Allan Holdsworth
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What Scales Did Allan Holdsworth Actually Use? (The Truth About His “Outside” Sound)
Ask the internet what scales Allan Holdsworth used and you’ll get three kinds of useless answer. The first is “everything”…
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Allan Holdsworth Chords – How to Find Them
When Allan Holdsworth played chords, it could look downright bemusing and somewhat physically demanding; what’s more, how did he even…
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Did Allan Holdsworth Learn Scales Like This?
If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, you’ll know that I’m a huge Allan Holdsworth fan, and have studied…
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The Holdsworthian Approach to Diminished Scales
In honor of the passing of one of my most influential guitar heroes, Allan Holdsworth, and perhaps one of the…
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Allan Holdsworth: A Guitarist’s Guide
Allan Holdsworth was one of the most innovative guitarists who ever lived — a player who threw out conventional theory…
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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.…
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An Introduction to the 4NPS Scale System
I first saw this on Allan Holdsworth’s REH DVD, where he recommends learning scales using four notes per string instead…
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Unorthodox Guitar: Allan Holdsworth Style Chords
One of my all-time favorite guitar players, and possibly the single biggest influence on my playing over the years, has…
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How to Play Like Allan Holdsworth
You may not have heard of him, but Allan Holdsworth is one of the most interesting, unique and all-round terrifying…