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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All Major Triads – 4th String Set

All Major Triads 4th String SetA MajorE--0--5--9---12--B--2--5--10--14--G--2--6--9---14--D----------------A----------------E----------------B MajorE--2--7--11--14--B--4--7--12--12--G--4--8--11--12--D----------------A----------------E----------------C MajorE--0--3--8--12--B--1--5--8--13--G--0--5--9--12--D---------------A---------------E---------------D MajorE--2--5--10--14--B--2--7--10--15--G--2--7--11--14--D----------------A----------------E----------------E MajorE--0--4--7--12--B--0--5--9--12--G--1--4--9--13--D---------------A---------------E---------------F MajorE--1--5--8---13--B--1--6--10--13--G--2--5--10--14--D----------------A----------------E----------------G MajorE--3--7--10--15--B--3--8--12--15--G--4--7--12--16--D----------------A----------------E----------------

A Major Scale

A Major Scale

Power Chords

A power chord is just a 5th note interval, just the root note and a 5th note. Typically, played on the heaviest strings. A power chord is neither major nor