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From: uh090@freenet.victoria.bc.ca
Subject: Allan Holdsworth's Looking Glass


James, I thought I'd initiate the Allan Holdsworth chartage with
Looking Glass from the Atavachron album.  It was a rainy weekend,
and my ears were functioning better than ever!


=======================================================================
========================== LOOKING GLASS ==============================
========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================
=======================================================================

The structure of the tune is:

        Head1
        Ending1Head1
        Head1
        Ending2Head1
        Head2
        Ending1Head2

        ThatBeautifulTheme1
        Linkage
        Head2
        Ending1Head2

        SoloSection             (last time exit at the Ab#11...)
        ThatBeautifulTheme2     (...and take this to finish solo)
        Linkage

	Head2
        Ending1Head2
        Head1
        Ending2Head1


In terms of notation I've written the chordal phrases in TAB;
the top line being the high E string in a standard tuning scheme.
The solo section is given in terms of harmonies.  I'd like to
share ideas with others about voicings in the solo section.

Enjoy!...  and send me your Holdsworth charts,
	snippets, comments, etc.

Elliot E. Freedman (freedman@mprgate.mpr.ca)

=======================================================================
========================== LOOKING GLASS ==============================
========================= Allan Holdsworth ============================
=======================================================================


============================
Head1
============================


12    10         14      12      11 9      9       9       9  9   9
8     7          x       9       7  6      7       8       7  6   x
x     x          14      x       x  x      x       x       x  x   11
12    10         x       11      9  8      9       10      9  8   x
x     x          14      x       x  x      x       x       x  x   x
x     x          x       x       x  x      x       x       x  x   11


14       12        9    9    9      9  9    9         9    7     12
x        x         x    x    x      x  x    x         x    x     x
16       x     13  13   14   15     14 13   12        11   9     14
x        x         x    x    x      x  x    x         x    x     x
x        x         x    x    x      x  x    x         x    x     14
16       14        13   14   15     14 13   12        11   9     x


============================
Ending1Head1
============================

17      15      14      12    10
x       x       x       x     x
x   17  14      x   14  14    12
13      16      12      11    9
x       x       x       x     x
x       x       x       x     x



============================
Ending2Head1 (Ending1Head1 transposed up a major 2nd, typical AH!)
============================

19      17      16      14    12
x       x       x       x     x
x   19  16      x   16  16    14
15      18      14      13    11
x       x       x       x     x
x       x       x       x     x



============================
ThatBeautifulTheme1
============================


9       7       4       7          x            15        14   12
(10)    x    10 x    5  4          x    8       x         x    x
x       (9)     x       x          11           x    16   14   13
x       x       x       4          12           x         x    x
10      9       5       7          x            x         14   14
x       x       x       x          8            17        x    x


============================
Linkage
============================

7         10        x
x     8   x     10  x    8
x         11        11
x         x         12
8         10        x
x         x         8


============================
Head2 (Head1 tranposed down a perfect 4th, typical AH!)
============================

7     5          9      7      6  4      4       4      4  4   4
3     2          x      4      2  1      2       3      2  1   x
x     x          9      x      x  x      x       x      x  x   6
7     5          x      6      4  3      4       5      4  3   x
x     x          9      x      x  x      x       x      x  x   x
x     x          x      x      x  x      x       x      x  x   6


9       7        4   4    4      4  4    4         4    2     7
x       x        x   x    x      x  x    x         x    x     x
11      x     8  8   9   10      9  8    7         6    4     9
x       x        x   x    x      x  x    x         x    x     x
x       x        x   x    x      x  x    x         x    x     9
11      9        8   9   10      9  8    7         6    4     x


============================
Ending2Head2 (actuall Ending2Head1 transposed down a perfect 4th, ...!)
============================

14      12      11     9    7
x       x       x      x    x
x   14  11      x   11 11   9
10      13      9      8    6
x       x       x      x    x
x       x       x      x    x

============================
Ending1Head2 (actuall Ending1Head1 transposed down a perfect 4th, ...!)
============================

12      10      9      7    5
x       x       x      x    x
x   12  9       x   9  9    7
8       11      7      6    4
x       x       x      x    x
x       x       x      x    x



============================
SoloSection
        (a bare bones description,
        add your own embellishments)
============================


G/A-----G/A     A/G-----A/G             (2, 2 bars)


Bm9     Abm9    E/F#----E/F#            (1, 1, 2 bars)


Ebmin13 Ddim13  G/A-----G/A             (1, 1, 2 bars)


G/A-----G/A     A/G-----A/G             (2, 2 bars)


Abmin9  Ebmin9  Dbmin11 Cmaj#11         (1, 1, 1, 1 bar)
                                        (last time in solo go to
                                        Linkage2 following Cmaj#11)

Ab#11   Gmin11  Eb#11   Dmin11          (1, 1, 1, 1 bar)
                                        (that beautiful theme lies
                                        in these chords)

C#maj6  A#min11 F-------F               (1, 1, 2 bars)


C#/F#   D#/G#   C#maj6                  (1, 1, 1 bar)
                                        (back to beginning of
                                        SoloSection)


============================
ThatBeautifulTheme2
============================

10      8       5       8          x            16        15   13
(11)    x    11 x    6  5          x    9       x         x    x
x       (10)    x       x          12           x    17   15   14
x       x       x       5          13           x         x    x
11      10      6       8          x            x         15   15
x       x       x       x          9            18        x    x

(Ab)	(G)	(Eb)	(D)	   (C#)		(Bb)	  (F)
=======================================================================
=======================================================================
=======================================================================
=======================================================================








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Elliot E. Freedman	(freedman@mprgate.mpr.ca)
MPR Teltech Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada

(usual disclaimer)