Open Voiced Triads

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Hello again! In this tutorial, we are going to talk about open voiced triads. What are open voiced triads? Well, to understand open voiced triads is might be best to first learn what close voiced triads are.  A close voiced triad is what we might call a typical triad voicing on a piano. So basically, stacked 3rds are maybe even 3rds and 4ths if w...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

Excerpt: On to the minor triad. We'll be using the same key center of D but will be playing of the 2 chord, E minor. Root inversion with the root in the bass. 1 - 5 - b3 1st inversion with the 3rd in the bass. b3 - 1 - 5  2nd inversion with the 5th in the bass. 5 - b3 - 1

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Next, the diminished triad. Again, we'll be in the key of D but this time we're using the 7 chord, C# diminished. Root inversion with the root in the bass. 1 - b5 - b3 1st inversion with the 3rd in the bass. b3 - 1 - b5  2nd inversion with the 5th in the bass. b5 - b3 - 1 That does it for this tutorial on open voiced triads! Be sure to p...

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