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Triads Are Hard For Me..., And here is why.

jer View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 05:08 PM
Mar 4 2009, 05:08 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.889 Joined: 3-September 08 From: Des Moines IA USA	I have always struggled with playing these. I understand the concept. No problem there. But playing them has always been difficult. And I finally figured out why. Nearly ALL of my playing over the years has been in one direction. UP the neck. Towards the bridge. I am stuck in powerchord land. Look at the shape of a powerchord, they go up the neck. Index finger always on the root. Scale shapes. Always starting ascending. Towards the bridge. If I play anything while going down the neck its usually on a single string. Or descending powerchords. Now look at the major/minor triad shapes on our handout... Look how many have the bottom string out in front of the others. ALL BUT ONE. It just doesnt feel right to me. I'm used to everything going the other way..... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Gear Jackson SL-1 USA Soloist Jackson DK2M ESP LTD MH-400 ESP LTD EC-1000 Ibanez Custom S-Series Martin 001 Acoustic Handmade Marshall JCM800 50watt head (with mods) Carvin 50x2 Stereo Tube Amp Boss GT-10 Preamp/Effects Processor Digitech GSP-1101 Preamp/Effects Processor Behringer FCB1010 Midi Controlled Floorboard Behringer Dualfex EX2200 Behinger Stereo EQ Line 6 POD with 2.3 upgrade Line 6 Floor Board Line 6 Spider III Practice Amp Nady UHF Wireless *"Who will eat the decay, when the worms have lost their sight?"*

sted View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 05:13 PM
Mar 4 2009, 05:13 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 1.758 Joined: 13-April 08 From: Merseyside, UK	I was discussing triads with my tutor last night, its gonna take me a long, long time to figure these things out! Is there any sections in the Wiki on triads, if not will there be one winks at the wikiers You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

jer View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 05:31 PM
Mar 4 2009, 05:31 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.889 Joined: 3-September 08 From: Des Moines IA USA	nope. no page called "triads" Here is a search. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/inde...h?search=triads You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Gear Jackson SL-1 USA Soloist Jackson DK2M ESP LTD MH-400 ESP LTD EC-1000 Ibanez Custom S-Series Martin 001 Acoustic Handmade Marshall JCM800 50watt head (with mods) Carvin 50x2 Stereo Tube Amp Boss GT-10 Preamp/Effects Processor Digitech GSP-1101 Preamp/Effects Processor Behringer FCB1010 Midi Controlled Floorboard Behringer Dualfex EX2200 Behinger Stereo EQ Line 6 POD with 2.3 upgrade Line 6 Floor Board Line 6 Spider III Practice Amp Nady UHF Wireless *"Who will eat the decay, when the worms have lost their sight?"*

Velvet Roger View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 05:45 PM
Mar 4 2009, 05:45 PM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 2.093 Joined: 5-August 08 From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands	If I may jump in a bit in this thread (sorry Monte ) . You may find my triads lesson useful, which contains several exercises to learn basic triads in different inversions throughout the neck. You can find that here Btw, I recognize your comment Jer, I had the same prior to starting my lessons IRL with a guitar teacher last year. It will take some efforts, but in the end it really pays off knowing these shapes all over the place You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Velvet Roger: Mar 4 2009, 05:45 PM -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!'

lcsdds View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 05:54 PM
Mar 4 2009, 05:54 PM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 2.054 Joined: 2-September 08	I feel you pain Jer. That is why I advocate the timer thing. Set you timer for 5 minutes and pick 1 box, either major or minor, and just try your best to finger them. Do the same box for a week, five minutes a day. Pretty soon they will be second nature. The timer allows you to cover something boring like triads and scale boxes for a small amount of time every time you practice and soon the stuff gets easier. Remember too, for soloing you won't be playing them as chords but rather as single notes. Don't try and learn these things all in one week. Just integrate it slowly into your practice routine and in a month or so you will have all the major and minor triad shapes in your toolbox. 5 min a day dude. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

jer View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 05:58 PM
Mar 4 2009, 05:58 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.889 Joined: 3-September 08 From: Des Moines IA USA	Oh yeah, I agree. And thats how I'll learn them. I wanted to share *why* they are hard for me. Newbies out there. Dont just play UP the neck. Play down and from high to low strings too. Walk forwards as much as you walk backwards. I find playing them as single notes much easier. I cna move through them fairly well that way. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Gear Jackson SL-1 USA Soloist Jackson DK2M ESP LTD MH-400 ESP LTD EC-1000 Ibanez Custom S-Series Martin 001 Acoustic Handmade Marshall JCM800 50watt head (with mods) Carvin 50x2 Stereo Tube Amp Boss GT-10 Preamp/Effects Processor Digitech GSP-1101 Preamp/Effects Processor Behringer FCB1010 Midi Controlled Floorboard Behringer Dualfex EX2200 Behinger Stereo EQ Line 6 POD with 2.3 upgrade Line 6 Floor Board Line 6 Spider III Practice Amp Nady UHF Wireless *"Who will eat the decay, when the worms have lost their sight?"*

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