What are Triads?

Triads – the first step of our exciting new adventure!

As music history shows – they open endless possibilities.

Looking back on my playing, studying and practicing triads transformed everything about my approach to music.
Suddenly I became more melodic, confident and harmonically aware of what was going on.

as a teacher, I have repeatedly seen my students’ musicality develop dramatically after practicing triads. 

and by keeping these fundamental shapes in mind,
you will fuel your creativity and change your playing forever.

Now, as the saying goes: “You have to learn to walk before you can run”

So our first goal is to get these magical shapes inside your ears, fingers, 
and gradually into your imagination.

Treat them like actual music, embrace them with your heart & soul –
and music will take you for a ride. 

Grab your guitar, our journey begins!


Triads, Inversions, and the 4 sets of strings

Introduction

4 Videos

What are triads?

What are triads?

03:40
Major Scale's Chords

Major Scale’s Chords

01:11
Inverting Triads

Inverting Triads

02:01
The 4 Sets of Strings

The 4 Sets of Strings

02:33

Since triads on the guitar are played on three adjacent strings,

we have four-string sets that we will use to express them.                                           

( E,B,G. – B,G,D. – G,D,A. – D,A,E.)

The ability to play any triad on any set of strings is essential as there will
always be a time when it will be needed in our next improvised or composed piece.

You’ll be surprised at how these new sounds and shapes sound and ring different depending on where you play them!

 

Let’s do this!

The first step is to practice Major, Minor, Diminished and their Inversions,
Comparing all of those different shapes, on all 4 sets.

The chord types and notes are the same, yet the strings sets are different,
you’ll notice that the shapes of sets 3 and 4 are similar

  • When practicing, say the notes out loud “C, E, G” etc.
  • If you haven’t memorized all the notes on the fretboard yet
    Click here for a 4 minute daily warmup
    Remember: you can always slow down the video

*Btw - You can speed up or slow down video playback on the side of the player.. *Btw – You can speed up or slow down video playback on the side of the player.. 

https://vimeo.com/406520770