When Allan Holdsworth played chords, it could look downright bemusing and somewhat physically demanding; what’s more, how did he even come up with that stuff in the first place? Even before discovering Holdsworth myself, I…
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In Part 1, I mentioned that 4-note clusters are actually better for learning triad soloing than triads themselves. This is because 4-note clusters are the backbone/chord tones/arpeggio notes etc. of most of the scales, modes…
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You may not have heard of him but Wayne Krantz is a monster guitar player. He’s carved a truly unique sound on the instrument based on discarding traditional chord shapes and scale patterns in favor…
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I first saw this on Allan Holdsworth’s REH DVD where he recommends learning scales using four notes per string instead of three. While this is doable up at the dusty end of the fretboard, there…
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