Kawika by The Sunday Manoa is, hands down, one of my favorite songs. Peter Moon’s ukulele intro is the stuff of legend and his lead work at the end of the song stands as one of the finest uke solos ever recorded. The pure fire and musical brilliance of the group really shines forth on this track from their 1969 debut album, Guava Jam.
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Dm
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||o----------0-----1-|---1--0-0------|----------0-----1-|---1--0-0--------o||
||o----2-2-2---------|-----------2---|----2-2-2---------|-----------2-----o||
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Dm C
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|---------7-7-7----|
|----------0--1-|-----1--1-1-0h1p0---|-0----0-0-0-1-3-|--------/8-8-8----|
|----2-2-2------|------------------0-|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
Dm
|---^5-5-5-5-7-8-8s10-|------10--10-10-8-7----|
|---^5----------------|--------------------10-|
|---^5----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
C
|-7--7h8p7----7h8p7---|--------7-7-7-----|
|----------10-------8-|--------8-8-8-----|
|---------------------|------------------|
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Dm
Eia no Kawika e, ka heke a‘o na pua e
A7 C7 F
Ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Bb F C7 F G7 C7 F
Eia no Kawika ea, ‘o ka heke a‘o na pua
Bb F C7 F Em/ A7/
Eia no Kawika ea, ‘o ka heke a‘o na pua
Dm
Ka uila ma kahikina e, malamalama Hawai‘i e
A7 C7 F
Ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Bb F C7 F Em/ A7/
Ka uila ma kahikina ea, malamalama Hawai‘i
Dm
Ku‘i e ka lono Pelekane e, ho‘olohe ke kuini o Palani e
Na wai e ka pua i luna e, no Kapa‘akea he makua e
A7 C7 F
Ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Bb F C7 F Em/ A7/
Na wai ka pua i luna ea, ‘o Kapa‘akea he makua
Dm
Ha‘ina ‘ia mai ka puana e, o ka lani Kawika he inoa la
A7 C7 F
Ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Bb F C7 F G7 C7 F
Ha‘ina mai ka puana ea, ka lani Kawika he inoa
Bb F C7 F Em/ A7/
Ha`ina mai ka puana ea, ka lani Kawika he inoa
Outro Solo: Dm C