A triad is a chord made up of three notes: the root, the 3^rd and the 5^th. Triads are the building blocks of most chords in music. There are four main types of triads, determined by the intervals between the notes, major, minor, diminished and augmented.

Triads can be used to create smooth transitions between chords in progressions, especially when used in inversions. By using triads across different strings and fretboard positions, you can create different voicings and sounds without always relying on full chord shapes.

Inversions of triads occur when the notes of the triad are rearranged so that a note other than the root is in the bass. There are three types of inversions. Root Position where the root is the lowest note. First Inversion where the 3^rd is the lowest note. Second Inversion where the 5^th is the lowest note.

A Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

A Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

A Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

A Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

B Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

B Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

B Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

B Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

C Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

C Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

C Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

C Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

D Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

D Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

 D Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

D Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

E Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

E Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

 E Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

 E Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

F Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

F Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

F Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

 F Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

G Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

G Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

G Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

G Major Triad Shapes – By String Set

A Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

A Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

A Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 A Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

B Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

B Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 B Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 B Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

C Minor Triad Shapes by String Set

C Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

C Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 C Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

D Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

D Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

D Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 D Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

E Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

E Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

E Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

E Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

F Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

F Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

F Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 F Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

G Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

G Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

 G Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set  

G Minor Triad Shapes – By String Set

Diminished Triad Shapes – By String Set

Diminished Triad Shapes – By String Set  

Diminished Triad Shapes – By String Set  

Diminished Triad Shapes – By String Set

Augmented Triad Shapes – By String Set

Augmented Triad Shapes – By String Set

Augmented Triad Shapes – By String Set

 Augmented Triad Shapes – By String Set