Allan Holdsworth Reshaping Harmony - Duo Apr 2026

: The title track "The Things You See" and the virtuosic "Up Country."

Allan Holdsworth’s approach to harmony wasn't just "different"—it was a complete reconfiguration of the guitar’s DNA. Nowhere is this clearer than in his duo collaborations , where the stripped-down format forces his ethereal melodies and "strange, angular" chords to take center stage. ALLAN HOLDSWORTH reshaping harmony - DUO

: He identified ten primary scales and their corresponding harmonies, treating them as vertical and linear sources of "pitch-class grouping" rather than simple background tracks. : The title track "The Things You See"

: His desire to emulate a saxophone led to a unique legato technique, allowing him to navigate these complex harmonies with a liquid smoothness that "preached without a mic". Essential Duo Listening: Album : The Things You See (with Gordon Beck). : His desire to emulate a saxophone led