Looking glass — Holdsworth Allan

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========================== LOOKING GLASS ============================== ========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================

The structure of the tune is:

Head1 Ending1Head1 Head1 Ending2Head1 Head2 Ending1Head2

ThatBeautifulTheme1 Linkage Head2 Ending1Head2

SoloSection (last time exit at the Ab#11...) ThatBeautifulTheme2 (...and take this to finish solo) Linkage

Head2 Ending1Head2 Head1 Ending2Head1

In terms of notation I've written the chordal phrases in TAB; The top line being the high E string in a standard tuning scheme. The solo section is given in terms of harmonies. I'd like to Share ideas with others about voicings in the solo section.

Enjoy!... and send me your Holdsworth charts, snippets, comments, etc.

Elliot E. Freedman ([email protected])

========================== LOOKING GLASS ============================== ========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================

Head1

X x 14 x x x x x x X x 14 x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x

X x x x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x

Ending1Head1

X x x x x X x x x x X x x x x

Ending2Head1 (Ending1Head1 transposed up a major 2nd, typical AH!)

X x x x x X x x x x X x x x x

ThatBeautifulTheme1

(10) x 10 x 5 4 x 8 x x x X (9) x x 11 x 16 14 13 X x x 4 12 x x x X x x x 8 17 x x

Linkage

7 10 x X 8 x 10 X 11 11 X 8 10 x X

Head2 (Head1 tranposed down a perfect 4th, typical AH!)

X x 9 x x x x x x X x 9 x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x

X x x x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x

Ending2Head2 (actuall Ending2Head1 transposed down a perfect 4th, ...!)

X x x x x X x x x x X x x x x

Ending1Head2 (actuall Ending1Head1 transposed down a perfect 4th, ...!)

X x x x x X 12 9 x 9 9 7 X x x x x X x x x x

SoloSection (a bare bones description, add your own embellishments)

G/A-----G/A A/G-----A/G (2, 2 bars)

Bm9 Abm9 E/F#----E/F# (1, 1, 2 bars)

Ebmin13 Ddim13 G/A-----G/A (1, 1, 2 bars)

G/A-----G/A A/G-----A/G (2, 2 bars)

Abmin9 Ebmin9 Dbmin11 Cmaj#11 (1, 1, 1, 1 bar) (last time in solo go to Linkage2 following Cmaj#11)

(that beautiful theme lies in these chords)

C#maj6 A#min11 F-------F (1, 1, 2 bars)

(back to beginning of SoloSection)

ThatBeautifulTheme2

(11) x 11 x 6 5 x 9 x x x X (10) x x 12 x 17 15 14 X x x 5 13 x x x X x x x 9 18 x x

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