Allan Holdsworth - City Nights
This is an instrumental, there are NO lyrics.
This is a challenge for even the experienced guitarist. Warmup
thoroughly before tackling this piece. There's TONS of legato
phrasing and lots of wide stretching. Allan has the smoothest
lead style I've ever heard. His solo stuff is awesome, so was
his band UK. Check him out!
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G|---5/7--------------------7---------------------------------|
D|-----------7-----5------------7-----5-------8---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------8-----6----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------------------19---------|
G|---------------------------------------------16------16-----|
D|----6/8----------------------------------14--------------14-|
A|--------------8-------6-----0w/bar---12---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------14h15p14----------------------------------|
B|----------------15----------15----------------------------19-|
G|-------------16----------------16----------------------17----|
D|----------14----------------------14-------12h16p14h17-------|
A|-15p12h15----------------------------15p12-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17h22p17--------------------17h21/24p21w/bar---------------|
B|----------17--------------17-----------------------15-------|
G|-----------------------17--------------------------------14-|
D|--------------17-14h17--------------------------------------|
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B|-------------15---------------------------------------------|
G|----12-----------14----12------15w/bar----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------15p13w/bar--------|
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B|--------------------------12/14-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---15-------------------------------------------11h12~~~----|
A|-------15-----13--14-----------------12---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------13--------------------10/12~~~---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---14-----------14----12\10-----------------12\10p9--9------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------11~~~---/12-~~~---10p8------------------------------|
D|---11------------------------------12p10p8-----10~~~\--12----|w/bar
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9-|
D|---12p10p9---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------12p10-----------10h12------------10h12------|
E|----------------------------10-------------10----------------|
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----11---10-----9----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------12p11p10p9\8------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------11p9p8----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------11-----|
C'mon everybody STRETCH!!!!!
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9-14p9------9-----|
D|----------------------------------9---14----------14--------|
A|--13----------10-------11p9---14----------------------------|
E|-------13p11------12----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-------------11--------------9------------------12-|
D|-14p9-14---14-10/11-16----16-11\9--14-----14--9/12---17------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------10---------------12---------------10---------|
D|-17p12\10--15------15p10/12-17------17p12\10-15-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------10h13h15----|
G|------------------10------------------10h13h15--------------|
D|--15p12p10h12-15------15p12p10h12h15------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10h13h15p13p10h11h12h13p12p11p10---------------12----------|
B|-----------------------------------14p13p11p10------13--10--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13--10b(12)----------------------10h15p10~~~~----------|
G|------------------12p10------------------------------9~~~~--|
D|-------------------------12--10h12--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10-12-13/17p16------|
D|-12----10b(12)--rb10p8---------------10---------------------|
A|-------------------------13p11p10-11------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------13h17p14h15------12h15p13-|
B|-----------------------------13h15--------------12-----------|
G|-16/19--14h17---------14h17----------------------------------|
D|---------------14h17-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--10h13p12-----8h12p10p8----------10-------------------10---|
B|------------8-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------12/14-------14p12----10h12--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------10---------10------------10---------10---------10--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12h14------12h14------12h14/15------15\14------14p12------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12p10p9h10h12p10p9-----9-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------12----10h12p10p8------8----------------|
A|---------------------------------------12-----12p10p8h10h12-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------9h14p9--------|
B|----------------------------------------9h11----------9h11--|
G|---------------------------10h13p11h13----------------------|
D|---------------9h13p11h13-----------------------------------|
A|--13-11--9h11-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8h11p10--------11p9---------12p9---------------------|
B|--9-------------9h11--------9--12--------12p9---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------11p9----9h11-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------9/12------------------------|
B|----------------------------12------------------------------|
G|------------9h11------9h11----------------------------------|
D|-9h11---11--------11-------------------------15-------17----|
A|---------------------------------------15h17----15h17-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------15/17h22p17w/bar/20------|
B|--------18--------------------------------------------------|
G|-15h17-----15h17--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------17-----------15----------------------------|
A|--------------------17p15h17--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20p15p13-12h15-10h13p12p10-------10------------------------|
B|----------------------------13p10----13p10------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------12b(13)-12p10----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------10h14-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10h14-------------------------------|
G|-----------10h12---------------9h14p11p9--------9-----------|
D|-12p10h12---------------------------------12p9----9h14p12p9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------8--------------------|
B|--------------------------8h10h11p10p8---11p10--------------|
G|---------------------7h10----------------------12~~~--------|
D|------------7h10p7h8----------------------------------------|
A|-12-----7h8-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
==w/bar======
e|-----------------8h10h11p10p8---13p11p10p8------------------|
B|------------8h11---------------------------11----10/w/bar---|
G|-10\9\8p7h8-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-h12------------------------------15p14-------13------------|
G|------12-----------------------14-------14\13----15p14p13---|
D|------------12~~~~-------14h17------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------15p13----------|
B|-13---------------------------------------15--------15p14---|
G|----14h16p14p12------14p13p12h14----12h15-------------------|
D|-----------------16--------------15-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13--------12-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----16p15----12-17p15----------14h15p14--------------------|
G|-----------------------17b(18)-----------17p16p15p14--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------16h18h19p18p16-------16----------|
B|---------------------14h16----------------19p16----19p16----|
G|--------------15h16-----------------------------------------|
D|--17p16p15h17-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------19b(21--|
G|-18h20p18p16----18p16-18p16-----------------------16---------|
D|-------------18-------------18p16-----------16h18------------|
A|----------------------------------18--16h18------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p14-16p12-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------14----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------14p13h16-12h15-14p12p11----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------14p12p10-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------14p12p10----|w/bar
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7--------9----------7---------------------6/7----------|
D|-----7--------9-------------7-------5~-----------------7----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5~~~--------6/8--------------------8---------------------|
A|----------------------8-----6~------------8------6------4---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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h = hammeron ps = pick scrape
p = pulloff % = repeat phrase
~ = vibrato
b = bend + natural harmonic
/\ = Slide tr = trill
* = Artificial Harmonic x = ghost note
t = tap note w/right hand w/bar = with bar
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