Allan Holdsworth - Secrets Lesson & Tutorial

Allan Holdsworth - Secrets Lesson & Tutorial

Introduction: 0:00

Intro: 4:13

Intro Playthru: 10:08

Solo Section 1st part: 11:04
First Half Playthru: 17:19
Second Half Playthru: 21:07

Solo Section 2nd 3rd Parts: 21:43
2nd Part Playthru: 26:41

Outro: 28:10

Outro Playthru: 31:48

Hi again! Today we have my first Synthaxe tune "Secrets". I hope you guys like it. I think the lesson came out decent minus a couple of silly verbal slips.

This song is great to see what Allans normal 'chordal' vocabulary looks like as a lot of the chords can be found in other songs as well. I also talk about the problems teaching Synthaxe tunes in this. Two of the biggest being to alter the tuning on the fly, and using multiple patches. Thanks again for my friends Livio, Joe and Andre for helping me with the middle section of the solo!

Also I love this picture of Allan. Between using a breath controller with the Synthaxe and what he's wearing, this picture looks like it was taken in the year 3000 haha.

Some of you also might take some issue with some of the chord names. I figured I would add I did not take the bass note into consideration and only focus on the chords. I also tried to give the chord the most straightforward name I can, even if functionally it might not be correct.

Also, let me know what other songs you would like to see! For those that do not know, I have written a book that lists and arranges chords used by Allan. In doing that I have transcribed over 50 of his tunes.

Check out my book here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CRH9QTF

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