Keola Beamer - 'Imi Au Ia 'Oe from his album Mauna Kea - White Mountain Journal

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'Imi Au Iä 'Oe -- 2 nylon string guitars and 1 electric guitar, all in C Wahine Tuning (C--G--D--G--B--E), from the lowest pitched string to the highest.

"In a small koa church, my Grandfather's voice would carry this song up along the pews, reverberating against the windows. As a small boy, I would stand next to him, holding my hymnal, not knowing about Good or Evil, who or what God was, just listening to the sound of the old man's voice and watching the skylarks high above the open fields."

On 'Imi Au Iä 'Oe Keola created this arrangement for two nylon string guitars and one electric guitar, adding a second melody to fill out the song. He is especially noted for his ability to compose additional parts to instrumental arrangements of simple, yet profound Hawaiian melodies where the words have been the most important element. Keola plays the piece in his trademark C Wahine Tuning, which is is known in Slack Key circles as "Keola's C", since he is most associated with it. Wahine means a tuning that contains a Major 7th note, here the B note on the second string, which is hammered on on the first fret to produce the tonic note C, one of the characteristic sounds of Wahine Tunings.