Hi there guitar enthusiasts! It’s Nora here, your guitar mentor. Some of you may wonder why should you learn all those guitar triad inversions in all the keys? Why??!! Can I just learn 2 keys and in 2 positions and thats it?
Imagine being booked for a studio session? Or even if you arrange some guitar parts for your band. And there is either another guitarist or a keyboardist. Wouldn’t be good to find triads around the fretboard and use it in a way you add another dimension? Adding arpeggios to new voicings and rhythms also ( it’s all covered in this course! )
Oh and improvisation! So many cool triad pairs to use in improvisation. What are triad pairs you may ask… Well, it’s a cool system to use 2 triads to create a scale. It creates an interesting sound when played from triad perspective. Or playing a simple diatonic scale in triads. Both harmonic and arpeggiated/melodic way.
Or maybe just playing a lovely simple melody using guitar triad inversions around the fretboard.
The bottom line is, it can and will open so many possibilities!
Here is a small etude with simple rhythm using some of the triads across the fretboard in the key of C. Try playing it! ( full etude and much much more in the course! )
Then playing with rhythms is another fun thing I love to do when practicing improvisation.
One the things I like to do with my students as well as in this course is checking out the rhythm sheet and using rhythms in creative ways.
So the rhythm sheet can be used in 1000 creative ways. I usually say to student to just start with 1 rhythm and play it on one note. But really focus on timing. Then, play it on 2 notes. Then 3… Let me give you an example…
What I am doing in the example is
- only note C with rhythm 1
- Notes C and D using the same rhythm
- Arpeggiated C major triad starting with G note ( using the sam rhythm)
- Adding C, Dm and Em guitar triad inversions to the rhythm
- …. Keep going ! Come up with your own exercise using same principle! You can use more arpeggiated musical examples or you can also use a scale instead of voicings..
This turned out to be a free guitar lesson for intermediate guitarists who are creative and curious and just want to push for the next level in their musicianship. Check out the course!
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