Essential Guitar Knowledge
You know the basics, your cowboy chords, your barre chords, maybe a few scales. So what next? Introducing triads. These simple 3 note shapes will have a transformative effect on your playing.
Triads are one of the most important building blocks of music, and one of the most important things you can learn on the guitar. They will help you understand the logic of the guitar fretboard and provide you with an unlimited source of both rhythm and lead guitar ideas.
Give your practice some direction
My aim here has been to create one of the most comprehensive triad courses available. Everything you need to know is explained in a detailed but practical way, giving you a clear learning path. So step away from the hype and hacks of YouTube and social media and focus on what really matters.
- Essential triad theory
- Basic triad shapes
- Using triads in real musical situations
- Triad inversions all over the fretboard
- Using triads to create effective rhythm parts
- Connecting smoothly between shapes
- Triads in major keys
- Triads in minor keys
- Chord tone soloing using triads
- Jam along to backing tracks
Unlock the Fretboard
Go beyond rote memorisation of shapes and tab numbers and really understand the way the guitar fretboard works.
Triads for Rhythm Guitar
Use triads to come up with interesting, creative guitar parts no matter what the style of music.
Triads for Soloing
Triads are hugely powerful lead guitar tool, allowing you to find exactly the right notes, for stylish and sophisticated solos.
Who is the course for?
This course is broadly aimed at late beginner and intermediate players. It's going to be helpful if you already know the basics: open position chords, barre chords, picking and strumming technique, maybe a couple of scales.
But I'm not assuming any prior knowledge of triads, everything is explained right here in a progressive, logical fashion.
There may also be some more advanced players who would benefit from this course, particularly self-taught players who are interested in developing their understanding of the fretboard and their theoretical knowledge.
Example Curriculum
The contents of the course are listed below (be sure to click the triangle at the bottom to see the full list).
- Major Shapes on Strings 123 (7:21)
- Major Shapes on Strings 234 (4:10)
- Major Shapes on Strings 345 (2:47)
- Major Shapes on Strings 456 (1:55)
- Other Root Notes (5:06)
- Articulation (2:33)
- Smooth Connections (6:26)
- Practice Strategies (5:37)
- Stacked Major Triads (4:37)
- Triads and CAGED (2:35)
- Triad Jam 2: Major (5:48)
- Triad Jam 3: Extra Major Practice (1:14)
- Harmonising the major scale (12:43)
- Major Triad Scales on Strings 123 (5:37)
- Major Triad Scales on Strings 234 (4:19)
- Major Triad Scales on Strings 345 (3:34)
- Major Triad Scales on Strings 456 (3:50)
- Moving to Other Keys (5:48)
- Diatonic Triads in Position (4:48)
- I IV V Triads (8:08)
- Triad Jam 6: I IV V (5:52)
- Common Major Key Progressions (6:59)
- Triad Jam 7: I iii IV ii (3:26)
- Harmonising the Minor Scale (8:34)
- Minor Triads Scales on Strings 123 (2:52)
- Minor Triad Scales on Strings 234 (2:45)
- Minor Triad Scales on Strings 345 (2:52)
- Minor Triad Scales on Strings 456 (2:31)
- Moving to Other Keys (1:11)
- Minor Triads in Position (3:24)
- I IV V Minor Triads (5:34)
- The Major V Chord (1:30)
- Triad Jam 8: Minor I IV V (2:12)
- Triad Jam 9 (3:33)
Welcome to the course
What's Included:
- Instant access to 6 core modules, over 50 videos, several hours of video content
- Detailed, accurate PDFs for every exercise, rhythm part and solo
- Guitar Pro files for all of the examples in the videos.
- 14 top-quality, downloadable backing tracks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I get permanent access to the course materials?
Yes, once you've enrolled you get instant lifetime access to all the videos and other course content.
Can I download the videos to watch offline?
For piracy and copyright reasons the videos aren't available to download (though you can download all the PDFs and backing tracks). You do have the option of using the teachable app which allows you to save videos to watch offline.
I've been playing for x number of years, will the course still be useful to me?
The course is primarily aimed at late beginners and intermediate players. However, it may be of some interest to some more advanced players who want to develop their understanding and fill in some gaps in their knowledge. If in doubt, make sure you take a careful look at the full curriculum before making a decision.
If the course isn't for me, can I get me money back?
Yes, there's a 14 day money back guarantee if you buy the course and find it's not what you were after for any reason.
Do I get any personal feedback or interaction with the instructor?
This is an online, video-based course that you can complete at your own pace. As such, there's no direct interaction with the teacher. I will however be available in the comments under each video, and will do my best to help people out and answer every question asked there.
Does the course spread triads, or advanced jazz uses of triads?
No. This course focusses on fundamentals, so whilst I may touch on a few more advanced concepts, that's not the main focus. A follow up course on more advanced uses of triads is planned and that will allow me to explore some of these things.
