Leland "Atta" Isaacs Sr. (1929–1983) was an American,
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
an
slack-key composer, known for his
C major
C major is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and its parallel min ...
tuning ("Atta's C," C-G-E-G-C-E), and for his work with
Gabby Pahinui.
See also
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Sons of Hawaii
References
External links
Slack Key Guitar Book
1929 births
1983 deaths
American male composers
Guitarists from Hawaii
Slack-key guitarists
20th-century American composers
20th-century American guitarists
American acoustic guitarists
American male guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
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