Allan Holdsworth bibliography

This list only covers books that have been officially released with Allan as the author or prime subject matter.

Reaching For The Uncommon Chord (1985). This book contain biographical text credited to Christopher Hoard and Allan Holdsworth, as well as transcriptions to several Holdsworth compositions by Fred Amendola.

Allan Holdsworth: Super Guitarist (1994). This book was published by Shinko Music Publishing in Japan, and contains transcriptions of several Holdsworth compositions. This book was not authorised by Allan himself. Whether it was withdrawn from the market, or is simply out of print is not known.

Melody Chords For Guitar (1997). To quote Hal Leonard, "Influential fusion player Allan Holdsworth provides guitarists with a simplified method of learning chords, in diagram form, for playing accompaniments and for playing popular melodies in “chord-solo” style. Covers: major, minor, altered, dominant and diminished scale notes in chord form, with lots of helpful reference tables and and diagrams."