Minor Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 1: E, A and D Minor

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In this lesson, in addition to learning the triad shapes for the key of A and E, Mark talks about learning to hear the separate voices within the chord, instead of just thinking of them as block shapes.

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Minor Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 1: E, A and D Minor

Minor Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 2: B and G Minor

Minor Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 1: E, A and D Minor

Learn the last set of close-voiced minor triads on the bottom three strings. These shapes are the same as the shapes on the bottom middle strings, because the relationship of the strings is the same. Mark takes you through the root position, first inversion, and second inversion of all the E minor, A minor, and D minor triads and gives you some drills that combine these shapes with shapes on other string sets.

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