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HAWAIIAN SONGS

database compiled by Amy K. Stillman

The following lists are extracted from a dBase database of approximately 5, 495 entries compiled by Amy K. Stillman.

Index to Titles Beginning with...
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Abbreviations in the field entries have the following meanings:

TEXTLANG (language of text)
h = Hawaiian
e = English
t = Tahitian
j = Japanese

CHORDS
l = letters only
lg = letters and guitar tablature
lu = letters and ukulele tablature
g = guitar tablature only
u = ukulele tablature only

NOTATION
m = melody only
pv = piano and vocal
ps = piano and steel guitar
gt = guitar tablature
t = tablature, usually ukulele

FORM
v/c = verse and chorus
aaba = typically hapa-haole songs
strophic = same melody used for each verse
through = through-compose, i.e. no melodic repetition


Index to Titles Beginning with...
A | B | C and D | E, F, and G | H | I and J | K | L | M | N-O | P-Q | R-S | T, U, V, W and Y


Related information found at Hawaiian Songbooks Bibliography
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