Monday Morning Practice with Triads (Key of A major)

Lesson #515 • Sep 11, 2023

This past weekend I was practicing major triads all over the fretboard, and wanted to show you a glimpse of what that looks like! I’m playing over a single-chord backing track (A major chord), which is available below. I’m also sharing my in-progress PDF cheat sheets from my upcoming triads course, which you can use if you want to start getting your feet with with this topic.

This video is a bit different than my usual tutorials. I’m trying something a bit less polished, a lot less edited, and much more impromptu. I’ll be back soon enough with my usual style of lesson but tossing this into the ring in the meantime. Enjoy!

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Single Chord Jam Tracks

They’re all available on this page, but for your convenience I’ll post them here too!

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C major: (download):

G major: (download):

D major: (download):

A major: (download):

E major: (download):

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