In this lesson, we'll learn what triads are and
how you can use them.
A triad is defined as a chord with three notes. If you
already completed lesson 4, then congratulations!
You have already learned some triads.
Like I said before
triads consist of three notes. If you're in standard
tuning (lesson 1), then we can take the major
chords that we learned from lesson 4 and analyze
them.
A major
e-----0-----
B-----2-----
G-----2-----
D-----2-----
A-----0-----
E-----x-----
Starting from the first picked string (open A), we can use the knowledge
from lesson 2 to find out which notes are being
played.
Take a look...
A major (tablature)
e-----0-----
B-----2-----
G-----2-----
D-----2-----
A-----0-----
E-----x-----
A major (notes)
e-----E-----
B-----C#----
G-----A-----
D-----E-----
A-----A-----
E-----x-----
As you can see, the A major is composed of
three notes A C# and E, making it a triad.
That's all there is to triads! Pretty simple,
huh? By figuring out what notes compose a chord like a triad, you can
transpose it to another part of the fretboard easily for a different pitched
sound or an easier finger position.
