slack-key

adj

Etymology

From a translation of the Hawaiian kī hōʻalu (“loosen the [tuning] key”).

Definitions

  1. (of a string instrument or a manner of playing one) Performed with loosened strings, such…

    (of a string instrument or a manner of playing one) Performed with loosened strings, such that all of the strings play in the same key (most often G major).

    • Spanish-style guitars played in the standard position, though probably in altered tunings slack-key fashion.

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