: 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.
: 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). ALLAN HOLDSWORTH reshaping harmony - DUO
: Instead of thinking in static shapes, Holdsworth viewed the entire neck as a shifting grid that reconfigured the moment a chord changed. : He identified ten primary scales and their