Allan Holdsworth Voicings on a II V I

Jens Larsen
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Dm7 Dm7 G7alt G7alt Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
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            
5 6 8 7 10
         
Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 G7alt G7alt G7alt
          
10 9 15 5 3 8 13

        
Standard tuning
 = 80
Example 1 - II V I chords

Dm7 Dm7 G7alt G7alt Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

      
  1


2  

3
 
4 
    
s.guit.

12 8 9 11 12 10 5 3
8 6 6 8 10 8 5 3
 10 7 9 9 12 7 5 2
8 5 6 8 10 7 5 0

Example 2 - Inversions of the Cmaj7 voicing

Cmaj7

 5 6
 
   
12
10
 12 12
9
10 10 12

 
 7 8 9  10 
    
12 10 5 3
10 8 5 3
 12 7 5 2
10 7 5 0

11



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 Example 3 - Inversions of the Dm7 voicing

Dm7

12 13

     
12
8
 10 10
8 7 8 10

Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Dm7

   
  
14 15
  16 17

    
12 13 13 15 8
8 13 13 17 6
 10 14
9
15 5
8 10 10 15 7

Example 4 - Inversions of the G7alt voicing

G7alt


18 19

     
9
6
 9 9
6
6 6 8

G7alt G7alt G7alt G7alt

    

20 21
  22
 23
 
     
9 7 11 13
6 4 12 14
 9 3 11 13
6 4 8 14

Example 5 - Example II V I

Dm7 G7alt Cmaj7

   
24 25
  26

 
15 13 12
17 14 10
 15 13 12
15 14 10

Example 6 - Example II V I

Dm7 G7alt Cmaj7

  
27 28  29

   
8 9 10
6 6 8
 5 9 7
7 6 7

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