Howard Emerson new composition
 

Just finished this a couple of days ago, and made a rough pass to help work the piece into shape.
I just love frailing! I hope you enjoy it!

https://youtu.be/k1zDZPK1AX4Regards,

Howard Emerson

Love it!! It has that "Howard vibe".....great groove......great stuff. Love the chord change at 1:38, what a treat to the ears.
Your style is so unique, smooth and identifiable.....just super, Howard.
Fred

That was foot-tapping nice. I liked it a lot.

I must say I'm a little jealous of your right hand fingernails. I usually have very strong nails that I leave longish and shaped for playing, but lately for some reason, they've been chipping and somehow I ripped my middle finger nail twice in just the past couple of weeks.

Excellent, Howard... I thoroughly enjoyed it. :up:

Fred,
Thank you so much for the kind comments! I hope they all sound different, but with my 'stuff' sprinkled on 'em.

The 'kernal' of the piece is around 10 years old (the V chord section that leads into that VImin transition you like), and recently I was playing on my Telecaster, and it was mmmmm.....okay, doing something, but nah.....and then I Found The Frail, and I've frailed on & off for years but never incorporated it into a piece.

The dam cracked open, and when I got the release part happening at 2:02 I got really excited.

After that it was a race to find the 'final' arrangement before my wife went looking for a sharp object. If she thinks that's bad, though, she should hear what goes on in my head when I'm 'editing'.............Give me tinnitus any day......oops.....I already have that, but I digress......

Thanks again!

Howard

And you can have nails just as beautiful.

I've been gluing tips on forever. I stopped getting the acrylic powder stuff over the tips a long time ago. The tips & Crazy Glue brush formula works just fine.

I use a Pro-Pik Fingertone on my ring finger because I can get just the right amount of angle & bite, and I never have to frail with that finger.

Now I understand that a lot of people are not down with the glue, etc, but it's what I've done since about 1992 or so.

I'm glad you enjoyed the piece!

Best,
Howard
http://howardemerson.com

PS to the mod squad
 

If anyone could actually put the youtube as embedded I'd appreciate it.

I tried wrapping the link, yada, etc, but........

Thank you kindly.

HE

Very nice Howard! I really like that and it does have your characteristic sound, as hard as that might be to define! I gave you a "thumbs up" on your YouTube channel!

- Glenn

Lovely!!!!

That was good Howard. I like that bounce.

Lovely Howard, really enjoyed that! Steve Barney must have been listening to you. I can hear you in some of his tunes. Thanks again!

Thanks Howard! Yes, enjoyed that section at 2:02 as things opened up! You have a "wicked" sense of humor.....laughed out loud at your final paragraph!
Thanks!

Steve Barney studied with me for a time. Round trip from New Haven CT to Huntington NY every so often.

He’s a good player and writer.

HE

Mighty fine. My foot is still tapping.