Maui Waltz
Song Lessons
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10m
Penned by Bob Nelson, the Maui Waltz is one of those Hapa-Haole songs that can get stuck in your head for days...I, personally, tend to like the Peter Moon Band version best, but it's been recorded by all the big names in Hawaiian music. Here I teach a chord-melody version of the song. I hope it gets stuck in your head long enough to make you want to learn it!
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