Lesson 9 of 18GuitarBeginner

The Major Triad

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Frank Doll shows how to play the major triad on the guitar — as a voicing across two and across three strings.

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    • 01. The Major Triad

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      8:20

    • 02. The Minor Triad

      6:07

    • 03. Diminished & Augmented Triads

      5:53

    • 04. Exercises on triads

      6:00

    • 05. The circle of fifths

      6:49

    • 06. The circle of fourths

      7:19

    • 07. Diatonic Triads

      5:17

    • 08. Triads and inversions

      14:11

    • 09. Exercises on triads and inversions

      5:25

    • 10. Outro

      0:40

Lesson transcript

Music Lesson

Introduction to Finger Positions

  • Unde gleine finger craft die quinte.
  • These nentman and endur dry glang.

Understanding Tenor and Base Notes

  • Du hast fear hypertension from Grunde von der terz sequinte.
  • Ins gesomed von Grund ton seguinte.
  • Wieder sieben diese Fingersatz is analog after arseite here in the 15 position.

Finger Positioning

  • Weiss Wieder Richton Kopfget.
  • Mid Tim Kleidenfinger, Spielndig ring finger.
  • Un nundi quinte midim Tzeig finger.

Finger Technique

  • Nun Harbonvier Grunton:

    • Terz
    • Quinte
    • Badagstein finger roll.
  • Mitty Marine finger, du set denglin finger unter verde hausaite oder upon:

    • Middle finger
    • Ring finger
    • Zeige finger.

Exploring Variations

  • From Zweiseitan Undidurbaustein von Dreisiden Minneanda Convenient.
  • Zumbai spiel ferdier Deposition.

Starting the Lesson

  • We begin in mitsvaiseitan terz krinte.
  • Here vexel ich morrin langwegs Levi Undeniable.

Finger Sets and Positions

  • Assist my finger sets in the zweiten position.
  • Function in the drip position.
  • Beginning fingers.

Final Notes

  • Last but not least.
  • Deposition Film Ibafilioktavan Geenko and liner tip the fengster.
  • Switching down in the drit.
  • Deposition.

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Frank Doll, born in 1972, studied at the Music College Regensburg before reading musicology, German and linguistics at the University of Regensburg. Drawn back to the guitar, he went on to train at the Munich Guitar Institute (MGI). He has worked as an instrumental teacher since 1998, alongside countless performances at home and abroad across rock, pop, musical theatre and light music. He currently teaches in the music stream at the Edith-Stein-Realschule in Parsberg and has run the Musikwerkstatt Frauenberg since 2006. On MusicGurus his German-language Griffbrett Theorie courses map the guitar fretboard systematically - intervals, chord shapes, modal positions and applied theory - for players who want to understand the neck, not just memorise shapes.

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