In honor of the passing of one of my most influential guitar heroes, Allan Holdsworth, and perhaps one of the most innovative guitarists of all time, I’d like to look at his use of diminished scales; in particular, the half-whole…
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Allan Holdsworth: A Guitarist’s Guide
I have a great deal to thank my first guitar teacher for. He was the one who introduced me, some 20 years ago now, to probably the biggest influences on my playing; one of which was Allan Holdsworth. Holdsworth is…
Shred Guitar Secrets: 3NPS Meets 4NPS
Earlier this month we looked at 4NPS (four-note-per-string) scales as used by the likes of Allan Holdsworth in this article. There’s an interesting correlation between 3NPS and 4NPS patterns, in particular the fingering, which is good to realize early on…