HEADS UP! I made two mistakes: No. 1: At 3:38, I say, "A major third is stacked on top of a minor third," which is not correct. It's actually the other way around: the minor third is on top of the major third. The notes are displayed correctly, but I say it incorrectly. No. 2: The tab at 9:14 is not accurate. There is no change when going from the 1st inversion to the 2nd inversion. Thank you Karlschmied6218 and Musikmoshka for pointing this out!
This is an excellent video! Your explanations are very clear and comprehensive. I don't agree with some of the comments in this feed. People do not realize that some guitarist are beginners. Your demonstrations are very clear and easy to understand. Anyone that is a beginner at music theory or guitar should watch this video. Thank you.
BEST ever on the Internet. !! SO well presented/Demonstrated. VERY educatinal. has been IS a very GREAT help on my Music/Guitar Journey. very grateful and THANKFUL !!
This was super clear and helpful. I’m a total beginner, but the way you break everything down just makes sense. Thanks for putting in the effort-really looking forward to seeing more!
Yeah learning triads is very important for the player. What helped me was learning the triads like in this video, so you see how they connect and form a "chord" vertically across the neck
This was the first time seeing one of your videos. It was very comprehensive. Thank you for putting in the work. Now I'll be looking at your other videos. I can't play fast solo notes, but this chord lesson could help me master interesting voicings throughout a song. Which would help compositions sound more interesting. Subscribed.
No, but I get what you mean. This is one of those things that regularly confuses me too. You’d expect that, since a diminished triad is symmetrical-just like an augmented triad-it could be played using a single shape. After all, it consists of two minor thirds, just as an augmented triad consists of two major thirds. However, due to the guitar’s confusing nature, that’s not the case. When playing on string sets 1-3, the diminished triad requires a different shape for each position or inversion, unlike the augmented triad. On the other hand, string sets 3 and 4 share the same shapes for every triad type because the guitar is tuned in regular fourths from the low E string to the G string. What I mean is that a major triad in its first inversion uses the same shape on the E, A, and D strings as it does on the D and G strings. Feel free to check out the tabs I created-I think you’ll notice this right away when you go through the exercises.
C to E is a major third and it is stacked on a minor third E to G. It's correct. (Gregor from the edit here: Karlschmied is right. I wasn't paying enough attention. Sorry Karl!)
Probably just a native language difference? But, yes, this threw me too. C to E is a major 3rd. E to G is a minor 3rd stacked ON TOP OF the major third. Or, to align with how the author presented it, would be more like "C to E is a major third, and it is placed UNDERNEATH the minor third E to G". None of this is to detract from the excellent video though! I've subscribed 🙂
@@becomegreatatguitar What do you mean by "stacked" or "stacked on top of each other"? In a major triad, a minor third is, both pitch-wise and notationally, placed above (on top of) a major third and not vice versa.
@@karlschmied6218 By "stacked on top," I mean that the notes C and E form a major third, and the notes E and G form a minor third. This creates a minor third above the major third. Both intervals share the note E, which might cause some confusion...I hope this clarifies it. @quantumonions explained it very well too.
This is a great tutorial-well done! I really appreciate your enthusiasm for this triad approach. However, I think it’s worth noting that this is a well-established system that has been around as long as guitars have existed. It’s a fundamental concept in music theory and guitar playing, rather than something unique. That said, the way you’ve explained it and brought it all together in this series of videos is an extremely valuable contribution in its own right.
Well explained If people want to visualise this and practice themselves, with an interactive fretboard map, I wrote a tool for it, if ok with you I can send you the link. It's free btw, so not selling anything. How to use these in music and in composition is what people could do with knowledge of.
I think you might be missing the point here. This is music theory in practice, and a certain amount of explanation is essential to understanding the concepts. If you’re looking for a more pattern-based approach, there are plenty of other channels that focus on that. This channel offers something deeper for those who want to understand the ‘why’ behind the music.
Yeah sometimes music theory is difficult and you have to listen... it's just the way it goes man. Be grateful for the free lesson which is a very good one by the way🎉
HEADS UP!
I made two mistakes:
No. 1:
At 3:38, I say, "A major third is stacked on top of a minor third," which is not correct. It's actually the other way around: the minor third is on top of the major third. The notes are displayed correctly, but I say it incorrectly.
No. 2:
The tab at 9:14 is not accurate. There is no change when going from the 1st inversion to the 2nd inversion.
Thank you Karlschmied6218 and Musikmoshka for pointing this out!
This is an excellent video! Your explanations are very clear and comprehensive. I don't agree with some of the comments in this feed. People do not realize that some guitarist are beginners.
Your demonstrations are very clear and easy to understand. Anyone that is a beginner at music theory or guitar should watch this video. Thank you.
Thank you!
BEST ever on the Internet. !! SO well presented/Demonstrated. VERY educatinal. has been IS a very GREAT help on my Music/Guitar Journey. very grateful and THANKFUL !!
Thanks! Good to hear that!
The best instructional videos I’ve seen amidst the many overwhelming videos for guitar , well done
Thank you!!!
This was super clear and helpful. I’m a total beginner, but the way you break everything down just makes sense. Thanks for putting in the effort-really looking forward to seeing more!
Thanks for your feedback! It's good to hear that you, as a beginner, found this helpful too.
Very laid back teaching style. Thanks for the free resources. I subscribed.
Thank you. Very structured, useful.
Really enjoyed this/ Thanks for sharing it. It filled in a number of gaps in my understanding.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much, I’ll start practicing 🙏
Great! I'm sure you'll make good progress😊
Great Work, My Friend! I’m subscribed, and I look forward to your future videos!
Thanks for the sub! Glad you're here!
Yeah learning triads is very important for the player. What helped me was learning the triads like in this video, so you see how they connect and form a "chord" vertically across the neck
Absolutely. It's so important to see the connection vertically as well as horizontally.
Just wow!
Thanks!
This was the first time seeing one of your videos. It was very comprehensive. Thank you for putting in the work. Now I'll be looking at your other videos.
I can't play fast solo notes, but this chord lesson could help me master interesting voicings throughout a song. Which would help compositions sound more interesting. Subscribed.
Thank you! Glad you've subscribed!
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
This is well done!
great lesson
Thank you!
Great video
This is also good for trombonists.
Cool! But Why? I don't know much about trombones...
@ Low brass need to be able to walk bass lines (optimally in all keys). Your conceptualization of triad types is quite clear.
Hi Great lesson. Thank you. Is there an error in the diagram at 9:14 ? No change going from 1st inversion to 2nd .
Oh, yes, indeed, I made a mistake. The tabs do not match my playing there. Thank you for paying attention.
Great lesson!!!!
Thanks! 😃
2:40 :"this is because the augmented Triad has only one shape for all positions". Isn't that also true for all the diminished positions?
No, but I get what you mean. This is one of those things that regularly confuses me too. You’d expect that, since a diminished triad is symmetrical-just like an augmented triad-it could be played using a single shape. After all, it consists of two minor thirds, just as an augmented triad consists of two major thirds. However, due to the guitar’s confusing nature, that’s not the case.
When playing on string sets 1-3, the diminished triad requires a different shape for each position or inversion, unlike the augmented triad. On the other hand, string sets 3 and 4 share the same shapes for every triad type because the guitar is tuned in regular fourths from the low E string to the G string. What I mean is that a major triad in its first inversion uses the same shape on the E, A, and D strings as it does on the D and G strings.
Feel free to check out the tabs I created-I think you’ll notice this right away when you go through the exercises.
@@becomegreatatguitar You are right, thank you.
Is this what lead guitarists use in making some riffs? They make triads and arpeggio it?
pretty much, or just land on one of the notes in the triad
3:38: "a major third stacked on top of a minor third". isn't it a minor third stacked on top of a major third?
C to E is a major third and it is stacked on a minor third E to G. It's correct. (Gregor from the edit here: Karlschmied is right. I wasn't paying enough attention. Sorry Karl!)
Probably just a native language difference? But, yes, this threw me too. C to E is a major 3rd. E to G is a minor 3rd stacked ON TOP OF the major third. Or, to align with how the author presented it, would be more like "C to E is a major third, and it is placed UNDERNEATH the minor third E to G".
None of this is to detract from the excellent video though! I've subscribed 🙂
@@becomegreatatguitar What do you mean by "stacked" or "stacked on top of each other"? In a major triad, a minor third is, both pitch-wise and notationally, placed above (on top of) a major third and not vice versa.
@@quantumonions Thank you for clarifying. I actually wasn't sure if I conveyed the idea very well in this passage, but you explained it very well.🙂
@@karlschmied6218 By "stacked on top," I mean that the notes C and E form a major third, and the notes E and G form a minor third. This creates a minor third above the major third. Both intervals share the note E, which might cause some confusion...I hope this clarifies it. @quantumonions explained it very well too.
This is a great tutorial-well done! I really appreciate your enthusiasm for this triad approach. However, I think it’s worth noting that this is a well-established system that has been around as long as guitars have existed. It’s a fundamental concept in music theory and guitar playing, rather than something unique. That said, the way you’ve explained it and brought it all together in this series of videos is an extremely valuable contribution in its own right.
Thanks man!
@ no, thank you. It’s really good stuff. Thanks for making the effort!
Well explained If people want to visualise this and practice themselves, with an interactive fretboard map, I wrote a tool for it, if ok with you I can send you the link. It's free btw, so not selling anything. How to use these in music and in composition is what people could do with knowledge of.
Thank you, but I don't have the time right now to take a thorough look at it.
I’m quite interested
i want to see this!
Dude the amount of talking for so little playing-come on
I think you might be missing the point here. This is music theory in practice, and a certain amount of explanation is essential to understanding the concepts. If you’re looking for a more pattern-based approach, there are plenty of other channels that focus on that. This channel offers something deeper for those who want to understand the ‘why’ behind the music.
Yeah sometimes music theory is difficult and you have to listen... it's just the way it goes man. Be grateful for the free lesson which is a very good one by the way🎉