Chords for Hawaii '78 - IZ

Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Bb

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hawaii '78 - IZ chords
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[D] .
[Bb] .
[C] He [D] o tamatu he .
[Bb] aroa o .
[C] .
[D] .
Ua mau, he a o [Bb] kaina.
[C] ka pono o [D] Hawaii .
100%  ➙  116BPM
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Israel Kamakawiwoole - Hawaii 78 chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bb, C, D, Bb, C and Bb in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 58 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 116. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ He [D] o tamatu he _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] aroa o _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Ua _ _ mau, he a o [Bb] _ kaina.
_ _ I [C] ka pono _ _ _ o [D] Hawaii _ _ _ _ _ .
Ua mau, _ _ he a o [Bb] kaina _ _ _ _ .
He ka [C] pono _ _ _ _ [D] o Hawaii _ _ _ _ _ .
If just for a day our king and queen.
[Bb] Would visit all these islands and saw everything.
_ [C] How would they feel about the changes of [D] our land?
_ _ _ _ _ .
Could you just imagine if they were around.
And [C] saw highways on their [Bb] sacred grounds.
[C] How would they feel about this modern city _ [D] life?
_ _ _ _ .
_ Tears would come from each other's eyes.
[Bb] As they would start to realize.
[C] That our people are in great, great [D] danger _ _ now _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ How would [Gm] they _ _ _ [Bb] feel?
_ .
Would [C] their _ smiles be content _ than [D] any cries?
_ _ _ _ .
_ Cry for the gods, cry for the [C] people.
[Bb] Cry for the land that was taken away.
[C] And then yet you find _ [D] Hawaii _ _ _ _ _ .
Could you just imagine if they came back.
[Bb] And saw traffic lights in railroad tracks.
[C] How would they feel about this modern city [D] _ _ life?
_ _ _ .
_ Tears would come from each [Dm] other's eyes.
As they [Gm] would start [Dm] to realize.
[Bb] [C] That our land is in great, great [D] danger _ _ _ now _ _ .
_ All the fighting that the king had done.
[Bb] To conquer all these islands, now there's _ condominiums.
[C] How would he feel if he [Am] saw Hawaii?.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ How would he [Bb] _ feel?.
_ _ _ Would [C] his _ smile be content _ than [D] any cries?
_ _ _ _ _ .
Cry for the gods, cry for the [G] people.
[Bb] Cry for the land that was taken away.
[C] And then yet you find _ _ .
[D] Hawaii.
_ _ _ [A] _ Hawaii, [D] my _ _ _ land.
I [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] will always remember you _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Hawaii, _ _ _ _ _ my _ _ _ land _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ I _ _ will [C] always remember _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ you.
Hawaii, _ _ _ my _ _ land.
[Bb] I will always _ _ remember you.
I will _ _ .
[C] _ always remember _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ you _ _ _ .
_ _ _ I _ _ _ will always [Bbm] remember _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ [D] Hawaii _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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