Im getting started with Triads and watched a few videos, and this is by far one of the best if not THE best,cause it doesnt only give you some shapes but also shows the connection. Besides that, youre a great and cool teacher.
100% foundational work. I wish someone would have taught me this at 14, instead of unlocking it in my 40's! Glad to know I'm not the only one who talks to myself, lol.
From 14 until your 40s you never thought about becoming a better player or advancing? No magazines, no internet, no local teacher? At 18 after 3 years of playing I looked for every single resource to advance. From local players to teachers to guitar articles or books. With your character, it doesn't matter if someone taught you the above at 14.
@@lelandgaunt7130no books really pointed it out or were vague about it. A lot of better players would gate keep info as well stay ahead in my experience too. You ask them how to improves over changes and they’d say something like “idk it just kind of happens” even many interviews with professional artist in interviews act like they don’t know theory or what they are doing and it’s all just comes so natural.
From opened chords, to bared chords, to be yelled at by other players asking don’t play the chords stay away, to discovering your channel and be part of the studio, to now other players asking how I make is sound so clear and sonically unison. Triads have been my game changer. Thanks.
As a Studio member, I took Chris's first Triad Mastery class. It was a lot of work (and still is a work in progress) but it really helped me understand where my fingers are on the fretboard. Chris is a great teacher and the Studio has been a great community to learn and share everything about guitar.
I got into triads only recently due to an earlier video and it is just funny how this transformed my playing (or rather to acknowledge how much thinking in the same old open/barre chords and (yes) scale shapes held me back). The most fascinating aspect for me is how the triad shapes (including the minor variants) naturally flow into each other with small changes to form many common chord progressions. That might be worth it's own video.
I play guitar from 18 years old to 35 and then head injury to a finger on my left hand. At 43 years old they decided to pick up the guitar again play left handed. Thankfully, in some sense, I am left-handed but starting over has been discouraging. However, this time around instead of noodling for 17 years I’ve learned and memorized all the notes on the freeboard. I’ve been practicing my triads so this could not have come at a better time for me. I am really focusing on learning theory this time around. Love your channel. It is extremely helpful.
Understanding, and using triads has transformed my playing in more ways than I could say here. The freedom to play anywhere on the neck and the multitude of voicing options is absolutely mind blowing. I’ve been a Patreon / Studio member for nearly a year now, and my playing and understanding has skyrocketed, with your guidance. I can’t thank you enough Chris.
This message comes to you from a Vietnam Combat Veteran who is 47 days away from celebrating his 80th birthday. No matter how good this video turns out to be, (only 1:59 into it now) I will remember it for a long time because your Strat is the only one I've ever seen with a P-47 Thunderbolt on it. Thank you for that! Am I currently wondering why this is so? You bet I am.
Because, as sexy as the P-51 was, the Thunderbolt defeated the Luftwaffe, and as a ground attack aircraft it helped defeat the Wehrmacht as well :) That said the F-4 Phantom (of which I assume you’ve plausibly seen in action to some degree) did the same for the conflict you served in. I’m a huge aircraft nut and these are my two faves. Thanks for your service and thanks for being here!
@@curiousguitarist Thank you so much for your thoughtful response, greatly appreciated. Me, planes & guitars: I built and successfully flew 1st rubber powered model at age 7. Bought 1st guitar at age 16 (Harmony Master, $35 new) Built and successfully flew 1st R/C model at age 18. (Semi scale Cessna Bird Dog) Bought a J-3 at age 19, taught myself how to fly it, too. The R/C experience helped a lot. Back from Nam in '67, the GI bill covered cost of my commercial pilot license. Bought a Luscombe 8A shortly after that, flew it a number of years. The Strat I acquired in the early 60's was stolen in the late 60's. Years later its' replacement spent 15 years in a closet, after which I developed a severe case of CRS. (Couldn't remember songs I sang and played in country bands) Then, came TH-cam, and here I am finally getting closer to being the guitarist I want to be. I promise not to send more lengthy messages like this one. Hope you enjoyed it though! Now, back to your video. John W. PS: Yeah, the "Jug" was quite a plane!
I have been playing guitar since 1974. Triads are one of the coolest things to learn. The end of Hotel California has some really nice cool triad in the end of it. I love playing these little small intricate three fingered chords. They’re really cool thanks for the video. I hope a lot of people watch you. They will learn a lot about guitar plan. Thanks for the video. Have a great day.👍🏼😁🎸😎
I have been playing guitar a very long time (without a teacher) and this was the most succinct demonstration of triad I've encountered online. Marvelous.
I've learnt so much in just a few days from your channel, I just want to thank you in the most respectful way possible.. not only did I just learnt the stuff, I actually applied the TRIAD theory and sort of explored and made music confidently... Just want to thank you, certainly you know how to make people understand complex stuff easily.
@@curiousguitarist While exploring, I finally got a sense of all those licks played by the guitar heroes haha.... I have understood that it's all connected and it just feels phenomenal once you start understanding the fretboard.. Thank you, you are a great teacher!
Chris! You are a true Master and unselfish with your knowledge! Thanks for always giving us full perspective on everything!..., I know these all over the fretboard like many on here. But! the way you've explained the significance to how you can have total control over the entire fretboard just hit me like a ton of BRICKS! I never really thought about it like that! BRILLANT !!!
Been trying at guitar for ages now and this channel is the first time I've ever felt I have made real progress. Thanks so much for making these videos they are extremely helpful! :))
I really like the music that you play at the introduction of the Triad lesson. Do you have any tabs for the music available for purchase or do you have a class on it? Thanks.
I do have TABs for the intro section, but not the full piece. The lesson TABs are for sale here: www.patreon.com/posts/72064891 But email me at chris at curiousguitarist dot com and I'll send you what I have TAB'ed out for the song itself :)
I once owned a chord book as thick as a dictionary. All it ever did was gather dust, the thought of trying to memorize literally thousands of chord shapes was too daunting. Thanks to Chris Sherland, that book is still gathering dust, simply because I don’t need it at all. By learning the Major Triad, Chris showed me that I can build pretty much any chord I need.
Thanks for a great video Chris.. it was easy to comprehend for a visual learner like me! Btw, I also signed up for your Triad Mastery course and look forward to learning even more from you.
Great lesson man. Would we be able to get a pop chord diagram as you’re playing next time? Sometimes I have a hard time seeing exactly what teachers are playing. Kind regards
I don't get on here as much as i should for other reasons, I've said it before you explain this the way we need to hear it which is a skill on its own, which makes it easier to understand. Thank Chris your a good teacher, I'll try and do my best to get on here more often, all the way from Australia.
Hi Chris! Thanks for the excellent tutorial. So, the key seems to be using the three strings and the knowledge of the octave off of the higher to lower octave (or reverse). I've never looked at it that way before... Now, to practice, practice, practice! LoL
Late to the party but oh my word.. now looking at the fret board with fresh eyes following your tutorials (3 seen so far)Chris has the skills to unlock pandora's box. Subbed.
@@curiousguitarist I know we breifly was on the content in context subject in one of your other triads video. I hope you can do a "put triads to work" lesson, ie in your patroen studio. As hard as I try to remember all shapes it still sort of a hit or miss thing. One day I do remember, the next day not so much. Thx for educating us.
Loved every time you did a run of 4 C chords in 4 consecutive progressive positions. Rang like church bells. The Inversions with different bottom notes surely can be a higher level of choosing the right C chord for a run, or melody, and/or creating moods and seed emotions BRILLIANT!!
Wow this was just what I have been working on this week. I started with the A and worked it up.the fret board as far as I can, taking time to name the notes to try to remember the note names as well. Next week I'll go to B and the following week C all the way to G. So far it's really helping me. Glad this episode came today to reinforce my practice. Chris your the best teacher on you tube in my opinion and if all goes well next month I'll be on patreon to get all the benefits. Thanks so much!!
Thanks Ray, I'm so glad to be offering up helpful stuff. Thanks in advance for your support, and please know, it is much appreciated. Looking forward to seeing you in there!
Thanks I'm looking forward to it myself, since my playing has improved more in the last couple months of your lessons than in the last year so im grateful for your lessons.
CHRIS, try to make a video lesson about using your left hand THUMB for slash chords and which chords can you use to make into slash chords because not all chords you can make into different slash chords. Also you can make a video lesson about phrasing 101 knowing the classical and jazz terms of phrasing because each 4 bars should have a home note, climax note, ending line notes, etc the beatles are really good at building phrasing in their vocal melodies very classical 101
Hey Ed, so glad you enjoyed this one. The on-screen notation in this video is really aimed at understanding how to see the chord tones inside the chords you already know. The actual lesson TABs include the standard staff as well as the fret numbers, and they are available on patreon.
Hi Chris - please can you re -do a video showing how to play the correct sounding triads over the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS--but each triad --must have its own chord diagram --illustrated --when you play CGDAEB and so on --that D is really bothering me !
Literally the best guitar teacher I have ever had. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and alternative style of teaching. I feel like I have been given the tools to play guitar in a way that makes sense for the first time ever. It's like a meta understanding of guitar! So logical! I can see a future for myself now where I will to know how to actually play guitar like a musician. Just started supporting you on Patreon and have recommended you to anyone who will (and won't) listen! haha! How do you only have 46K subscribers?!
Thank you so much, Nina. And thanks for your support! I'm so glad these lessons are helpful. Please reach out to me on Patreon if you have any questions!
What a wonderfully contemplative piece that intro is :) I so often wish you'd gone in a direction of writing and playing more long form stuff on albums so I could just run it in my background :) There's an old saying that "those who cannot do, teach"...that you put the lie to each and every time you pick that thing up. Thank you, my friend :)
@@curiousguitarist One of the things I like about this piece is that it doesn't go where I think it's going all the time, but where it goes seems where it ought after I hear it :) I have heard a lot of music at this point in my life. It takes a bit to surprise me :)
There is most definitely some work to do, but once you put in the initial effort, your curiosity will take over and you'll begin t hunt these shapes and the structure they expose naturally. It only hurts for a few hours :)
@@curiousguitarist by the way, thank you for posting these videos. I am actually a cellist who has always wanted to play the guitar. I finally have time to pick it up, but with teenage kids my schedule is too complicated for lessons. I bought a few instructional books but I wanted to see what different instructors focus on and highlight. Found you from watching one of Marty’s videos. Thanks again! I’ll watch more as I progress.
@@curiousguitarist Yet was the fastest of the big radial fighters. I thing the Rare Bear holds the record at 528mph. Now I need a sticker for my Strat!
@@dustdevilz4771 I remember seeing a bearcat and a mustang at Chino years ago. The announcer said something like "Many people don't understand how significantly more powerful and fast the bear cat was..." So the Mustang takes off first, the bearcat holds for the mustangs tail to lift, then begin his take off, by the time the mustang is gear up, the bearcat was 500 feet above the P-51 and climbing hard. Was amazing to watch.
Oh wow I'm getting sick of singing your praise's Chris haha, another awesome lesson my man I really loved your arpeggio lesson and now this lesson on triad's has given me greater insight and understanding they definitely compliment each other and give greater flexibility to visualize the neck and understand their relationships, thank you 👍
The Studio is my online guitar academy. Go here and check out the write up for The Studio tier for more info: www.patreon.com/chrissherland The Mastery Classes are 4 weeks long and you can register for them through Patreon when they open up.
EGAD looks like work lol. Any suggestions on the best way to study /practice them? I'm guessing the only real way is to learn the notes in each chordal version. I'm not trying to be lazy, its more about not cluttering the noggin too much IF there is an easier way, as there often is. So if there is and a way to make that connection, it would also be much appreciated!
The notes are secondary to the chord tones, R 3 and 5. Once you get that, you can really move these around and change keys easily. Just do one chord, like G or D. The TABs would help, they are on my Patreon page. Keep me posted!
Hi Chris, so now when i know where all my C chords are, i done that with A, G, B and D, whats the next thing i might be practice, how i get there with some songs , i mean, is that too far or should i try inter change some chord progressions, or 1 4 5 , how would u apprach this
Find all the chords for the circle of fifths. Then start working these into 1-4-5 progressions (I have a video here on the channel that takes you through it).
ARE YOU &#*!!ing (kidding) ME? I JUST LEARNED THE MAJOR SCALE, BAR CHORD AND TRIADs IN ABOUT 1/2 HOUR! Wow!! What the Hell have people been teaching?? i have been trying to learn this for about 5+ years..the first thing i learned in guitar was C A G E D open cowboy chords and then major scale , then pentatonic scale , then bar chords. i have tried to learn the caged system i could not get it , i have been lost for years.. so i thougt i would learn triads..i have been every were.Lost in Space YT. Chris put it all together for me in less then 5 minutes .I could have saved 7 years of YT guitars lessons..i dont know weather to laugh or cry.. WTF!
I finally understood how triads work thanks to a video you already made a while ago , it is in fact not so hard , it also pushes a person to become more known with all the notes on the fretboard , so thanks again , i really like the way / style you teach guitar .
Now that the view-count is going up, and there are a ton of new subs, I thought I'd re-do this idea from an even more basic approach. Thanks for being here Antoon!
You can access my teaching academy called The Studio through Patreon. And its in there that I teach the live online courses. Right now I offer Triad Mastery, Modes Mastery and Major Scale Mastery. All of these are 4-week long classes with live instruction, assignments etc.
Indeed! Yes! So now you can learn these major triads and know that, once you find the third in each voice, you ALREADY know all the minors too. Then... Diminished = R b3 b5 Augmented = R 3 #5 Suspended 2 = R 2 5 Suspended 4 = R 4 5 WOOOOOOHOOOO!
Chris thanks for the reply. I appreciate you expanding on my question! I like the channel and always learn something from watching. I Would love to have a lesson on solo phrasing using the Pentatonic.
@@TheAncientColossus well on a 2 octave fretboard you can get an octave above any note from the 12th fret or below. But in general once you reach the highest instance of a note on the fretboard you must choose to move DOWN an octave instead. Hope that helps!
@@curiousguitarist Were you moving up or down the octave in this video for each three-string combination? And how did you know that was an octave in this video?
@@TheAncientColossus yeah, I mean if you really want to understand the thing, you must study. The short cuts won't get you lasting results. And for what it's worth, it's not that hard, especially with a little guidance. Watch that octaves video and see iof you can get the pattern down. All of the CAGED system is inside there, all the pentatonic scales, every triad inversion...it's pretty formative.
8 X. C CHORDS before you even get to the 12 th fret ? Can you show these C. triads in graphic form --?--ie diagrams Your camera angle is good --can see all your fingers !Well done ---most videos show obscured /partly hidden fingers on relevant strings -- how are we supposed to learn ?
The TABs are on my Patreon page if you’d like them. But if you cannot support the channel try this: The C major chord is made up of the notes C, E, and G. Find these notes on adjacent strings and you will find all the C chords on the fretboard.
Yes indeed! But unlike a piano, each one can be played in multiple locations on the fretboard, on multiple sets of strings. That's why guitarists have a bit more challenge to map them out completely.
Very clear and well articulated lesson. Great stuff Chris! I’m going to share this video with a couple guitarists I know who need to see beyond the 5th fret!
Chris, I accidentally installed an ad-blocker on my guitar and now I can only play melodies! It even calls double-stops "diads" and won't let me play them. What do I do? 😁 Have a beautiful week!
When the pain of not knowing how the instrument works, or being able to really master it is greater than the effort it will take to learn music theory on the guitar, that will be the day for you.
Im getting started with Triads and watched a few videos, and this is by far one of the best if not THE best,cause it doesnt only give you some shapes but also shows the connection. Besides that, youre a great and cool teacher.
Thanks Cedrik!
I love this video. But I am blind. I cannot use the tabs. Is there anywhere I can find a verbal explanation of the strings and frets for each triad?
100% foundational work. I wish someone would have taught me this at 14, instead of unlocking it in my 40's! Glad to know I'm not the only one who talks to myself, lol.
That was YOU? I thought it was me this whole time :P
From 14 until your 40s you never thought about becoming a better player or advancing? No magazines, no internet, no local teacher? At 18 after 3 years of playing I looked for every single resource to advance. From local players to teachers to guitar articles or books. With your character, it doesn't matter if someone taught you the above at 14.
@@lelandgaunt7130 What a nasty comment to leave.
For real !
@@lelandgaunt7130no books really pointed it out or were vague about it. A lot of better players would gate keep info as well stay ahead in my experience too. You ask them how to improves over changes and they’d say something like “idk it just kind of happens” even many interviews with professional artist in interviews act like they don’t know theory or what they are doing and it’s all just comes so natural.
From opened chords, to bared chords, to be yelled at by other players asking don’t play the chords stay away, to discovering your channel and be part of the studio, to now other players asking how I make is sound so clear and sonically unison. Triads have been my game changer. Thanks.
Yu bet Melvin! See you in a couple weeks and we'll put these to the test!!!
As a Studio member, I took Chris's first Triad Mastery class. It was a lot of work (and still is a work in progress) but it really helped me understand where my fingers are on the fretboard. Chris is a great teacher and the Studio has been a great community to learn and share everything about guitar.
(hands Tim $20)
Octaves and Triads - the fundamental building blocks to mastering the fretboard, IMHO.
Great lesson, Chris!
Yeah JG! You know it!
I got into triads only recently due to an earlier video and it is just funny how this transformed my playing (or rather to acknowledge how much thinking in the same old open/barre chords and (yes) scale shapes held me back). The most fascinating aspect for me is how the triad shapes (including the minor variants) naturally flow into each other with small changes to form many common chord progressions. That might be worth it's own video.
I agree, that's a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion, Sim82~
I play guitar from 18 years old to 35 and then head injury to a finger on my left hand. At 43 years old they decided to pick up the guitar again play left handed. Thankfully, in some sense, I am left-handed but starting over has been discouraging. However, this time around instead of noodling for 17 years I’ve learned and memorized all the notes on the freeboard. I’ve been practicing my triads so this could not have come at a better time for me. I am really focusing on learning theory this time around. Love your channel. It is extremely helpful.
Welcome back, Andrew! I’m so glad the channel is helpful!
Easily the best video on triads on TH-cam
Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoyed this one!
Understanding, and using triads has transformed my playing in more ways than I could say here. The freedom to play anywhere on the neck and the multitude of voicing options is absolutely mind blowing. I’ve been a Patreon / Studio member for nearly a year now, and my playing and understanding has skyrocketed, with your guidance. I can’t thank you enough Chris.
You are SO welcome DB. Thanks for your trust in me, and all your support!
I've watched a FEW videos on triads just trying to under what they are. This is the best video and easiest way to understand what they are I've seen!!
That’s great to hear! So glad this was helpful, Roy!
This message comes to you from a Vietnam Combat Veteran who is 47 days away from celebrating his 80th birthday.
No matter how good this video turns out to be, (only 1:59 into it now) I will remember it for a long time because your Strat is the only one I've ever seen with a P-47 Thunderbolt on it. Thank you for that! Am I currently wondering why this is so? You bet I am.
Because, as sexy as the P-51 was, the Thunderbolt defeated the Luftwaffe, and as a ground attack aircraft it helped defeat the Wehrmacht as well :)
That said the F-4 Phantom (of which I assume you’ve plausibly seen in action to some degree) did the same for the conflict you served in.
I’m a huge aircraft nut and these are my two faves.
Thanks for your service and thanks for being here!
@@curiousguitarist Thank you so much for your thoughtful response, greatly appreciated.
Me, planes & guitars: I built and successfully flew 1st rubber powered model at age 7.
Bought 1st guitar at age 16 (Harmony Master, $35 new)
Built and successfully flew 1st R/C model at age 18. (Semi scale Cessna Bird Dog)
Bought a J-3 at age 19, taught myself how to fly it, too. The R/C experience helped a lot.
Back from Nam in '67, the GI bill covered cost of my commercial pilot license.
Bought a Luscombe 8A shortly after that, flew it a number of years.
The Strat I acquired in the early 60's was stolen in the late 60's.
Years later its' replacement spent 15 years in a closet, after which I developed a severe case of CRS. (Couldn't remember songs I sang and played in country bands) Then, came TH-cam, and here I am finally getting closer to being the guitarist I want to be.
I promise not to send more lengthy messages like this one. Hope you enjoyed it though!
Now, back to your video. John W. PS: Yeah, the "Jug" was quite a plane!
I have been playing guitar since 1974. Triads are one of the coolest things to learn. The end of Hotel California has some really nice cool triad in the end of it. I love playing these little small intricate three fingered chords. They’re really cool thanks for the video. I hope a lot of people watch you. They will learn a lot about guitar plan. Thanks for the video. Have a great day.👍🏼😁🎸😎
Thanks for the kind words and the comment, Mark. Rock on.
As a beginner, I was constantly lost and found the fretboard to be a complete mystery. Mystery. solved!
Wow! That’s great news!! Triads are the foundation of all chords, you simply cannot go wrong owning them on the fretboard
@@curiousguitarist thanks for your instruction. You are a clear-headed, talented teacher for sure!
this literally was one of THE BEST videos i ever seen.
Nice! Glad you enjoyed this one!
I have been playing guitar a very long time (without a teacher) and this was the most succinct demonstration of triad I've encountered online. Marvelous.
I am so glad this landed well for you, David. Thanks for the views and comment.
I've learnt so much in just a few days from your channel, I just want to thank you in the most respectful way possible.. not only did I just learnt the stuff, I actually applied the TRIAD theory and sort of explored and made music confidently...
Just want to thank you, certainly you know how to make people understand complex stuff easily.
Aaron, I can't tell you how much comments like this mean to me. I am so glad to hear about your success. Thanks for being here, and I'm happy to help!
@@curiousguitarist While exploring, I finally got a sense of all those licks played by the guitar heroes haha.... I have understood that it's all connected and it just feels phenomenal once you start understanding the fretboard..
Thank you, you are a great teacher!
Chris! You are a true Master and unselfish with your knowledge! Thanks for always giving us full perspective on everything!..., I know these all over the fretboard like many on here. But! the way you've explained the significance to how you can have total control over the entire fretboard just hit me like a ton of BRICKS! I never really thought about it like that! BRILLANT !!!
I knew you would already have these under your belt Tone, but glad to hear there’s still value in the vid for you!
Man, that intro is just gorgeous. 🥹
Thank you kindly good sir! For EVERYTHING!
@@curiousguitarist 🙇
I wrote that piece for my wife, I plan on recording it this Spring :)
Been trying at guitar for ages now and this channel is the first time I've ever felt I have made real progress. Thanks so much for making these videos they are extremely helpful! :))
So great to hear that, Grace, glad you’re here!
Thank you for this perspective.
I really like the music that you play at the introduction of the Triad lesson. Do you have any tabs for the music available for purchase or do you have a class on it? Thanks.
I do have TABs for the intro section, but not the full piece. The lesson TABs are for sale here: www.patreon.com/posts/72064891
But email me at chris at curiousguitarist dot com and I'll send you what I have TAB'ed out for the song itself :)
I once owned a chord book as thick as a dictionary. All it ever did was gather dust, the thought of trying to memorize literally thousands of chord shapes was too daunting.
Thanks to Chris Sherland, that book is still gathering dust, simply because I don’t need it at all. By learning the Major Triad, Chris showed me that I can build pretty much any chord I need.
Yeah you go Joe! Great to have you on board!!! Thank you for all your support.
Isn't it amazing once you realize you don't need to rely on a chord book ever again. Liberation!!
SING IT LOUD FRIEND! THE TRUTH!!!
Love triads… find new ones all the time just noodling around. Thanks for this!
You bet, Alex!
Thanks for a great video Chris.. it was easy to comprehend for a visual learner like me! Btw, I also signed up for your Triad Mastery course and look forward to learning even more from you.
Welcome aboard! Triad master does not disappoint! Looking forward to it!
Wow this sounds just beautiful
@@yotu9670 thanks!!
Love your teaching method. Subscribed!(And I will be heading over to patreon).
@@malcolmwilcox8921 thanks Malcolm! Looking forward to seeing more of you there.
Beautiful tone great guitar player very cool
Thanks LL, I appreciate that!
Thank you Chris. I really need to.pull out a paper and start mapping out those on my fretboard. That is the game changer right there.
Glad to help, Christopher! All hail the paper and pencil!
@@curiousguitarist we all bow to its power. Muahaha
Many thanks Chris,it took me a great deal of time to understand this theory, you just explained it simply with a single video.Kusos....
yeah, it can be tough, but when it clicks, IT CLICKS! Happy to help!
This lesson should have 50,000 likes.
Well you and I like it, there's 2 :)
Great lesson man. Would we be able to get a pop chord diagram as you’re playing next time? Sometimes I have a hard time seeing exactly what teachers are playing. Kind regards
Yeah, totally get it. Have you tried slowing down the video? That might help for this one. Also all the TABs are on my Patreon page if you want them
I don't get on here as much as i should for other reasons, I've said it before you explain this the way we need to hear it which is a skill on its own, which makes it easier to understand.
Thank Chris your a good teacher, I'll try and do my best to get on here more often, all the way from Australia.
Great to have you here, John...whenever you can swing by!
Every lesson on triads has been difficult to grasp. This totally makes sense
That’s great to hear! Glad you’re onboard!
That really does blow the fretboard open and makes the caged system make more sense as well. Thank you for the great lesson.
You are so welcome
Just found your channel. Great stuff. Cant wait to watch more. Thank you.
Welcome aboard!!!
Hi Chris! Thanks for the excellent tutorial. So, the key seems to be using the three strings and the knowledge of the octave off of the higher to lower octave (or reverse). I've never looked at it that way before... Now, to practice, practice, practice! LoL
@@kmabarrettyt go go go! You got this!
Great job on your channel! Love how you explain things. First ever time I'm considering becoming a patreon member.
Awesome, thank you so much for considering the support. I'm glad the channel is helpful for you.
Thank you for the lesson
Of course!
You certainly have the best teaching style, thanks for sharing
Of course!
Late to the party but oh my word.. now looking at the fret board with fresh eyes following your tutorials (3 seen so far)Chris has the skills to unlock pandora's box. Subbed.
Wow, thanks SO much! I'm glad you're here, Jay.
Woah. What an important video! Thanks Chris. What a teacher.
Thanks LV! This is a good primer for really diving deep on triads, once you see these relationships you simply cannot unsee them.
Triads a must for the guitarist tool box! Nice lesson Chris.
They are very useful for complementing the chords played by other musicians. Lots of fun in a jam session.
@@paulmcadams2012 truth!
Glad you enjoyed this one!
Thx for posting this. Another brilliant one. I gotta support this on patreon next paycheck.
Tian, thank you, and I'm so glad this was helpful!
@@curiousguitarist I know we breifly was on the content in context subject in one of your other triads video. I hope you can do a "put triads to work" lesson, ie in your patroen studio. As hard as I try to remember all shapes it still sort of a hit or miss thing. One day I do remember, the next day not so much. Thx for educating us.
@@tianjohan4633 there are quite a few triad application videos and TABs on Patreon already. Some good stuff there!
Loved every time you did a run of 4 C chords in 4 consecutive progressive positions. Rang like church bells. The Inversions with different bottom notes surely can be a higher level of choosing the right C chord for a run, or melody, and/or creating moods and seed emotions BRILLIANT!!
Yes indeed, KP. I’m glad you enjoyed this one!
Wow this was just what I have been working on this week. I started with the A and worked it up.the fret board as far as I can, taking time to name the notes to try to remember the note names as well. Next week I'll go to B and the following week C all the way to G. So far it's really helping me. Glad this episode came today to reinforce my practice. Chris your the best teacher on you tube in my opinion and if all goes well next month I'll be on patreon to get all the benefits. Thanks so much!!
Thanks Ray, I'm so glad to be offering up helpful stuff. Thanks in advance for your support, and please know, it is much appreciated.
Looking forward to seeing you in there!
Thanks I'm looking forward to it myself, since my playing has improved more in the last couple months of your lessons than in the last year so im grateful for your lessons.
Great Lesson Chris, you'really make this stuff easy to enjoy, easier than anyone else I've tried; thanks:
My pleasure, Barry!
CHRIS, try to make a video lesson about using your left hand THUMB for slash chords and which chords can you use to make into slash chords because not all chords you can make into different slash chords. Also you can make a video lesson about phrasing 101 knowing the classical and jazz terms of phrasing because each 4 bars should have a home note, climax note, ending line notes, etc the beatles are really good at building phrasing in their vocal melodies very classical 101
Beautiful playing 👍🏻
Thank you.
Well I got hooked here immediately with your intro piece. Suggestion. Tab with the notes not just dot positions. I cant
see fast fingers moving.
Hey Ed, so glad you enjoyed this one. The on-screen notation in this video is really aimed at understanding how to see the chord tones inside the chords you already know. The actual lesson TABs include the standard staff as well as the fret numbers, and they are available on patreon.
This is some powerful stuff. Thanks for sharing your vídeos are awesome
Yeah you bet, Diego! Informed guitarists are just better-off if you ask me!
Your guitar tone is awesome 👍
Thanks! That is my old Strat into a Yamaha THR10 (I love this amp).
Mind blown! Man I understand triads now! Jam on man. 👊
Yes!!!
As always, thank you Chris!!
Always!
Beautiful playing in the intro.
Wow, thanks. I appreciate that.
Love the triads once again you have taken me to another level thank you
You, of course, are welcome!
Hi Chris - please can you re -do a video showing how to play the correct sounding triads over the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS--but each triad --must have its own chord diagram --illustrated --when you play CGDAEB and so on --that D is really bothering me !
You'll get it. Maybe this will help: th-cam.com/video/oCCGOLXv4hQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your videos. Ive been playing guitar for 4 years now and i wish i would've known the stuff i learned on your channel when i just began.
You bet, Ruan! And well, you're here NOW! Welcome!!
Well what can l say another fantastic informative lesson
Simply the best guitar teacher
Thank you so much Chris
God bless
Literally the best guitar teacher I have ever had. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and alternative style of teaching. I feel like I have been given the tools to play guitar in a way that makes sense for the first time ever. It's like a meta understanding of guitar! So logical! I can see a future for myself now where I will to know how to actually play guitar like a musician. Just started supporting you on Patreon and have recommended you to anyone who will (and won't) listen! haha! How do you only have 46K subscribers?!
Thank you so much, Nina. And thanks for your support! I'm so glad these lessons are helpful. Please reach out to me on Patreon if you have any questions!
What a wonderfully contemplative piece that intro is :) I so often wish you'd gone in a direction of writing and playing more long form stuff on albums so I could just run it in my background :) There's an old saying that "those who cannot do, teach"...that you put the lie to each and every time you pick that thing up. Thank you, my friend :)
Hello friend!
I actually am planning on re-recording a few of these, when I do, I'll be sure and let you know.
Hope all is well!
@@curiousguitarist Count this girl in! :)
@@curiousguitarist One of the things I like about this piece is that it doesn't go where I think it's going all the time, but where it goes seems where it ought after I hear it :) I have heard a lot of music at this point in my life. It takes a
bit to surprise me :)
you’ve just blown my mind
That, my friend, is the highest compliment I could get. Thank you, Joe!
Awesome lesson! Very useful!
Glad you liked it!
I definitely appreciate your teaching style and practical use application. I found you thru the Marty music channel
Awesome! Thank you, Andy.
Great lesson, thank you man.
Great video. I assume there is no real way around wrote memorization? I guess the patterns are repeating so that makes it easier.
There is most definitely some work to do, but once you put in the initial effort, your curiosity will take over and you'll begin t hunt these shapes and the structure they expose naturally.
It only hurts for a few hours :)
@@curiousguitarist by the way, thank you for posting these videos. I am actually a cellist who has always wanted to play the guitar. I finally have time to pick it up, but with teenage kids my schedule is too complicated for lessons. I bought a few instructional books but I wanted to see what different instructors focus on and highlight. Found you from watching one of Marty’s videos. Thanks again! I’ll watch more as I progress.
@@timbornone I'll be here! Thanks for watching, and keep me posted on how it goes.
Almost every time I watch a Chris Shetland video, I think why has nobody ever told me that.
I’m glad you’re here Gregg. I’ll have a chat with everybody and ask them why they’ve been holding back!! Thanks for the views and comments.
You’re my new favorite tacher ! 😝
Thank you very much, Janic.
Mind…blown. Thanks!
Great lesson. Thanks….I like the Bearcat sticker on your Strat
Its a Thunderbolt, but I do love the bearcat as well!!!
@@curiousguitarist yep, I see that now
@@dustdevilz4771 the Bearcat was a magnificent plane. I’ve seen a few fly, there’s no piston engine plane that comes close
@@curiousguitarist Yet was the fastest of the big radial fighters. I thing the Rare Bear holds the record at 528mph. Now I need a sticker for my Strat!
@@dustdevilz4771 I remember seeing a bearcat and a mustang at Chino years ago. The announcer said something like "Many people don't understand how significantly more powerful and fast the bear cat was..."
So the Mustang takes off first, the bearcat holds for the mustangs tail to lift, then begin his take off, by the time the mustang is gear up, the bearcat was 500 feet above the P-51 and climbing hard. Was amazing to watch.
Great lesson! Thanks.
Thank you Chris! 😊
You are so welcome, thank you for being here!
Oh wow I'm getting sick of singing your praise's Chris haha, another awesome lesson my man I really loved your arpeggio lesson and now this lesson on triad's has given me greater insight and understanding they definitely compliment each other and give greater flexibility to visualize the neck and understand their relationships, thank you 👍
That’s great to hear. Another arpeggio lesson dropping tomorrow as well…might be review for you, but maybe some nuggets in there!
So what is the studio you talked about? And the triad mastery class.
The Studio is my online guitar academy. Go here and check out the write up for The Studio tier for more info: www.patreon.com/chrissherland
The Mastery Classes are 4 weeks long and you can register for them through Patreon when they open up.
@@curiousguitarist Thanks. I will upgrade at the first of the month. :)
@@JP1AO so looking forward to working with you!
This was very helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
EGAD looks like work lol. Any suggestions on the best way to study /practice them?
I'm guessing the only real way is to learn the notes in each chordal version.
I'm not trying to be lazy, its more about not cluttering the noggin too much IF there is an easier way, as there often is. So if there is and a way to make that connection, it would also be much appreciated!
The notes are secondary to the chord tones, R 3 and 5. Once you get that, you can really move these around and change keys easily.
Just do one chord, like G or D. The TABs would help, they are on my Patreon page.
Keep me posted!
Hi Chris, so now when i know where all my C chords are, i done that with A, G, B and D, whats the next thing i might be practice, how i get there with some songs , i mean, is that too far or should i try inter change some chord progressions, or 1 4 5 , how would u apprach this
Find all the chords for the circle of fifths. Then start working these into 1-4-5 progressions (I have a video here on the channel that takes you through it).
ARE YOU &#*!!ing (kidding) ME? I JUST LEARNED THE MAJOR SCALE, BAR CHORD AND TRIADs IN ABOUT 1/2 HOUR! Wow!! What the Hell have people been teaching?? i have been trying to learn this for about 5+ years..the first thing i learned in guitar was C A G E D open cowboy chords and then major scale , then pentatonic scale , then bar chords. i have tried to learn the caged system i could not get it , i have been lost for years.. so i thougt i would learn triads..i have been every were.Lost in Space YT. Chris put it all together for me in less then 5 minutes .I could have saved 7 years of YT guitars lessons..i dont know weather to laugh or cry.. WTF!
Haha! I love this comment Mike. Thanks so much!
Any significance to the P47 on your guitar? Just wondering. Cool.
Long time favorite WWII fighter…the big radials, have always loved em. Hellcat, Corsair, Thunderbolt :)
I finally understood how triads work thanks to a video you already made a while ago , it is in fact not so hard , it also pushes a person to become more known with all the notes on the fretboard , so thanks again , i really like the way / style you teach guitar .
Now that the view-count is going up, and there are a ton of new subs, I thought I'd re-do this idea from an even more basic approach.
Thanks for being here Antoon!
Can you say more about the Triad Mastery class? Is that part of the Patreon package? Thanks
You can access my teaching academy called The Studio through Patreon. And its in there that I teach the live online courses. Right now I offer Triad Mastery, Modes Mastery and Major Scale Mastery. All of these are 4-week long classes with live instruction, assignments etc.
For minor triads would you just flat the 3rd?
Indeed! Yes! So now you can learn these major triads and know that, once you find the third in each voice, you ALREADY know all the minors too.
Then...
Diminished = R b3 b5
Augmented = R 3 #5
Suspended 2 = R 2 5
Suspended 4 = R 4 5
WOOOOOOHOOOO!
Chris thanks for the reply. I appreciate you expanding on my question! I like the channel and always learn something from watching. I Would love to have a lesson on solo phrasing using the Pentatonic.
Thank you!
You are welcome, Clarke!
How do you get an octave up from the top string?
@@TheAncientColossus well on a 2 octave fretboard you can get an octave above any note from the 12th fret or below.
But in general once you reach the highest instance of a note on the fretboard you must choose to move DOWN an octave instead.
Hope that helps!
@@curiousguitarist Were you moving up or down the octave in this video for each three-string combination? And how did you know that was an octave in this video?
@@TheAncientColossus I have all the octaves memorized. I explain this in the video here…
th-cam.com/video/M6UAgi5nPyE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2SBEq-u2K5s4b1Ig
@@curiousguitarist No other way around it. Huh. Great!
@@TheAncientColossus yeah, I mean if you really want to understand the thing, you must study. The short cuts won't get you lasting results.
And for what it's worth, it's not that hard, especially with a little guidance.
Watch that octaves video and see iof you can get the pattern down. All of the CAGED system is inside there, all the pentatonic scales, every triad inversion...it's pretty formative.
8 X. C CHORDS before you even get to the 12 th fret ? Can you show these C. triads in graphic form --?--ie diagrams
Your camera angle is good --can see all your fingers !Well done ---most videos show obscured /partly hidden fingers on relevant strings --
how are we supposed to learn ?
The TABs are on my Patreon page if you’d like them. But if you cannot support the channel try this:
The C major chord is made up of the notes C, E, and G. Find these notes on adjacent strings and you will find all the C chords on the fretboard.
Woah awesome thnks❤❤
Thankyou!
These are inversions, correct? Same as piano positions?
Yes indeed! But unlike a piano, each one can be played in multiple locations on the fretboard, on multiple sets of strings. That's why guitarists have a bit more challenge to map them out completely.
@@curiousguitarist Thank you!
I cant figure out how to get the tabs on patreon. Hopefully this doesn't mean I'm not cut out for guitar....😄
I’ll send you a how to on finding TABs!
Very clear and well articulated lesson. Great stuff Chris! I’m going to share this video with a couple guitarists I know who need to see beyond the 5th fret!
"Beyond the 5th fret"
I think so? 😂
Ya you showed the end results but i came here to learn how!
Teach a man to fish…
Wow. This missing piece of the puzzle. Thank you.
Happy to help!
just in between... my werck with pansive so that i'd back in started now😊
Chris, I accidentally installed an ad-blocker on my guitar and now I can only play melodies! It even calls double-stops "diads" and won't let me play them. What do I do? 😁
Have a beautiful week!
Ha! Love it!
The only cure is to learn and perform a full on chord melody of “Hallelujah”
@@curiousguitarist I'm on it...
Awesome!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Thank you, Andrés. Cheers!
Bruh ur a genius
Thanks Juski, that's kind of you :)
Glad you enjoyed this one!
That kind of playing reminds me of Bernie leadon of the eagles
I get a headache every time I hear Theory hope that changes one day hahahah
When the pain of not knowing how the instrument works, or being able to really master it is greater than the effort it will take to learn music theory on the guitar, that will be the day for you.
Gold
Beautiful!
Ur the best
Thanks, Jason!