In part one of guitar triads we looked at major triads and how you can learn these triads based on string groupings and the CAGED guitar system. In this lesson we’ll do the same with minor triads. If you need a review of triads and how they’re formed, check out part one again. Otherwise, let’s get started!
As is the case with major triads, these intervals are all a 3rd apart and the number of semitones between each interval determines the quality. With a minor triad we have the following stacked thirds.
We can build the minor triad shapes using four groups of 3 strings (1-2-3, 2-3-4, 3-4-5, 4-5-6). This is perhaps the easiest way to identify the patterns.
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When learning the triad shapes, be sure to note the root note position for each. This will allow you to quickly identify triad shapes across the neck and know the name of each triad.
If you were to continue up the fretboard past shape 3, you would get back to shape 1 again. Likewise, if you dropped back from shape 1, you would get shape 3.
If you’ve previously learned the CAGED major triads, then learning the minor triads will be a simple process of replacing the major 3rd with the minor 3rd.
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Note that the first diagram for each form is the full chord. The subsequent diagrams are the triads that can be derived from that position/chord shape.
Similar to major triads, a quick way to learn to utilize minor triads in your guitar playing is to substitute them for full chords in songs you already know. Try doing this for all of the triad positions to see how the different voicings can affect the feel of the song. For a few easy songs to apply this to, check out 5 Easy Songs to Learn on Guitar.Minor triads are constructedby stacking three notes : the root (tonic), major thirdand perfect fifthofanyminor scale, thus giving the interval formula 1, b3, 5.
As shownin the chart below, an A minor triad is made up of A (root), C(minor third) and E (perfect fifth). In comparison with major triad chords, the third is lowered by a semitone.
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Before starting exploring minor triad chords, you have to know thatan inverted chord is a chord whose notesare arranged in a different order. Itmeans thatthe bass can be the third or the fifth instead of the usual root note, thus giving different voicings.
You will find below 4guitar diagrams containing12 minor triad chord shapes in closedposition. Remember that closevoiced chords are those where the root position, and all inversions, fit within the space of one octave.
Open voiced triads provide a great way to expand your chord vocabulary, they are very useful for comping, composing or for chord melody arrangements.
Minor Triad For Guitar
Let's take an example with a C minor triad (close voicing). It is built with C, the root, Eb the minor third and G, the fifth. To builda open voicing, you have to move the middle note that is Eb an octave up. This way you get a new voicing : C (Root), G (fifth), E
Here are three guitar diagrams each containing three open minor triad shapes. The root chord R 5 b3 is in blue. The first inversion b3 R 5 is in red and the second inversion 5 b3 R is in green.
Minor triads can be used by pairs, this is what we call the triad pairs technique. It's a simple principle employed by many jazz improvisers.The basicused is to take two adjacent minor triads from the diatonic scale that are the ii and iii degrees, e.g with the C major scale.
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As you can see the C major scale (just as all the scales)contains three minor chord types related to the second, third and sixth degrees. Only two triads are adjacent, Dm and Em, the second and third degree.
The triad pairs system consists in playing these two triads over any diatonic chord. In this way you highlight some chord tones as explains below.
Here is an easy example of use of diatonic minor triad pairs over the iim7 chord of a classic 2 5 1 sequence.
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Here is a chart showing what tones are brought out when a minor triad is played starting on a specific interval. It will help you find new sonorities for your improvisations.
Let's take the sixth row as an example : When playing a minor triad starting on the major seventh (7)of a major 7 chord, the 7th, 9th and #11 are highlighted. The example in the sixteenth row show that when playing a minor triad starting on the #4 of a major 7 chord, you bring out interesting altered tones as the #11 and b9.
The following exercisebelow show what tones are highlighted when playingthe twelve minor triads over the same bass note (C). The lower stave show the bass note (C) whereasthe higher stave show the minor triads.
A Minor Triad
Example with the fifthbar: when stacking an E minor triad(E-G-B) on a bass ofC, wegetthe third (E), fifth (G) and eleventh (B) of C major.Triads can provide a very effective way to learn the fretboard, and identify where the chord tones sit on the fretboard when improvising. There is a lot of overlap between triads and the CAGED system shapes (the CAGED shapes are, in fact, triads), but the triads in this lesson are only made of 3 notes that fall into tidy little clusters on groups of 3 adjacent strings, which you may find a little bit easier to put to use on the fly. You’ll be able to use these clusters as a basis on which to build blues licks, mode-based licks, and more. For this lesson, it would be helpful (but not 100% necessary) to have a basic grasp of chord construction. Check out the HCG Music Theory lessons when you’re ready to learn it!
First, we need to define exactly what triads are. As the word implies, triads are groups of three notes that create chords. All of our basic chords are triads–a C chord, an A chord, an E chord, etc. Minor chords are also triads–Bm, Am, etc. When you start seeing numbers in your chord names (C7, Dmaj7, F9, Bb13(#5), etc.), it’s a sign that you are no longer talking about a triad. Note that when guitar chords (made up of 5-6 strings) have more than 3 notes, most of the time at least one, if not two, of the notes in the chord are actually doubled or even tripled, so the chord still counts as a triad.
It’s also worth mentioning that this lesson only covers major and minor triads. There are two other families of triads, augmented and diminished, that are not covered here because they are not particularly common outside the realm of jazz.
Major And Minor Triad Chord Charts: Root Positions And Inversions On A Piano Or Midi Keyboard
A basic major triad is “spelled” by taking the 1, 3, and 5 from a major scale. So a C major triad would be spelled C – E – G. And a minor triad is “spelled” by taking the 1, b3 (a.k.a. “minor 3rd”), and 5. So a C minor triad would be spelled C – Eb – G. These are sometimes referred to as “root position” triads, where the root (the 1) is the lowest note.
If we put the 3rd on the bottom, the triad is now spelled 3 – 5 – 1. This is a “1st inversion” triad. So a first inversion C major triad would be E – G – C. This chord would commonly be referred to as “C/E” (translation “C over E” or “C with an E in the bass”).
If we put the 5th on the bottom, the spelling is now 5-1-3 and we now have a “2nd inversion” triad. In C, this would give us G – C – E (and usually be called “C/G” on a chord chart). But all of these would still be called “C major triads.”
How To Memorize Guitar Triads In The Simplest Way Possible
The bottom line for now is that we have three possible spellings of triads, which will fall in 3 different ways on any group of 3 adjacent strings. You will probably find that many of these look pretty familiar, and if you know the CAGED system, you’ll also see that they comprise a 3-string chunk of the CAGED shapes. I think you’ll find these 3-note chunks to be more useful than the full CAGED shapes, especially when you’re thinking “on the fly” in improvisation.
I find these 3-string clusters to be very useful in improvising. More useful, in fact, than the full, 6-string CAGED shapes. Once you know where the root, 3rd, and 5th sit within these triads, you’ll find it’s pretty easy to locate the 7th and all of the other notes that you can use to create modes, play blues licks, etc. Subsequent lessons will cover these ideas.
As I put this lesson together, I realized that it makes sense to learn both the major and minor shapes at the same time. By doing it this way, you’ll learn where the 3rd (both the major & minor 3rd) sits within the triad shape. This will be extremely helpful in learning your
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