JON HERINGTON & ALLEN HINDS Video Masterclass

This month we present our first video guitar duet. Jon Herington and Allen Hinds demonstrate their unique styles over the same colourful chords in Jason Sidwell’s track, Street Allure. LA session guru and GIT tutor Allen Hinds is no stranger to GT, having recorded two series for us (GT251-256, GT290-295). This time he’s joined by Steely Dan’s guitarist for 22 years, Jon Herington, making his GT debut. They do monthly online masterclasses together but this is the first time they have recorded as a duo, so we’re proud to present them here.

Street Allure has obvious harmonic and stylistic references to R&B and soul music ranging from Steely Dan through to Stevie Wonder, where rich chord changes provide the backdrop to our guests’ soloing. The tempo is 115 bpm with a straight feel (no swung triplets). There are several sections and a lot of chord changes to navigate, which both players discuss at length on the video. While this