triads

This is part 3 of a multipart series on triads: Triad introduction and triads on G/B/E Major triads on other strings using octave drops Harmonizing scales with triads (this page) You now know all the close-voiced major and minor triad shapes on every string set, and all the major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads on the 1st string set (G/B/E strings). Before moving onto the next session of practicing (and applying) triads across all the string sets, let’s spend some time harmonizing the major and minor scales on just the first string set. [Read More]

This is part 2 of a multipart series on triads: Triad introduction and triads on G/B/E Major triads on other strings using octave drops (this page) Harmonizing scales with triads Triads exist on more than just the top three strings, of course. The shapes change slightly on each different set of three strings because of how the guitar is tuned. An excellent way to learn these additional shapes is using what Josh at Fretboard Anatomy calls “Octave Drop Chord Building. [Read More]

This is part 1 of a multipart series on triads: Triad introduction and close-voiced triads on G/B/E (this page) Triads on other strings using octave drops Harmonizing scales with triads Chords are just any number of notes played simultaneously. Technically, you could have two-note chords (AKA dyads) but most people consider three-note chords (called “triads”) to be the simplest possible place to start making useful chords. The four triad types form the “atoms” of western harmony. [Read More]