Holdsworth's Legato Approach

(inspired by Marshall Harrison's "Holdsworthian Legato lesson")

by Ryam Corton
Moderate

4
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h = 120

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you can mix it up with some pentatonic

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Lick 3 ( a strechy one) - works great over A#maj

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Lick 6 (pinky barre is going to kill you, guys)

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Lick 7 (now it's index finger barre)

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Lick 9 (those maj triad streches will kill you!)

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what Allan is actually doing in his licks

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