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Allan Holdsworth - A Method To The Madness

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  • 7 Lessons

Learn advanced harmonic concepts and create your own style through detailed analyses of one of the greatest guitarists ever to have lived.
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About

With this book it’s my goal to give you the tools to create the wild and crazy lines that you so love and that Allan was so great at.
However, this is not a thesaurus of Allan Holdsworth licks. This is not intended to make you sound like a carbon copy of Allan Holdsworth or copy his licks verbatim.

Although it starts with a breakdown and analysis of his lines, this book is not primarily about Allan Holdsworth. It concerns a harmonic language that he was arguably the pinnacle of.

We will analyse and categorize aspects of Allan’s playing using a selection of lines from transcriptions,
then we’re going to go over different levels of harmonic “expansion” (as I like to view it),
next we’ll take an extensive look at Messiaen’s Modes and how to apply them and finally I will take you through the process of creating your own lines using these concepts.

Contents

Allan Holdsworth - A Method To The Madness

The main book with all the analyses and exercises.
Timothy Pedone - Advanced Harmonic Concepts For Guitar
  • 10.3 MB

Example Lines

Let's see how we can apply the concepts and create our own lines.
Messiaen Mode 3 over II-V-I Example 1
  • 1 min
  • 13.4 MB
Messiaen Mode 3 over II-V-I Example 2
  • 1 min
  • 5.4 MB
C7 Expansion Example
  • 1 min
  • 6.24 MB
Bridge Slipping
  • 1 min
  • 31.9 MB

MIDI & xml files

MIDI and xml files of all the lines and examples. The xml files can be imported into any notation software (Sibelius, GuitarPro, ...) and the MIDI files can be imported into any DAW (Cubase, Logic, ...).
Examples MIDI.zip
  • 14.7 KB
Examples xml.zip
  • 72.8 KB

Testimontials

C. Schmidt

"Hey Timothy, I went through your  entire Holdsworth book. Unreal man.
It deserves to be out on a lot of people's music stand!"

R. Surquin

"I am so happy with your e-book - real fun to play and read through - and it tickles the brain while doing so, thanks! I'm a schooled Classical/Jazz/Rock guitarist and I'm a Guitar teacher in the Netherlands and have been listening to Holdsworth since I was 16 years old and finally getting a handle on his quirky stylistics thanks to your method!"

"I've barely scratched the surface and I can already say your Holdsworth analysis is the best material on this subject by far!!!"

Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

What's included with my purchase?

  • The main e-book:

    • 42 pages of Allan Holdsworth Solo Analyses and Concept Breakdowns

    • 8 Methods For Harmonic Expansion

    • Messiaen Mode 3 Study

    • Harmonic Expansion Examples

    • Line Design (Step-by-step examples of how to create your own lines)

    • Holdsworth Inspired Scale & Arpeggio Exercises

    • "Holdsworth-isms" You Can Use

    • Applications & Implementations

    • Concept Stacking

    • How To Practice

  • All lines in xml and midi format so you can import it into your DAW or notation program (like GuitarPro)

  • Any future updates & revisions are included with your purchase

    • You'll gain automatic access to any additional lessons, videos and updates to the book


How many pages does the book have?

The book has 157 pages.

What format is the book?

The book is in pdf format.
The examples of the lines are added as extras in MIDI and xml formats.

Which solos/tunes are featured in the book

Phrases analysed from solos:

  • Pud Wud (Live)

  • 5 To 10

  • Rocks

  • The Sixteen Men Of Tain

  • Proto Cosmos (Live)

  • Funnels (Live)

  • Devil Take The Hindmost (Live)

Transcriptions published with kind permission from Allan Holdsworth LLC