Yet another (deceptively simple) route to mastering the fretboard and putting inversions to practical use. Been studying guitar for years and years with a number of good teachers (and trawling RUclips) - but Jimmy seems to have a gift for switching on lights in my brain, and cutting through the clutter. (BTW I’m not his mum!).
Amazing... I was going to ask for a video on triads. I really think if you only had one thing to pick, triads are the most simple, versatile, and great sounding fundamentals to master. Endless applications. Thanks for another great video.
I totally agree, enormous value from just three notes! I’ll definitely be going into more depth with a lot of this at some point. I hope you’re getting good use from this stuff.
This is the beginning of advanced guitar playing. You need a solid body of knowledge to understand this but once you do it unlocks access to all kinds of levels
Such a lovely lesson, beautifully and gently delivered, and packed with information. Thank you for being so very generous with your knowledge Jimmy. Everything you describe and discuss in this video is where I'm at with my guitar studies at the moment. It's a lot of work but feels like a real breakthrough on so many levels. A little trick I've discovered for getting the most out of lesson videos on RUclips that are brimful of information is to play them back at a slower speed, but that might just be because I'm rather slow. There are gems to be discovered here packed into every sentence. Learning the tonic of each of the inversions also makes playing harmonised scales a lot of fun, horizontally and vertically, and using triads to get familiar with the circle of 5ths/4ths is another great way to help navigate the fretboard, and importantly chord progressions as you mentioned.
I’m glad there’s some useful stuff in here and I hope you get on well with it. I use the playback speed thing all the time too, it’s a really great feature. I’d like to go into more detail about many of the things contained here, so will probably do a few more videos on the topic soon. Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer The big takeaway for me was forming the triad inversions across strings by placing the top note in the bass, so simple, so bleedin' obvious once you've seen it. Wish list: open triad inversion across string sets (vertical); open triad inversions horizontally up the fretboard.
It's an Auden Chester - they're built quite close to me and are lovely. I've had this one about 7-8 years and done around a thousand gigs on it 😂 super reliable workhorse. Check them out if you like: audenguitars.com/
Thank you for watching - I hope you find this useful! It is difficult stuff, but the longer I play and learn, the more I realise it all comes back to this. 🎸🎸
Glad it was helpful! You’ll recognise the shapes from your bar chords etc, but thinking in this way opens up new possibilities, and more musical sounds. Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
I can absolutely recommend the book called ‘Chord Connection’ by Robert Brown. It’s the single most useful resource for learning all the triads on the different string sets in EVERY key using the Circle of Fourths! This book is also included in a bigger compendium titled ‘Guitar Chord Resource’.
That sounds great, I’ll check it out! Personally, I generally struggle to memorise things out of books and only really get anywhere when I sit down and work it out myself. The thing about applying them round the Circle sounds like it could be really useful though - thanks for the recommendation 🎸🎸
With respect, I think the unique value of this lesson is, that by methodically working the inversions out for yourself (and understanding their relationship), you lock them into your memory more effectively.
Just my two cents. You can take the overwhelming part out of teaching these to beginners if you put a concrete purpose to it. I actually teach this to learn the notes of the fretboard, which ironically makes this less overwhelming because there's a reasoning behind it. Same thing happens when you do what you talked about. Take a simple progression and learn it everywhere on all string groups. Like most of us, I end up teaching a lot of beginners, and I really like your takes on a lot of things. I'm always looking for different approaches to teaching, and you have some great stuff! Thanks, bro!
Yeah I agree - no kid is going to practise this stuff for the hell of it. However using it to play simple chord progressions can be really useful, but still also challenging! I find myself returning to this stuff all of the time. Thanks a lot for watching! 🎸🎸
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer Exactly! When I saw this video I spent half an hour going back over all this stuff lol! It's easy to forget how useful the basics are if you leave them alone for too long.
Hi Jimmy, question: is there a lead guitar solo in popular music that is comprised entirely of just triad chord shapes (not arpeggios or chord tones), but with a few added notes for melodies (like a 2nd or 6th)? "Bad Moon Rising" solo is an example. Know any others?
Ooo, good question. The Creedence example is a good one, I’ll have a think of some others. The aim is not necessarily to use them exclusively though, but use them as a way of targeting chord changes I guess (one of many applications anyway). When you strengthen these foundations you start to see the thought processes behind a lot of the classic solos (Comfortably Numb, Sultans of Swing, Hotel California are all good examples). I’d suggest picking solo you already know and just have a look to see if you can find any, and relate them to whichever chord is happening at that moment. That then will give you some recyclable material to use in your own solos.
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer Hey Jimmy thanks, yes understood that application but was looking for something more like a chord/melody solo using triad shapes and adding an extra note or two. An example is "Bad Moon Rising" but there's got to be others? Thanks
Sorry, I get what you mean now. I think you’ll have more luck looking for riffs than full solos perhaps but I’ll think of some I’m sure (one of the songs that helped me practise this was You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon). You’ve given me a great idea for a video. Thank you!
What about 371 ? The most important triad to break way from the boring 135 which is can easily be a stumbling block to get stuck on for years and can stop people progressing further moving from blues to more jazz concepts or 251 progressions It all simple if you basically know the 1 3 relationship rule and any number can be 1 Why is there any more to explain than the simple equation in music of a+2=3 ? Homer Simpson DOH
I can’t see anything come through but if it does I’ll see if there’s a way of refunding. It should be working now though, I’ve just done a test payment and it worked ok 😄
i came to this after too many years stumbling over the fretboard when i realised there are only 3 fundamental shapes ..D....A..and E...Mainly i navigate over the high and middle string set . Learning a new song i fixate on the 2 best places to learn the song as triads with minimal movement and sounding the way i want...thicker or thinner.Then i link that with the Nashville numbering system so that as soon as possible the song is not G Em C D....G Am Bm D....but.......1, 6,4,5....1,2,3,5...It's amazing how little movement is needed to get through even complex progressions....Even complex chords get reduced to 3 notes, but keep the 3rd/sus4 always. i think the less physical movement between chords the more you can think in a musical way...This all works well especially if you are playing in a band setting... but if a solo performance then it's good to move on to the wide triads.
That’s right, I agree. Combining this with the number system is powerful, and staying in a small area of the fretboard allows you to voice lead like a piano player would. Thanks for watching 🎸
To much yap No basic explanation of the opposite progression of third for example and the mention of the caged mentioned at the end by which time most have clicked next due to waffle. Could have done with some diagrams for explaining what's going on even though moving up in 3s is basically 2s when thinking a diagram easily.shows what's positive and negative list example 1357 positive 246 negative or opposite or next line movement People don't think CEGBDFAC but CDEFGABC and that is makes it hard to do correctly. The opposite is basic If the 1 3 relationship is major Then the 3 5 is minor (opposite) Only the 7 is min min (diminished,) All other 6 use opposite If doing 3 throughout 2 octaves do opposites till the 9th the 9th always copies the 7th and is the secret number To remember Simple remember 9th when doing 3rds Always opposite the minor major till 9th Job done Why does nobody simpley explain simple honesty information like this and should include information on this.? Enough said Just plan execution of video as I know you mean well at the end of the day just some diagrams would help 100% 👍
I’m here to be helpful and share things that I’ve found useful myself - not to show off about how much music theory I know. What you are describing wouldn’t make much sense to someone coming at this for the first time, particularly if they’re still getting to grips with intervals on the fretboard. This video is about visualisation of the shapes, in a way that’s approachable to players of all levels. If you feel it’s below your current skill level, then don’t feel obliged to watch (or comment). If it frustrates you that no one talks about the things you mentioned, make a video on it. I’m sure some people would find it interesting.
Mighty lesson!!
Thanks a lot for watching! Hope it’s useful! 🎸
Yet another (deceptively simple) route to mastering the fretboard and putting inversions to practical use.
Been studying guitar for years and years with a number of good teachers (and trawling RUclips) - but Jimmy seems to have a gift for switching on lights in my brain, and cutting through the clutter. (BTW I’m not his mum!).
I’m so glad you’re finding it all useful, thanks mum 😂😂
Great lesson man. 👌
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Just leaving a comment before this blow up to million views :)! Well done video
That would be nice, thanks for watching! And thanks so much for joining the Patreon, truly appreciated 🙏🎸
Amazing... I was going to ask for a video on triads. I really think if you only had one thing to pick, triads are the most simple, versatile, and great sounding fundamentals to master. Endless applications. Thanks for another great video.
I totally agree, enormous value from just three notes! I’ll definitely be going into more depth with a lot of this at some point. I hope you’re getting good use from this stuff.
This is the beginning of advanced guitar playing. You need a solid body of knowledge to understand this but once you do it unlocks access to all kinds of levels
I agree, it changed everything for me. Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
Such a lovely lesson, beautifully and gently delivered, and packed with information. Thank you for being so very generous with your knowledge Jimmy. Everything you describe and discuss in this video is where I'm at with my guitar studies at the moment. It's a lot of work but feels like a real breakthrough on so many levels. A little trick I've discovered for getting the most out of lesson videos on RUclips that are brimful of information is to play them back at a slower speed, but that might just be because I'm rather slow. There are gems to be discovered here packed into every sentence. Learning the tonic of each of the inversions also makes playing harmonised scales a lot of fun, horizontally and vertically, and using triads to get familiar with the circle of 5ths/4ths is another great way to help navigate the fretboard, and importantly chord progressions as you mentioned.
I’m glad there’s some useful stuff in here and I hope you get on well with it. I use the playback speed thing all the time too, it’s a really great feature. I’d like to go into more detail about many of the things contained here, so will probably do a few more videos on the topic soon. Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer The big takeaway for me was forming the triad inversions across strings by placing the top note in the bass, so simple, so bleedin' obvious once you've seen it. Wish list: open triad inversion across string sets (vertical); open triad inversions horizontally up the fretboard.
I’ve never heard of that brand guitar but I am in LOVE with it
It's an Auden Chester - they're built quite close to me and are lovely. I've had this one about 7-8 years and done around a thousand gigs on it 😂 super reliable workhorse. Check them out if you like: audenguitars.com/
Great vid. Found you via a link posted by Colin Gordon on the Rock and Roll Guitar Group page. Both of you are generous teachers.
Thank you for watching! I’m not sure I’ve seen the rock
And roll guitar group, is that Facebook? 🎸
Excellent & clear!
What a great approach to find/build those triad positions while being aware of which inversion is happening.
Thanks for watching! 🎸🎸
I rarely comment on music channels, but I just wanna say this 1 is a gem
Thanks so much for the kind words 🎸🎸
You're such a great teacher Jimmy with an incredible gift, thank you sir. ❤
Thanks for the kind words! I just enjoy sharing things that fascinate me. Thank you for watching 🎸🎸
This is super helpful. Thanks!
No worries! Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
Thank you! Very well explained!! That opens great new doors…👍
Thanks for watching! I agree, it was a bit of a game changer for me 🎸🎸
Nice. Thank you.
Thank you very much for watching 🎸
A fun exercise. If you know the major scale, find the triad shapes yourself.
I agree, best way to make it stay in your mind. Trial and error! Thanks for watching 🎸
Thnk you going to try
Thanks for watching, have fun and let me know how you get on! 🎸
Very good explanation of a difficult subject. Well done and thank you for the video!!
Thank you for watching - I hope you find this useful! It is difficult stuff, but the longer I play and learn, the more I realise it all comes back to this. 🎸🎸
I find your lessons very instructive, helpful and inspiring. Thanks, Jimmy!
That’s very kind, thank you. I’m glad you find them useful!
Thanks Jimmy. The wide triads are a real insight. Right in front of me and I never twigged - as usual! 🙂
Glad it was helpful! You’ll recognise the shapes from your bar chords etc, but thinking in this way opens up new possibilities, and more musical sounds. Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
I can absolutely recommend the book called ‘Chord Connection’ by Robert Brown. It’s the single most useful resource for learning all the triads on the different string sets in EVERY key using the Circle of Fourths!
This book is also included in a bigger compendium titled ‘Guitar Chord Resource’.
That sounds great, I’ll check it out! Personally, I generally struggle to memorise things out of books and only really get anywhere when I sit down and work it out myself. The thing about applying them round the Circle sounds like it could be really useful though - thanks for the recommendation 🎸🎸
With respect, I think the unique value of this lesson is, that by methodically working the inversions out for yourself (and understanding their relationship), you lock them into your memory more effectively.
Fab as always
Thanks a lot for watching 🎸
great shii.... I mean- stuff. GREAT STUFF !
Thanks for watching 😀🎸
thia is gold mate well done!
Thanks a lot for watching! 🎸
Super helpfull ty hope this channel blow up
Thank you very much for watching 🎸🎸
Just my two cents. You can take the overwhelming part out of teaching these to beginners if you put a concrete purpose to it. I actually teach this to learn the notes of the fretboard, which ironically makes this less overwhelming because there's a reasoning behind it. Same thing happens when you do what you talked about. Take a simple progression and learn it everywhere on all string groups.
Like most of us, I end up teaching a lot of beginners, and I really like your takes on a lot of things. I'm always looking for different approaches to teaching, and you have some great stuff! Thanks, bro!
Yeah I agree - no kid is going to practise this stuff for the hell of it. However using it to play simple chord progressions can be really useful, but still also challenging! I find myself returning to this stuff all of the time. Thanks a lot for watching! 🎸🎸
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer Exactly! When I saw this video I spent half an hour going back over all this stuff lol! It's easy to forget how useful the basics are if you leave them alone for too long.
Hi Jimmy, question: is there a lead guitar solo in popular music that is comprised entirely of just triad chord shapes (not arpeggios or chord tones), but with a few added notes for melodies (like a 2nd or 6th)? "Bad Moon Rising" solo is an example. Know any others?
Ooo, good question. The Creedence example is a good one, I’ll have a think of some others. The aim is not necessarily to use them exclusively though, but use them as a way of targeting chord changes I guess (one of many applications anyway).
When you strengthen these foundations you start to see the thought processes behind a lot of the classic solos (Comfortably Numb, Sultans of Swing, Hotel California are all good examples).
I’d suggest picking solo you already know and just have a look to see if you can find any, and relate them to whichever chord is happening at that moment. That then will give you some recyclable material to use in your own solos.
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer Hey Jimmy thanks, yes understood that application but was looking for something more like a chord/melody solo using triad shapes and adding an extra note or two. An example is "Bad Moon Rising" but there's got to be others? Thanks
Sorry, I get what you mean now. I think you’ll have more luck looking for riffs than full solos perhaps but I’ll think of some I’m sure (one of the songs that helped me practise this was You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon).
You’ve given me a great idea for a video. Thank you!
Fk yeahh!
😄🎸
Thanks can you give the Link for the *respelling seventh chords* videoo
Of course! Thanks for watching 🎸🎸
INSTANTLY improve your chord knowledge
ruclips.net/video/8aSkhKNMbzM/видео.html
What about 371 ?
The most important triad to break way from the boring 135 which is can easily be a stumbling block to get stuck on for years and can stop people progressing further moving from blues to more jazz concepts or 251 progressions
It all simple if you basically know the 1 3 relationship rule and any number can be 1
Why is there any more to explain than the simple equation in music of a+2=3
?
Homer Simpson DOH
👍
I'm not sure your tip jar is working? Either that or I just made several 5 dollar donations🙃
I can’t see anything come through but if it does I’ll see if there’s a way of refunding. It should be working now though, I’ve just done a test payment and it worked ok 😄
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer The problem was my browser, an old version of Safari. It's gone through now using Firefox.
Can’t thank you enough, much appreciated 🎸🎸
i came to this after too many years stumbling over the fretboard when i realised there are only 3 fundamental shapes ..D....A..and E...Mainly i navigate over the high and middle string set . Learning a new song i fixate on the 2 best places to learn the song as triads with minimal movement and sounding the way i want...thicker or thinner.Then i link that with the Nashville numbering system so that as soon as possible the song is not G Em C D....G Am Bm D....but.......1, 6,4,5....1,2,3,5...It's amazing how little movement is needed to get through even complex progressions....Even complex chords get reduced to 3 notes, but keep the 3rd/sus4 always. i think the less physical movement between chords the more you can think in a musical way...This all works well especially if you are playing in a band setting... but if a solo performance then it's good to move on to the wide triads.
That’s right, I agree. Combining this with the number system is powerful, and staying in a small area of the fretboard allows you to voice lead like a piano player would. Thanks for watching 🎸
To much yap
No basic explanation of the opposite progression of third for example and the mention of the caged mentioned at the end by which time most have clicked next due to waffle.
Could have done with some diagrams for explaining what's going on even though moving up in 3s is basically 2s when thinking a diagram easily.shows what's positive and negative list example 1357 positive 246 negative or opposite or next line movement
People don't think
CEGBDFAC but CDEFGABC and that is makes it hard to do correctly.
The opposite is basic
If the 1 3 relationship is major
Then the 3 5 is minor (opposite)
Only the 7 is min min (diminished,)
All other 6 use opposite
If doing 3 throughout 2 octaves do opposites till the 9th the 9th always copies the 7th and is the secret number
To remember
Simple remember 9th when doing 3rds
Always opposite the minor major till 9th
Job done
Why does nobody simpley explain simple honesty information like this and should include information on this.?
Enough said
Just plan execution of video as I know you mean well at the end of the day just some diagrams would help 100% 👍
I’m here to be helpful and share things that I’ve found useful myself - not to show off about how much music theory I know.
What you are describing wouldn’t make much sense to someone coming at this for the first time, particularly if they’re still getting to grips with intervals on the fretboard. This video is about visualisation of the shapes, in a way that’s approachable to players of all levels. If you feel it’s below your current skill level, then don’t feel obliged to watch (or comment).
If it frustrates you that no one talks about the things you mentioned, make a video on it. I’m sure some people would find it interesting.
@@LearnGuitarWithJimmyBrewer There's always one, eh?
Charming