Melody Chords for Guitar by Allan Holdsworth
by Allan Holdsworth

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• Published by Centerstream Publications 112 Pages
• by Allan Holdsworth
• Artist: Allan Holdsworth

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Book Review: excellent view of his advanced chordal philosophy
Summary: 5 Stars

he uses fretboard 'chord scale' diagrams to illustrate the musical philosophy behind his work, but don't expect the usual 'chord charts'. he does not teach you to play like he does; there is not much music theory here, in the sense of which chords go together, as befits his feeling that he doesn't want to say what is the 'right' thing to do.

he does, however, give you his theory regarding chord formation and expects you to do the work to get familiar with and to advance in your own style. this is a challenging project for any musician, but it is more satisfying in the end than simply learning transcriptions note-for-note.

'reaching for the uncommon chord' contains a number of transcriptions with more traditional chord diagrams and solos transcribed in standard notation and tabular form if you want to learn some of his tunes to get an idea of how he actually plays; 'melody chords' tells you more about how he thinks, and is a great tool alone or with the reh instructional video.

i expect that this book will give me food for thought & practice for years to come. thank you, allan!

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