Transform Your Guitar Solos With 2 String Triads
by Simon Candy
In this video, you learn 2 string triads that are perfect for lead playing, offering a fresh approach to navigating the fretboard.
You’ll discover how these 2 string triads connect seamlessly with 3 string triad shapes, helping you visualise and play across the entire neck of the guitar.
Whether you're a beginner or looking to expand your soloing vocabulary, this lesson will give you the tools to explore new melodic ideas using triads on guitar.
You learn:
• How to visualise 2 string triads across the fretboard
• The relationship between 2 string and 3 string triad shapes
• How to connect triads all over the guitar neck
• Practical examples of using 2 string triads for soloing
• Techniques to incorporate triads into your lead playing
Watch the video below to learn more:
2 String Triads
Be sure to watch the video above for a detailed breakdown and demonstration of the 2 string triad sequences below.
• Sequence 1
In this first sequence, we are ascending and descending the neck of the guitar using the diatonic triads of F major.
Ascending:
Descending:
• Sequence 2
In the second sequence, we are again using the diatonic triads of F major, alternating between ascending and descending as we work our way up and down the fretboard.
Ascending:
Descending:
• Sequence 3
In Sequence 3, we approach the root of each triad from a fret below, bringing in some outside notes to the key as a result.
Ascending:
Descending:
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