Allan Holdsworth - White Line Lesson & Tutorial

*EDIT* The chord during the bridge at 13:37, Allan plays an open A along with the rest of the "Bsus4add9", making it more like an A6/9. The bass is also playing an A, so I probably thought it came from that. Thanks Livio for pointing that out!


Allan Holdsworth - White Line Lesson & Tutorial

Verse and Verse Variation: 1:14
Verse Variation Playthru: 10:02

Bridge: 11:00
Bridge Playthru: 14:15

Explanation of Tension Substitution & Example: 16:35

Solo Chords:
Ab Pedal Section: 19:17
add9 Modulating Section: 23:09

Chorus: 28:40

Solo Chords Playthru: 30:55

Outro: 32:55


Hello everyone! This time we're gonna tackle White Line. Please be warned this song is VERY difficult and I hope you all bare with me and not roast me for my sub par playing on this one. Some of the stretches are REALLY wide, as you can tell from the thumbnail! Two chords in this song appear in my "Top 10 Hardest Allan Holdsworth Chords" video, including the #3!

If you DO have large hands, you'll find that this song is actually very simple and straight forward. Almost all the verses are identical, and the chorus is easy. The only issue is really the bridge section and the solo section. It does have some nice "Tension Substitution" chords. If you're not sure what that means, I describe it a little with some detail. I also mention this in a few other videos now.

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.

Also, let me know what other songs you would like to see! For those that do not know, I have written a book that lists and arranges chords used by Allan. In doing that I have transcribed over 50 of his tunes. If you really dig these videos, drop me a like or a subscribe. Thanks!