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Subject: Holdsworth s 54 Duncan Terrace (54DuncanTerrace.tab)
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========================= 54 Duncan Terrace ===========================
========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================
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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:
5
8
7
x
x
6
Enjoy! Write with comments and requests!
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========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================
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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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========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================
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