Guest Transcriptions
If you have put some TLC into tabbing or writing out any of Emily’s exercises or songs and wish to make them available for other players, here’s the venue. Simply attach a copy of the prepared piece in PDF or JPEG form with any other relevant information and click on the address below to send by email.
lu*allthingsemily.com
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John DiSalvo was kind enough to share his chord/melody leadsheet for Emily’s composition, Waltz For My Grandfather, the first for this lovely piece from her second album, Take Two.
Student and musician Owen Clunn from Australia offers his handwritten notes for
Snowfall and Blues For Herb.
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Tom Cope surprises us with a real holiday treat, Emily’s arrangement of We Three Kings.
Enjoy this Christmas classic with a twist of Emily’s supreme sense of arranging.
Francesco Franco shares his transcription of Daahoud Solo with brief harmonic analysis. Very nice work from another Emily fan.
Tom Cope put a lot of TLC and BS&T into these new Emily transcriptions for solo guitar that span her career start to finish with A Taste of Honey featuring a ‘Bonanza Bassline’ from her very first album, Firefly and the lovely and intricately layered tune Second Childhood from her last recording, This Is Me. You can send your thoughts and appreciation to twcope@comcast.net.
Enjoy this transcription of Emily’s solo from a Horace Silver tune, Strollin’, courtesy of jazz guitarist Terho Keskitapio from Finland. Visit his Myspace page to hear more. Click the icon below for PDF.
Argentine, Roberto Carlos Marquez was quite struck with Emily’s version of Sweet Georgie Fame from beloved composer Blossom Dearie that first appeared on East to Wes album though she played it often in live performances. Roberto is a former student of Francisco Rivero, Argentina’s most renowned player, composer and educator for jazz guitar (Click here for a listen) and has also proudly integrated Emily’s advise into his development by using minimal equipment, recording his own comp for lead study and naturally devoted use of the Metronome!
He’s open for reviews of his first Emily transcription, contact us if you have suggestions.
Joy Spring Solo
Mario Abbagliati
Emily took this Clifford Brown classic to new territory for jazz guitar when it appeared on her duo album Together with Larry Coryell in 1985. Internationally seasoned teacher and guitarist Mario Abbagliati has transcribed Emily’s solo for us in beautiful exacting detail. For more information, samples of his sound or other jazz transcripts visit him at MarioAbbagliati.com or Blog de guitarra jazz.
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
This Romberg/Hammerstein original made a formal appearance on Emily’s critically acclaimed album East To Wes and was a piece she performed many times at live venues. We are very fortunate to now have Emily’s version as transcribed by Mike Outram, an accomplished Jazz Guitarist, Composer and Professor of Guitar at Trinity College. A beautiful piece that has a haunting melody delicately laced with harmonics.
Visit Mike @ mikeoutram.com
or @ Youtube.com
Carenia
A saucy samba from Emily’s last album, This Is Me, provided by John Horne, transcribed back in his Duquesne University days. For intermediate and advanced players, this lead sheet of an Emily original will add some Latin spice to your bands repertoire.
If you need more guidance for the chords, Click Here for Carenia’s diagram chart.
Red Blouse
This version of Red Blouse, from J. Horne is a more professional and concise transcription. It’s everything you need on just two pieces of paper, a necessary detail appreciated most when schlepping your own gear to solo performances. Less is definitely better.
Arubian Nights ~ Joy Spring Solos
From Charles O. Hartman, his handwritten drafts of Arubian Nights and Joy Spring solos both based from versions appearing on the album, Together
Daahoud
Andy Key offers his take on Emily’s version of this classic Clifford Brown song she made so popular on East To Wes. Click on the music score icon to see Daahoud and other jazz standards available from him.
Also check out Starglass.net for another take on Daahoud and
other well known jazz favorites.
Blues For Herb
If you are a Guitar Pro software owner, click on the icon below for tab versions of this classic Emily composition thru 911TABS website.
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