Lesson 2 of 13GuitarIntermediate

Harmonising with triads

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Frank Doll shows how to harmonise a melody with triads on the fretboard.

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13 lessons (1h 39m) · 1 free
    • 01. Seconds and fourths

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      16:40

    • 02. Harmonising with triads

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      4:28

    • 03. Sixths

      7:36

    • 04. Major seventh arpeggios

      7:14

    • 05. Dominant seventh arpeggios

      9:24

    • 06. Minor seventh arpeggios

      4:43

    • 07. Minor7b5 arpeggios

      3:02

    • 08. Exercises on four-note chords

      4:16

    • 09. Drop3 Voicings

      7:22

    • 10. Exercises on Drop 3 voicings

      11:45

    • 11. Drop 2 Voicings

      8:33

    • 12. Exercises on Drop 2 voicings

      8:58

    • 13. Diminished seventh chords

      5:36

Lesson transcript

The Sound of Silence - Music Lesson

Overview

In this lesson, we will explore the structure and elements of "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon.

Key Elements

  • Einstein in the Melody

    • Kraifnum vexland
    • Sun G with top note dime
  • Mid Melody

    • Dande vexel Simha Dandy Zurich
    • Tone C
  • Melody Tone

    • Gates Hochemlo
    • Ditongitzi daswelvida
    • Hold kvartenbiandel
    • Hamte

Conclusion

These elements will help you understand and perform the melody more effectively.

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Frank Doll

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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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