Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 16 April 2017) was a British guitarist and composer. He released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played a variety of musical styles spanning a period of more than four decades, but is best known for his work in jazz fusion.
Holdsworth is noted for his advanced knowledge of music, through which he incorporated a vast array of complex chord progressions and intricate solos; the latter comprising myriad scale forms often derived from those such as the diminished
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From:[email protected] Subject: Holdsworth's 54 Duncan Terrace (54DuncanTerrace.tab)
This laid back tune is from the Secrets album and features Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Jimmy Johnson on bass, and Allan Holdsworth on guitar. The soloists are: Alan Pasqua on piano, JJ on bass, and AH on SynthAxe controlled synthesizers (a layered, plucked harp sound).
There is also a version of this tune on the There's A Heart In My Song album on JMS by Gordon Beck & Allan Holdsworth. With its slightly extended form featuring a piano solo and a reedy SynthAxe solo, this version of the piece is more introspective.
The structure of the tune on the Secrets album is:
Intro: drum fill... I, I, III (head), Piano Solo: I, II, IV, I, II, III Bass Solo: I, II, IV SynthAxe Solo: I, II Outro: III... end chord!
Part II is a development of the kinds of phrases in part I. The basic chordal movement in Part III, the head of the tune, is used for part IV. It is transposed a half step down and is presented without the passing chords... Really beautifully put together!
I've marked the location of the first dramatic splash with !!! in part I. On clean guitar it might be played as a B5 chords. I suggest: (x, 2nd fret B, 4th fret F#, x, open string B, x)
When comping over this section, part I, for solos the following more colourful voicing seems to be played by AH: (x, x, 11th fret C#, 8th fret D#, 7th fret F#, x)
The chord marked by ()()(), again in part I, could, in the solo sections, be replaced by this D# minor 9th: (11th fret D#, 9th fret G#, x, 10th fret E, x, 9th fret C#)
The chord marked by [][][] in part II, when comping, seems (?) to be replaced by: (9th fret C#, 11th fret G#, x, 8th fret D#, 5th fret E, x)
As I haven't made any attempt at transcribing the rhythmic aspects, just the voicings and harmonies, you will require a certain familiarity with the tune. I've been told that one of my chords is unreachable! If a particular chord is unreachable, check that the harmony is correct. If it isn't, write me as I've made an error in notation. If it is, re-finger the chord!
Note that time flows to the left and partially arpegiatted chords are notated as follows. Here, add the G on the B string while holding down the low Bb, D and high A:
I: ()()() x x x x 5 2 x x 6 x 7 7 7 7 8 3 0 7 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 7 6 7 10 6 x 12 x x x x x x 7 x x x 4 4 5 5 x x x 13 8 15 x x x x 6 5 3 11 x 13 ()()()
II: !!! [][][] x x x x 5 x x x 6 0 7 7 5 5 8 0 0 7 7 10 2 7 7 4 4 7 x 7 10 13 4 x x x x x 4 7 x x x 4 4 3 3 x 2 x 13 16 x x x x x 6 x 3 11 14 5 !!! [][][]
5 x x x x 5 6 9 8 6 5 7 12 8 6 x 10 x x x x x 15 13 9 1 6 13 11 7
III: (head)
x x x x 5 x x x x x 5 3 10 7 3 5 5 7 10 7 3 5 5 6 12 9 5 7 x 9 12 9 5 7 5 12 9 5 7 9 12 9 5 7 x x x x x x x x x x x 14 11 7 8 10 14 11 7 8 4
IV: (The 'just' of the chord progression of the head transposed down a half step. It is solo'd over by piano & bass in the sequence: I, II, IV)
x x 4 6 x x 4 9 2 4 4 8 9 2 4 4 11 4 6 8 11 4 6 11 4 6 8 11 4 6 x x x x x x x 13 6 7 9 13 6 7
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