Hey, are there lessons available for spread triads? I saw the youtube video about level 3 and 4 triads.
brad ekr
I haven't seen any specific lessons on GW for spread triads. But the youtube videos seem like a good source of information to augment what is already here.
Since there are a gazillion lesson on triads for all string sets in GW, it seems natural that the spread voicings should apply nicely to those existing lessons. For example, one of the proficiency videos demonstrates a Bb Blues using triads. I'm going to try to apply spread triads in a blues context and see what happens...
Are you guys referring to this:
Berklee Guitar Level 4 Test - Triads Spread Vosings Aug, Dim in any inversions
There is another one for level 3, which goes through the major and minor triads that I am focused on applying to the basic blues lesson. But it's the same idea. Two of the voices are within one octave and the other is above or below.
Okay, I usually learn something from these forums, so I'm trying to follow. Is it this one:
Super Simple Slow Triad Lesson That Anyone Can Understand (123 Strings Set)
This video (above) is quite a good introduction to what one might call the "Tomo way": start small, and add ingredients slowly. Limit, focus, master... then add one more thing.
It is a great overview of using triads musically and learning at a pace that helps to retain everything you learn. It's one of the reasons I joined is because I am very unfocused and need this sort of discipline.
The limitation he is imposing keeps the triads on the top 3 strings. If you look at the intervals from the lowest note to the highest note (pitchwise), no 2 notes are farther apart than a major 6th interval-a bit LESS than an octave! That is a great limitation for learning the fretboard intervals, 3 strings at a time with the most commonly used fingerings.
With spread triads, the lowest to the highest "spread" of the intervals is always greater than an octave (some as big as an 11th). And lessons about spread triads was the original question- and it is also a very advanced topic.
It is almost too much information, EXCEPT that if you look at a R37 dominant chord, with the root on the 6th string (A7 = 5x56xx), that chord spans greater than an octave (a 10th between the low A and C#), so I thought, why not learn major and minor chords that span greater than an octave, too?
Me being me, I'm always willing to "unfocus", overthink, and jump farther ahead than I'm able to play. So below is the video that I used try to answer the original question (notice that it is aimed directly at his Berklee students originally!) and far above my skillset, but very interesting information to work towards.... someday.
My answer to the question was to take some ingredients that we know (playing blues using basic major or minor triads) and add some spice (use more strings and play the blues with spread triads using what Tomo demonstrates in the video below (not much luck so far-sounds more like xmas carols!)).
Thomas Eckert
I took the afternoon and made a chord chart for it. It is way too hard for me to play and sounds kind of funny. But it was a good exercise and worth the effort, I think, even though I found out it is way too far above me. It help me practice reading notation at least!
https://www.soundslice.com/slices/43w4c/
The triad lesson that Tomo dropped today is much more musical and comfortable to play and well within my ability to practice. I'm sticking with that!