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Diatonic triads and how to work on them (Patreon)

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2023-11-10 17:39:25
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Hello all! Yes, I'm banging on about triads once again. In this week's video I'm discussing diatonic triads, i.e. the triads that belong together in a key.

This is such an important and useful bit of knowledge, and in the video I give you a few exercises you can use to work on this stuff as well as discuss some practical applications.

I've tabbed out all of the exercises below, and I've also written out the little piece I play at the top of the video. The backing track I'm playing over will be in the next post.

Hope you find this one useful. Any questions or comments, please leave them below!

Speak next week,

Adrian

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Essential fretboard knowledge: diatonic triads and how to practice them

It's me, banging on about triads once again. Seriously though, this is important stuff. Do the work! Tab and backing track can be found on Patreon (pay what you like): https://www.patreon.com/anyonecanplayguitar My beginner soloing course: https://courses.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk My latest album: https://zodiactoys.bandcamp.com/releases Please subscribe here for many more YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/anyonecanplayguitarcouk Intro music 00:00 Hi 01:16 Theory 03:16 Basic triad scale exercise 08:07 Skipping thirds exercise 09:12 Taking it to the other string sets 09:57 Inversions 14:18 Triads in postion 18:45 Moving across the string sets 22:01 Musical applications 23:47 Bye 26:48 Check out my website: https://www.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk Social blah: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acpgtr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/acpgtr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk

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Thank you Adrian. I've been working on triads - it is a marathon, multiple marathons really. It will really help to have this musical piece & backing track for practicing! Have a great weekend!!

Peter Healy

Thanks again Adrian. Another timely Vid for expanding my skills/practice/melodies. I can also combine this with the "Playing the Changes" stuff I am "working" on. If I can get this under my fingers on strings 1-2-3 I'll be a happy man.

Dave Knowles

Triads are great and a great path to playing rhythm and lead Have you covered spread triads?

anyonecanplayguitar

Thanks Gertie, Yes, I packed a lot of stuff into this video so just take your time with it. Best just to do one exercise really well rather than rush through all of them.

anyonecanplayguitar

Thanks Peter. Yes, triads are a big part of my approach when I'm playing changes. Strings 123 definitely the most useful, so certainly prioritise that.

anyonecanplayguitar

Hi Dave, yes a long time ago, I think I referred to them as open-voiced triads in the video, though spread triads seems to be the preferred term these days. Was pre-Patreon but if you search my channel you should find it. Might revisit/remake that video in the future.

anyonecanplayguitar

Thanks Killian hope you find working on this stuff beneficial to your playing!

Peter Healy

Indeed, discovering Triads has really helped me. I have short and wide fingers on old (67 year) hands so my reach/spacing is limited. I can't do some of these exercises. But even with that, it still opens up so many usable chord options. I can then expand my "palette" to draw from as I practice the songs I am learning and incorporate into those I am writing.

albergo

The previous triad video should be looked at carefully as you get into this one. The previous one starts us switching between triad shapes on every string set, and starting to get the sequence of patterns down, with a lot of practice. That pattern is not diatonic though, so here Adrian is adding another level of complexity to the previous video. He also keeps saying getting the triad shapes is the key to jamming, and I can say from experience that worked for me. I went from learning those triad shapes as he explains in the previous triad video to improvising like crazy very quickly.

albergo

I'd also point out that playing triads and playing the changes in a solo is the same thing. Also, once you have the triad shapes down for soloing, it gets easier to use that framework and on top of it add notes beyond the 1, 3, 5. Adrian has several great videos for that also, one of them very useful while thinking about triads is the dominant 7 arpeggios vid.

Matt K

Thanks for this. No need to apologise for putting up a theory lesson. We need to know a certain amount of the theory and to also to do the practise with it in order to progress. You contribute extra context and come up with ideas for exercises to do which is very helpful. I can see how this will be great for getting better at R&B rhythm guitar playing which is my thing I'm working on at the moment.

Iain G

Adrian, playing guitar as you do is my aspiration in life! So, any theory that helps along the way is very welcome. Thias video is great!

Iain G

Hi Adrian, is there a backing track available for your solo at the beginning? That would be really helpful.

anyonecanplayguitar

Yes, it's in the next post. If you search from my homepage you should find it!

Iain G

Got it! Thanks a lot, Adrian