Tag: Triads

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----------------

Six Types of Triads on Different String Sets

Six Types of Triads on Different String Sets4th String SetE--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 G3rd String SetE-----------------------------------------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 G2nd String SetE-----------------------------------------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

Triads – Minor Inversions

The following example uses Minor Triads in Am.Root inversion - root is on the lowest noteE--------0--B-----1-----G--2--------D-----------A-----------E----------- A C E R 3 5First inversion - root is on highest noteE--------5--B-----5-----G--5--------D-----------A-----------E----------- C

Triads – Major Inversions

The following example uses Major Triads in C.Root inversion - root is on the lowest noteE---------B---------G------0--D----2----A--3------E--------- C E G R 3 5First inversion - root is on highest noteE---------B------1--G----0----D--2------A---------E--------- E

Triads

A triad is a chord made up of three notes: the root, the 3rd and the 5th. Triads are the building blocks of most chords in music. There are four