Allan Holdsworth - Downside Up Lesson & Tutorial

Allan Holdsworth - Downside Up Lesson & Tutorial

Introduction: 0:00

A section: 1:23
B section: 7:57
B variation: 12:55
Playthru: 15:49

Hey guys! I'm still in the middle of doing research for my 'final' Allan video that I want to do. So in the meantime, I decided to put this out there.

This is a pretty straightforward tune (for Allan's standards) although it was written by Chad Wackerman. It has a lot of more common voicings Allan has used if you have watched my other videos so there's not much new in that department. But the song isn't too physically demanding so could be another fun one for someone to try who's apprehensive about learning these tunes.

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.

For those that do not know, I have written a book that lists and arranges chords used by Allan that you can pick up here for $10. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CRH9QTF. Thanks again everyone!