Showing posts with label Triads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Triads. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Advanced Picking Economy 2: Sweeping Major Triads in 3rd Position


Sweep picking means hitting a sting one time, while retaining up or down movements across strings.
Sweeping is usually thought of a way to gain speed, but it also easier.
If you don't have a bass player, in soloing it should be thought of as traveling to and from roots.
This sweep pattern will be a lick in the key of G Ionian. It will start on G and end on G.
This is the notes of 3rd position.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringB (root)CDE
F#GAB
DEF#G
AB (root)C
EF#G
thickest stringB (root)CD
The next 4 charts are to be combined into a lick.
These are the notes of the triads you will be using.
Start with G at the 8th fret on a down stroke and travel to B on a down stroke.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBCD
G(root)AB
EF#G
thickest string
Now return to E and sweep the C triad, E to G to C, with a single down stroke.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBC(root)D
GAB
EF#G
thickest string
Now to D, and sweep the D triad, D to A to F#, with a single upstroke.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBCD(root)

GAB
EF#G
thickest string
Now on the G triad is too difficult to finger, so stop at a Gmaj dyad.
A dyad is a two note chord.
Now to G and hit the dyad, G and B, with a single downstroke.
7th fret9th fret12th fret
thinnest stringBCD
GAB
EF#G(root)
thickest string
Once you learn the lick, don't forget to give it some rhythm.


Practice to metronomes:
https://craig-hamilton-guitar-lessons.blogspot.com/2020/05/metronomes_9.html


Metronome playlist here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aGo24oKGjE&list=PLnwtC5S5oy6VWZA9MvoyKazilF8d1_VqQ

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