Six Types of Triads on Different String Sets

4th String Set

E--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--
B--4-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3-----3--
G--4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----5-----4--
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
Gaug G Gm Gdim Gsus2 Gsus4 G


3rd String Set

E-----------------------------------------
B--4-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3-----3--
G--4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----5-----4--
D--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
Gaug G Gm Gdim Gsus2 Gsus4 G


2nd String Set

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G--4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----5-----4--
D--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
A--6-----5-----5-----4-----5-----5-----5--
E-----------------------------------------
Gaug G Gm Gdim Gsus2 Gsus4 G


1st String Set

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
A--6-----5-----5-----4-----5-----5-----5--
E--7-----7-----6-----6-----5-----8-----7--
Gaug G Gm Gdim Gsus2 Gsus4 G

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