I'm halfway through this lesson and something just clicked. Can't put my finger on it, but I already feel much closer to playing actual music, than fumbling around the fretboard wasting time. Great value education here, instantly applicable. Instantly musical. Thanks buddy. Love this lesson.
There are a ton of instructional videos on TH-cam but in my opinion none of them are are beneficial as these are. I have watch many of the free ones I get in Emails and now after this lesson I am sold ! I will pay for Active Melody and be grateful to do so at this point. I can't believe how much I have learned from the free stuff already. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Where has this guy been my whole life? I am in my 60s and have been playing (as a hack) for over 50 years and this guy's video is chocked full of truth! I need to play it back at a slower speed to keep up with him (thank you TH-cam for that feature!) and I need to spend more time in the woodshed practicing and letting it sink into my fat head! Thank you so much. I will start flowing you and maybe even become a premier member!
EPIC !!!!!! No-one explains it as perfectly and simply as Brian - Every aspiring guitarist who wants to be able to jam or hold their own in a band should master this simple lesson (and EP399 that follows up) - Look no further .....in my opinion, this ( along with CAGED, and Major / Minor pentonics connected to each chord shape) is the core to everything you need to know to play rhythm and a bit of lead ... (modes and arpeggios can follow if you choose) .... learn it, understand it , analyse it , absorb it, master it in each key , live it for a few weeks and make it your own and you will be well on your way.... two lessons - two steps to heaven..... Big ups to my AM brother !
If you guys aren’t premium member s do it now this guy is the man that explain s things properly..not like these other mad men that starts playing mad scales all over the place !! This guy is top class simple is the way forward and build on that cheers Brian Ireland 🇮🇪
Exactly. I've seen so many You Tube "teachers" that play all over the neck for a while that doesn't even connect to their so called lessons. Brian stays focused on what he's teaching and does it very well.
Dude! This EP helps a lot. Arthritis, short fat fingers, hands broken learning martial arts years ago, these 3 and 4 fingered chords are helping me make music.I simply, to date, am unable to make full barre chords. Santa is bringing me a year's worth of lessons. Thanks again. Congrats on a successful TH-cam Channel.
I hear you! I’ve been playing for a long time but arthritis is making finger style so much harder. These 3 finger chords and single string solos are where I live these days! Thanks for being part of this tribe!
My grandson has one of those new fender three string guitars for kids and he's really into it and I can't wait to drive north to visit them to show him this
Some people explain things in such a way that you feel like you have to be a rocket scientist or have a PHD in music theory before you are able to follow them, which makes me tend to watch a few minutes and then turn off the video but you seem to have a knack for breaking the material down to the simplest form keeping your audiences attention and presenting it without all the scientific theory so that anyone who just wants to learn to play can follow along; Kudos; you're a great guitar teacher.
Miles from a city, I have been shopping for internet guitar lessons for a year. I chose Brian because I really like his teaching style. The lessons are rich with the information that I need to play the type of music I am drawn to. The web site is so well done. My favourite part as a newbie is being able to put new licks on repeat until they sink in. The bargain of the year.
My apologies if he said this, but I don't think he did. To convert these to the minors of other chords, it's helpful to recognize where the root note is in each position. In the first position the root is on the B string. The second position the root is on the G string. And the third position the root is on the E string. Also if you sharpen the flat 3's, you've got all of the major chords as well.
What about the dominant 7 chords? Particularly the second and third shapes he shows I've never used before so I want to know how to convert them. Also are all 3 just G7 voicings?
Thanks a lot...this is GOLD. I already knew these shapes and I sure wish I could have learned them all in one lesson like this! I always check out lessons on triads and this is by far the best I have seen. I sure hope people realize how useful this is. Cheers!
Brian, your ability to analyze what we need and then turn around and give it to us in perfect doses blows my mind. Your emotional playing is what takes you over the top. Thank you.
06:10 minor triads as major 6 chords of the relative major - E min -> G 08:39 move down 2 frets to get the 9 chord 11:03 major triads 13:19 sliding into major chords 13:34 dom 7 chords
I wondered for years how rhythm guitar guys in bar bands didn't play full chords now I know what they are doing.....will learn all these triads.....Great lesson..
Tks Brian. I have recently got into the whole Triad deal to move on from open chords. Old guy battling with the learning process. Wow, this is a great lesson! I am a member and the benefits of the pdf downloads and backing tracks is enormous ….. would recommend it, valuable. Again, Tks for the effort with the backup material.
For those just learning about relative minors, you find them by moving 3 half steps back from the Major note/chord. Example, for C major, go 3 half steps back to A. If you don't know what half and full steps mean, Google that and learn it right now. It's simple, and required knowledge to understand so much else.
the way i figured this out is that the major pentantonic is right next to the minor. so whatever root the minor is in, there ya go. but like the guy said, MEMORIZE YOUR ROOTS (E and a strings )
Excellent lesson, Brian! Very well explained and demonstrated. It's always a treat to know and use a small piece of information in more than one context.
Thanks for the G6, G9 lesson. While playing around with the G6 and G9 chords, I just figured out that the G9 chord resolves so well to the C (much like the G7), not only because it's a G7th embellishment, but because it is the B half-dim chord that is the 7th chord of Cmaj. Mind blown
This was an eye-opening episode for me, especially after downloading the tabs for the major and minor triads. There's a simple pattern to each chord that I didn't catch during the episode. Thank you!
Hi Brian, Like you said, another light bulb lesson and I love triads but I didn't know all of this about them. YOUR GUITAR KNOWLEDGE IS INFINITE. Thank you sincerely Doug.
I think that's a trap we all seem to go thru, but it seems to be the path we all take. We learn the 1st position chords, then we move on to barre chords, and in a way it seems like a trap, but it's not (but you do have to evolve past that). Barre chords really help you to understand how the guitar works, gives you some insight into the CAGED approach, etc. The bad part is that barre chords are harder to play, and you end up using all of your fingers to play complicated voicings. When you see that you don't need to whack all of the strings and you can make your voicings more compact by using 3 or 4 (or often only two!) notes, the guitar neck opens up enormously. Rhythm and lead guitar lines can become blurred (in a really good way), and the painful gymnastics you went thru w/ barre chords isn't necessary anymore. But without going thru barre chord hell, you might not appreciate the simplified "Freddie Green" approach that makes your playing a lot more effortless.
I keep going through your videos saving to Watch Later… “Must watch that… this looks amazing, gotta watch that…” at what point do I just sit down and work through your whole catalogue! I can see a premium membership coming, it’s inevitable
You got my attention for them pretty slides. I like elements I can do. And I had to learn triads anyway. Dude, you keep blowing me away. It was a ton to digest but you laid it out so simply.
What a great tutorial. Takes me a lot further down the understanding road. Thanks. Will be joining the patron page for Christmas as a result of this. Cheers Brian.
JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 GREAT LESSON, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF PRACTICING MY SPREAD TRIAD INVERSIONS,THIS IS A EXTREMELY IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ME ANYWAY. I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW WHY TWO NAMES FOR 6th and 9th CHORDS. THANKS 🙏 A MILLION,YOU JUST MADE ME TAKE A GIANT STEP ON MY LEARNING PATH. TOP LEFT 💜
Deep compliments to your way of teaching and seeing things. I watched so many videos trying to understand what’s about triads and I’ve never really got the point. You just made so simple and digestible. I was looking for this for years. I’ll check your website and I’ll probably subscribe. Thanks 🙏🏼
Your lessons are so helpful!!! I have been playing for a few years, however, I Really Enjoy That You take the time to Tie in the theory and reason along with the examples! Super cool!!! Thank you!🙏🙏🙏
For anyone wondering why the "9th chord" is the same shape as the 6th but two frets back as far as I understand it if you played those triads as major they would be the fifth chord but he plays them as minor so you can think of them as the 5th chord with a flated third. In the key of G that would be DFA. A dominant 9th chord is the 1 3 5 b7 9 in this case GBDFA. So he is essentially playing the 9th chord without the 1 and 3. The dominant 9 chord is usually played over the 5 in a progression.
For anyone who may have difficulty understanding the 6 to the 9 chord movement that is mentioned @ 8:45, I think Brian may have neglected to mention that the 9th chords that are down 2 frets from the 6th triad are rootless 9th chords. For example, the G6 that is played at the 12 fret on the top 3 strings is a 6th triad (R, 3, 6 / G,B,E) and if you move it down 2 frets, you get (F,A,D), which is really an F6 triad, but it can also be a G9 without the Root and the 3rd because that F, A and D are the b7, 9th and 5th, respectively, of G9. However, the bass and/or piano is probably playing the roots and/or the 5th and also being in the key of G helps you "hear" it as a G9. Also, remember that a 9th chord can't really technically be called a triad because it has way too many notes. A 6th is a triad because it only contains the 1,3 and 6 intervals. A 9th would need the 1,3,5,7,9 technically, however, we routinely remove some of those intervals because we only have 4 fingers and 6 strings. The most important intervals in a chord are typically the 3rd (because it denotes major or minor) and the 7th because it denotes dominate or not. The 5th is often tossed as is the root. I know, it sounds crazy:)
Wow, this a great, and a lot to digest! I found this very helpful, as I play baritone uke (acoustic and semi hollow electric). I knew some of this because I do a lot of barre chords and different voicings, but there was just so much more here. I am going to have to watch this a few times!
This is a great lesson, I am going to put this in my practice session now, the diagrams are brilliant, great resource, love the backing tracks, thanks !!
Brian's lessons offer so much more than others I've seen. They're clear, concise demonstrations that I can actually follow....
I'm halfway through this lesson and something just clicked. Can't put my finger on it, but I already feel much closer to playing actual music, than fumbling around the fretboard wasting time. Great value education here, instantly applicable. Instantly musical. Thanks buddy. Love this lesson.
There are a ton of instructional videos on TH-cam but in my opinion none of them are are beneficial as these are. I have watch many of the free ones I get in Emails and now after this lesson I am sold ! I will pay for Active Melody and be grateful to do so at this point. I can't believe how much I have learned from the free stuff already. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Where has this guy been my whole life? I am in my 60s and have been playing (as a hack) for over 50 years and this guy's video is chocked full of truth! I need to play it back at a slower speed to keep up with him (thank you TH-cam for that feature!) and I need to spend more time in the woodshed practicing and letting it sink into my fat head! Thank you so much. I will start flowing you and maybe even become a premier member!
EPIC !!!!!! No-one explains it as perfectly and simply as Brian - Every aspiring guitarist who wants to be able to jam or hold their own in a band should master this simple lesson (and EP399 that follows up) - Look no further .....in my opinion, this ( along with CAGED, and Major / Minor pentonics connected to each chord shape) is the core to everything you need to know to play rhythm and a bit of lead ... (modes and arpeggios can follow if you choose) .... learn it, understand it , analyse it , absorb it, master it in each key , live it for a few weeks and make it your own and you will be well on your way.... two lessons - two steps to heaven..... Big ups to my AM brother !
If you guys aren’t premium member s do it now this guy is the man that explain s things properly..not like these other mad men that starts playing mad scales all over the place !! This guy is top class simple is the way forward and build on that cheers Brian Ireland 🇮🇪
I’m thinking I need to spend my precious coins with this man. Every lesson is a quick and easy college lesson.
Exactly. I've seen so many You Tube "teachers" that play all over the neck for a while that doesn't even connect to their so called lessons. Brian stays focused on what he's teaching and does it very well.
Dude! This EP helps a lot. Arthritis, short fat fingers, hands broken learning martial arts years ago, these 3 and 4 fingered chords are helping me make music.I simply, to date, am unable to make full barre chords. Santa is bringing me a year's worth of lessons. Thanks again. Congrats on a successful TH-cam Channel.
I hear you! I’ve been playing for a long time but arthritis is making finger style so much harder. These 3 finger chords and single string solos are where I live these days! Thanks for being part of this tribe!
Would playing something like a lap steel or piano be better?
I too have Trouble making Bar chords Due to Arthritis.
While I've watched others explain triads, you were able to get straight to the heart of the matter in a handful of minutes. Nice.
My grandson has one of those new fender three string guitars for kids and he's really into it and I can't wait to drive north to visit them to show him this
Some people explain things in such a way that you feel like you have to be a rocket scientist or have a PHD in music theory before you are able to follow them, which makes me tend to watch a few minutes and then turn off the video but you seem to have a knack for breaking the material down to the simplest form keeping your audiences attention and presenting it without all the scientific theory so that anyone who just wants to learn to play can follow along; Kudos; you're a great guitar teacher.
This lesson along with the caged lesson are absolutely essential.
CAGED is the manual every guitar should come with
Miles from a city, I have been shopping for internet guitar lessons for a year. I chose Brian because I really like his teaching style. The lessons are rich with the information that I need to play the type of music I am drawn to. The web site is so well done. My favourite part as a newbie is being able to put new licks on repeat until they sink in. The bargain of the year.
My apologies if he said this, but I don't think he did. To convert these to the minors of other chords, it's helpful to recognize where the root note is in each position. In the first position the root is on the B string. The second position the root is on the G string. And the third position the root is on the E string. Also if you sharpen the flat 3's, you've got all of the major chords as well.
What? The Hell?
What about the dominant 7 chords? Particularly the second and third shapes he shows I've never used before so I want to know how to convert them. Also are all 3 just G7 voicings?
helpful comment 🙏
For years, I'd look at players like Bob Weir and think, how is he playing those chords all over the neck! So glad I started to learn about triads.
Thanks a lot...this is GOLD. I already knew these shapes and I sure wish I could have learned them all in one lesson like this! I always check out lessons on triads and this is by far the best I have seen. I sure hope people realize how useful this is. Cheers!
Brian, your ability to analyze what we need and then turn around and give it to us in perfect doses blows my mind. Your emotional playing is what takes you over the top. Thank you.
Mind blown. Been a long time since a video has introduced me to something brand new, but also easily applied
It’s so much easier seeing you do this on the guitar, explaining as you go, than seeing it on paper! Very cool! Thanks so much!
At last,one of the great break thru lessons,we all hunger for.Thank you so much teacher.
06:10 minor triads as major 6 chords of the relative major - E min -> G
08:39 move down 2 frets to get the 9 chord
11:03 major triads
13:19 sliding into major chords
13:34 dom 7 chords
I wondered for years how rhythm guitar guys in bar bands didn't play full chords now I know what they are doing.....will learn all these triads.....Great lesson..
Tks Brian. I have recently got into the whole Triad deal to move on from open chords. Old guy battling with the learning process.
Wow, this is a great lesson!
I am a member and the benefits of the pdf downloads and backing tracks is enormous ….. would recommend it, valuable.
Again, Tks for the effort with the backup material.
For those just learning about relative minors, you find them by moving 3 half steps back from the Major note/chord. Example, for C major, go 3 half steps back to A. If you don't know what half and full steps mean, Google that and learn it right now. It's simple, and required knowledge to understand so much else.
the way i figured this out is that the major pentantonic is right next to the minor. so whatever root the minor is in, there ya go. but like the guy said, MEMORIZE YOUR ROOTS (E and a strings )
Excellent lesson, Brian! Very well explained and demonstrated. It's always a treat to know and use a small piece of information in more than one context.
Thanks for the G6, G9 lesson. While playing around with the G6 and G9 chords, I just figured out that the G9 chord resolves so well to the C (much like the G7), not only because it's a G7th embellishment, but because it is the B half-dim chord that is the 7th chord of Cmaj. Mind blown
This was an eye-opening episode for me, especially after downloading the tabs for the major and minor triads. There's a simple pattern to each chord that I didn't catch during the episode. Thank you!
Can't wait to wake up every Saturday morning here in Europe and find out the brand new lesson each week!
Hi Brian, Like you said, another light bulb lesson and I love triads but I didn't know all of this about them. YOUR GUITAR KNOWLEDGE IS INFINITE. Thank you sincerely Doug.
Best video on playing lead guitar ever!
I think that's a trap we all seem to go thru, but it seems to be the path we all take. We learn the 1st position chords, then we move on to barre chords, and in a way it seems like a trap, but it's not (but you do have to evolve past that). Barre chords really help you to understand how the guitar works, gives you some insight into the CAGED approach, etc. The bad part is that barre chords are harder to play, and you end up using all of your fingers to play complicated voicings. When you see that you don't need to whack all of the strings and you can make your voicings more compact by using 3 or 4 (or often only two!) notes, the guitar neck opens up enormously. Rhythm and lead guitar lines can become blurred (in a really good way), and the painful gymnastics you went thru w/ barre chords isn't necessary anymore. But without going thru barre chord hell, you might not appreciate the simplified "Freddie Green" approach that makes your playing a lot more effortless.
Going down the rabbit hole, started with arpeggios then discovered triads. Awesome.
Triads are beautiful things
This is great, Brian ! Thank you and God bless.
This is the best lesson I’ve ever had, with a big Wah moment. Thanks!
Great lesson Brian and the assets coming with this lesson are fantastic. Happy to be a premium member 🤘
I keep going through your videos saving to Watch Later… “Must watch that… this looks amazing, gotta watch that…” at what point do I just sit down and work through your whole catalogue! I can see a premium membership coming, it’s inevitable
Excellent! Thought I knew triads -- thanks for taking me to the next level!
Man spitted facts at 3:46 I guess it's a universal truth about how every guitarist feels
Excellent. The song reminds me of Stormy Monday (ABB version).
You got my attention for them pretty slides. I like elements I can do. And I had to learn triads anyway. Dude, you keep blowing me away. It was a ton to digest but you laid it out so simply.
Beautiful, great lesson…Thanks Brian!
What a great tutorial. Takes me a lot further down the understanding road. Thanks. Will be joining the patron page for Christmas as a result of this. Cheers Brian.
EXCELLENT LESSON ON TRIADS! This can really help me to accompany other musicians and not step on their playing.
JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 GREAT LESSON, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF PRACTICING MY SPREAD TRIAD
INVERSIONS,THIS IS A EXTREMELY IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ME ANYWAY. I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW WHY TWO NAMES
FOR 6th and 9th CHORDS. THANKS 🙏 A MILLION,YOU JUST MADE ME TAKE A GIANT STEP ON MY LEARNING PATH. TOP LEFT 💜
Yes, I think basic triads should be taught right along with beginner cord stuff.
When I first saw this when it came out, you lost me. But now it clicks. I'm about to kick open a new door I think. Thanks!
Major and minor triads on the DGB strings are also great to incorporate in rhythm and lead.
I have dreamed of this lesson for a long time! Hands down awesome, Brian! Love the diagrams you included, they're super helpful! ♪💖
Great lesson! All great info! Thanks Brian!
Packed with info! Thanks a million!
fantastic lesson great teacher
Many thanks , great lesson , great teacher
Excellent lesson! Thank you so much for removing the fog!
Deep compliments to your way of teaching and seeing things. I watched so many videos trying to understand what’s about triads and I’ve never really got the point. You just made so simple and digestible. I was looking for this for years. I’ll check your website and I’ll probably subscribe. Thanks 🙏🏼
Thanks excellent breakdown great lesson😊
This is an epiphany! Thank you!
This is what Ive been missing. I started learning with bar chords first. Its bringing things together. Lightbulb did turn on. 💡
Wow! mind blown............... thanks for the awesome lesson
This takes me away to Hawaii,Lazy day in the sun.Oh yeah I really like this.
Thanks Brian!
Man you are so awesome... Thanks for all your videos... just fantastic stuff
Awesome lesson full of goodies!! Wow... I will be studying this one!! Thank you for this lesson!! :-)
Terrific lesson! Not that I'm surprised!!
Your lessons are so helpful!!!
I have been playing for a few years,
however,
I Really Enjoy That You take the time to Tie in the theory and reason along with the examples!
Super cool!!!
Thank you!🙏🙏🙏
Mindbogglin' AWESOME! Opened totally the fretboard for me! Thanks for sharing!
I really appreciate why you do! Thanks 🙏
you're great in clarity. Thanks.
This is such a great lesson! I love how you decided to focus your attention on a specific subject this week. Thanks Brian!
Cool easy stuff love it!
Thank you! That is pretty cool! Glad I watched!
This is a masterpiece!
Love your lessons! Thanks for your time and efforts!!!
You are a fantastic teacher, another great video thank you.
For anyone wondering why the "9th chord" is the same shape as the 6th but two frets back as far as I understand it if you played those triads as major they would be the fifth chord but he plays them as minor so you can think of them as the 5th chord with a flated third. In the key of G that would be DFA. A dominant 9th chord is the 1 3 5 b7 9 in this case GBDFA. So he is essentially playing the 9th chord without the 1 and 3. The dominant 9 chord is usually played over the 5 in a progression.
yes, rootless 9ths
Thank you Brian, great lesson! 🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏻
Thank you Brian! my last comment was phased out it appear for me. Your work is still OK.
For anyone who may have difficulty understanding the 6 to the 9 chord movement that is mentioned @ 8:45, I think Brian may have neglected to mention that the 9th chords that are down 2 frets from the 6th triad are rootless 9th chords. For example, the G6 that is played at the 12 fret on the top 3 strings is a 6th triad (R, 3, 6 / G,B,E) and if you move it down 2 frets, you get (F,A,D), which is really an F6 triad, but it can also be a G9 without the Root and the 3rd because that F, A and D are the b7, 9th and 5th, respectively, of G9. However, the bass and/or piano is probably playing the roots and/or the 5th and also being in the key of G helps you "hear" it as a G9. Also, remember that a 9th chord can't really technically be called a triad because it has way too many notes. A 6th is a triad because it only contains the 1,3 and 6 intervals. A 9th would need the 1,3,5,7,9 technically, however, we routinely remove some of those intervals because we only have 4 fingers and 6 strings. The most important intervals in a chord are typically the 3rd (because it denotes major or minor) and the 7th because it denotes dominate or not. The 5th is often tossed as is the root. I know, it sounds crazy:)
This was REALLY helpful. Thank you!
The lights are on and I'm coming home now!
Excellent lesson. Thank you!
I got a bit overwhelmed in this lesson, but appreciate triads. Perhaps a "triad lesson for dummies" lesson at some point?
You excited, I'm ecstatic! Thanks man.
Excellent Lesson. Very clearly explained and demonstrated. (If I wasn't already subscribed, I would)
Simple and most needed lessons, presented in a simple manner.
Keep doing and its really inspiring.
thank you so much :)
Wow, this a great, and a lot to digest! I found this very helpful, as I play baritone uke (acoustic and semi hollow electric). I knew some of this because I do a lot of barre chords and different voicings, but there was just so much more here. I am going to have to watch this a few times!
Awesome lesson.
Excellent!
That guitar sounds so sweet…
This is a great lesson, I am going to put this in my practice session now, the diagrams are brilliant, great resource, love the backing tracks, thanks !!
Coconuts and palm trees swaying gently on Hawaiian sunset.
Great video
Great lesson. Could you add a blurb on the different guitars used in the description?
Hi Brian Im loving the vids n you have a new subscriber n premium member! ( when i finish work I will sign up) thanks again for a great lesson!
Like I'm gonna remember any of this. Geez!
Awesome lesson Brian
Great stuff Brian, your a great player, learned a Lot. Dave A
Golden!
This is so good AAA lesson thank you are you able to do the same lesson but for the bottom three strings cheers
Hey Brian! What year and model is your Gibson? Looks similar to my 1935 L30… thank you for another great lesson! Love your teaching method
Brian, that is good stuff, thank you,
Sweet tone, brother!