Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Patterns Within Patterns 4: 3 Major Triad Shapes in 3rd Position

These chords sound happy even though this is a minor or minor scale.
These are major triads, as opposed to minor triads.
The deepest note, B, starts the Phrygian scale, which is mode 3 of the major scale.
This is my favorite position of the major scale.
This is the scale in question. The deepest note is B on the fattest string.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringB (root)CDE
F#GAB
DEF#G
AB (root)C
EF#G
thickest stringB (root)CD
All triads consist of 3 notes that consist of a root, a major 3rd interval, and a 5th interval.
Major triads take 3 different forms on the highest pitch strings.
The three forms are the root, 1st inversion, and 2nd inversion.
This is the shape of root inversion triads on the 3 highest strings.
The intervals are in order, root, major 3rd, and 5.
Thus, this is a Gmaj triad. If you are soloing it belongs to an Ionian pattern.
10th fret12th fret
thinnest stringD (5th)
B (maj 3rd)
G (root)
thickest string
This is the shape of a 1st inversion triads on the 3 highest strings.
It's intervals in order are major 3rd, root, and 5.
The Cmaj triad belongs to the C Lydian scale.
The Dmaj triad belongs to the D Mixolydian scale, and very importantly has a flatted 7th note.
The flated 7th is not a part of the Dmaj triad, and it is also hard to use without the orange D root.
If you feel really inspired, the orange 13th also fits in the mix too if soloing in D Mixolydian.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringC(root)D(root)
G 5thA 5th13th
E maj 3rdF# maj 3rd
flated 7thD root
thickest stringB
This is the shape of a 2nd inversion major triad on the highest strings.
It's intervals in order are 5th, root and major 3rd.
The Gmaj triad belongs to the G Ionian scale.
The sus4 note can be used to add suspense and release. It is not a part of the triad.
7th fret9th fret
thinnest stringB maj 3rdsus 4
G (root)
D 5th
thickest stringB
The next three patterns show the triads within the 3rd position.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBCDE
F#GAB
DEF#G
ABC
EF#G
thickest stringBCD
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBCDE
F#GAB
DEF#G
ABC
EF#G
thickest stringBCD
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBCDE
F#GAB
DEF#G
ABC
EF#G
thickest stringBCD

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