MICRO COURSE · 15-PAGE PDF · $8
Guitar Triads.
All four string sets
Three notes, four string sets, the whole neck. This short micro course shows beginners and improvers every close-position triad shape, drawn the way the Triad Explorer draws them, then shows you how to use those shapes as landing targets in your solos.
Who it's for
Beginners and improvers who already strum a few chords and want a clear map of the neck. It's a good next step if you can play open chords but still feel stuck in those shapes when you solo or accompany.
Before you start: you should already be able to play a few basic open chords, such as C, A, D and E, and read simple guitar tablature (tab). You don't need to read music or know lots of theory. The diagrams are explained as you go.
The course is written to work with the Triad Explorer, including the exact backing-track names from its drop-down. The Explorer is included with this course: your Triad Explorer access code is included in the full Guitar Triads course. If you want the numbers behind chords explained from scratch, How Chords Work (pay what you think it's worth, from $2) is the companion course.
Every triad shape.
Then land on the right notes.
Start with why triads matter and how the four string sets work, then learn every close-position C triad: major, minor, diminished and augmented. Each shape is drawn the way the Triad Explorer shows it, with inversions and fret numbers.
Later pages put those shapes to work: play-along progressions, landing on triad notes in a 12-bar blues, short practice routines, and a walkthrough of every control in the Explorer.
- 01Why triads matter
Voice leading, clean voicings, a map for soloing, and freedom up the neck.
- 02The four string sets
How the sets are numbered, why Sets 3 and 4 look the same, and one chord shown on all four.
- 03How to read the diagrams
Root, 3rd and 5th colours, inversions, and how to match what you see in the Triad Explorer.
- 04Major, minor, diminished, augmented
Every close-position C triad on all four string sets, including inversions.
- 08Play-along progressions
Three progressions with the exact backing-track name to choose in the Explorer.
- 09Landing on triad notes
Use triad tones as solo landing targets over a 12-bar blues, including a full chorus.
- 12Practice routines and quick reference
Short daily routines, plus a table of every C triad.
- AUsing the Triad Explorer
A glossary-style walkthrough of every control, colours and play-along tracks. Unlocks the Triad Explorer.
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