Major Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 1: C, G, and D

from: Guitar Chord Theory with Mark Goldenberg

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Learn guitar chord theory in-depth with Mark Goldenberg, a respected touring and session guitarist and a student of the legendary Ted Greene. You'll explore basic major and minor chord inversions all over the neck and on all string sets, as well as wide-triad voicings; harmonized major scales; major, minor, and dominant seventh-chord voicings; and more.

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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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Bottom Three Strings

Major Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 1: C, G, and D

Major Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 2: A and E

Major Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 1: C, G, and D

With this series of lessons, we get to the end of our close-voice major triad exploration of the fingerboard. You’ll learn all the triadic voicings on the bottom three strings: four (D), five (A), and six (E). Fortunately all these voicings have the same shapes as the triad voicings on the bottom middle strings. Starting with the keys of C, G, and D, you’ll learn the shapes for triads on these strings and learn to find the root, third, and fifth notes in each shape.

Major Triads: Bottom Three Strings, Part 1 (Available to subscribers)

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Major Triads on the Bottom Three Strings, Part 2: A and E →

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