Part 1: C Major Triads
Practicing triads is the best way to get to know them. You feel them, hear them and touch them.
• Get the exercises under your fingers before thinking about the theory
• Think about the position you're in at all times
• Add arpeggios for greater interest/variety
• Get the exercises under your fingers before thinking about the theory
• Think about the position you're in at all times
• Add arpeggios for greater interest/variety
Part 2: Works For Study
Practice the examples below and identify any C Major triads you can find. Try to be specific and think about the spacing and inversion of any triad you find. The first example shows triads arpeggiated out and the second shows triads as block chords.
Part 3: Triad Studies
These short studies are almost entirely made up of the C Major triads in all inversions and both closed and open spacing. No fingerings are indicated, as it is your task to know the fingerings through practicing the triad exercises above. Try to see the triad shapes and fret each chord before playing the beat/measure.
Brackets indicate notes to be grouped into one triad.
Roman numerals indicate position to play triads in.
Brackets indicate notes to be grouped into one triad.
Roman numerals indicate position to play triads in.
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