__5_6_7___5_7_8_7_5_________________12_11_10________________10_____________

C___2_________________7___________7_6_7_9__________________11________________________11__

A_______5_________________________________9_10_10_____________12_11_______________10_____

G___________________________________________________________________11_10____10_9________

E________________________________________________________________________________________

C________________________________________________________________________________________

E__10__________8_7___________________7___5___________7_8_9_10_______8____7_______5~_2____

C_____12_____8___________________6_7___7___5~6~7__7______________________________________

A__________9_______7_6_____5_6_7___________5~6~7__7___________9_8_7___7__________________

G________9_____________7_6_________________________________________________7_6_5_________

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**BELOW: Many Jerry Byrd fans have difficulty figuring out what Jerry's playing because they assume Jerry's

using the C6th, but surprisingly, Jerry very often uses his incredible C Diatonic tuning (which is what he

used for this song). I tabbed it out in standard C6th, because that is what nearly everyone plays. If you

take a closer look at the C Diatonic tuning, it is indeed a C6th tuning, but Jerry included an F note and a B

note. Here's Jerry's C Diatonic (from low to high: E-F-G-A-B-C-E). You'll hear a hammer-on at the end,

which requires that B note, which is how I know that Jerry used his C Diatonic tuning to record this song.

I tabbed it differently, because there is no open B note. Really cool stuff! Enjoy!

E__3_____________0_____0___0__2__3__*0~5~0_______________________________________________

C____2___2__3~_4___4_3___2_____________________**0~1~0___________________________________

A______2___________________________________4___________0______END________________________

G________________________________________________________________________________________

E_____*ABOVE: Hammer-On. Pick the string open, then bounce the bar and let it off._______

C______You only pick the string one time, but you get three notes._______________________

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Jerry's “C Diatonic” Tuning | C Diatonic “Next To Jimmy”