Some people can't seem to figure out how to apply this after and this is how this video has been helping me: - if you analyse the chords you realize that there are only 3 main shapes (that change by one note when you get down to the B string) and if you memorize in each shape where is the root you can already make up any triad anywhere on the fretboard - if you also memorize the 3rd and the 5th you can already make more complicated voicings like minor, diminished, augmented, 6th, 7th, 9th, etc - also it's kind of a cycle, the more you do it the better you get to know the fretboard and then the easier it is to make chords up anywhere on the spot later - you can also analyse the relationships between the chords in the circle of 5ths/4ths and play with secondary dominants basically there's a lot to it if you keep playing and being creative with changing voicings and analysing the chords and how their shapes and sounds relate
not even close man, but good try stealing peoples comments. Guthrie Govan far outdoes any man in being the bob ross of guitar. I dare you to say otherwise.
Thank you Ashton for your contribution to this community! Presenting great foundational material in a soothing manner that sounds beautiful is no easy task. Even the setting and lighting is very good. You have a great focus and aim. I’m sure it will reach the intermediate avd even more advanced student who really wants to learn the neck better and extract a beautiful, solid sound out of their instrument. Connecting the dots with triads and cycles is awesome. Keep sharing your stuff.
Now there’s a name you don’t hear too many folks mention! A brilliant guitarist that didn’t make the household name list. Thanks for bringing his contribution in here:)
@@alitheprodigy_ I'm not saying it as a criticism of how he sounds. Just pointing out what the common language is, hopefully to be helpful. "Who cares"? uuh, musicians? Who are trying to employ concepts into their music making and having a shared language to talk about them?
@@fiscaldisco5234 Okay, all good. Just sounded like you were being critical of his Layman's terms. I was like why does that matter if he knows what he's doing? I just hate it when guys get overly technical and try to show off their knowledge, so much that they forget that the point is to make good music and make people feel a certain way.
@Me, Also Me I totally agree. I just thought the guy was trying to diminish his abilities because he didn't call it by it's correct name. Honestly, judging by his skill level he most likely knew that and couldn't remember right at that second.
Scott Tempan all those terms are similar but not exactly the same as I understand. Inversion: a chord played with a chord tone other than the root as the bass note (3 5 1 or 5 b7 1 b3) Spread voicing: a chord played with the root tone in the bass but with the rest of the chord tones out of order (1 5 3 or 1 b7 b3) Open/closed voicing: literally how close or far apart the chord tones are played. You can play inversions or spread voicings either open or closed. To be clear: of course you don’t need to know these technical terms to sound good. I didn’t know any of this most of my life and could still play. But knowing the distinction can give you some ideas on some interesting ways you can spice up your chords.
He is purposely concentrating on sets of three closest strings. In example you gave, you utilize stings E A and G, while omitting D string. Which is fine, but in the context he is explaining, would bring confusion for those who are just starting out with triads
I think that by hearing the different sounds you get of them. And he only showed the Major ones, for me the answer is that is a great resource when playing or improvising.
Great lesson and demonstration'. This approach becomes infinite when you start including modulating, chromatics etc. I like the way these are ideas, not tunes.
Nice lesson. I've never done it with the "broken" chords. I think doing that in one key would be really helpful to contextual things as well. e.g. C, Dmin, Emin, F, G, Amin, Bdim, C. Cycle through 4ths or 5ths. Do another cylce with each inversion and broken chords.
Very important concept indeed! One question: How did you tune your guitar? It is so much in tune in all all strings along the neck. What guitar is this one, loved it.
This is the one thing that being forced to learn piano as a child and transitioning to guitar later on is useful for. The guitarist revelation that chords are actually just 3 notes is quite clear to a pianist 😂😂. Awesome stuff man, really cool
It reminds me of the improvisation at the beginning of "A Life Unfolds" from Kurt Rosenwinkel in the live "The Remedy"... Very nice though and now I know what it's all about, thanks!
Look up a fretboard diagram on google images. Then look up how to make Root, 1st n 2nd inversion triads. That's what he shows you at the beginning of the lesson. All root, 1st n 2nd inversions of the C major chord (CEG) in any fashion across the frets 0 -12th fret. Next look up the circle of 4ths/5ths. He moves in the 4ths direction, so 4 away from C is F then 4 from F is Bb B flat is needed to keep the major scale pattern consistent, WWHWWWH. This list of chord triads are the first chord of every key moving in the 4ths direction, C, F Bb, Eb Ab Db Gb Cb, what he does on the thickest strings: 6,5,4 GCE(2nd inversion) ACF(2nd inv) BbDF (root version) BbEbG (2nd inv) CEbAb (1st inv) DbFAb (root v) DbGbBb (2nd inv) EbGbCb (1st inv) CEG is root version. EGC is 1st inversion cause E is lowest tone, 1st possible way of inverting the chord. GCE is 2nd inversion cause G is now the lowest tone, 2nd possible way of inverting the chord
correct me if I'm wrong, but flat is descending and sharp is ascending. So when you were playing all the chords in order, shouldn't you have said sharp instead of flat?
Hey Thank you Cat,, Very cool lesson. But it would be great if you went a little slower and or showed grids (on screen) of your fingering. Making easier for us the viewer/students to get the chords down. By the way that is a very cool guitar.
That's a sign that you need to learn how to build triads, that will teach you all the shapes,but that is a different lesson, and I think you should learn that before tackling this.
porkloin.github.io/guitar-triad-practice/ I've been following along with the exercises from the triads section of this course and put together a simple web-based practice tool that can definitely help. I like the idea of following the cycle of fourths, but I'm usually playing stuff in key so I wanted to put something together that could give me a bunch of random inversions on different string groups so I can try to internalize some of the patterns. Check it out and lemme know if you think it's useful - I can also make some changes if people find problems with it! If you leave the inversions set to nothing it'll just randomly pick an inversion on any of the string groups you want to practice on, otherwise it'll restrict to specific inversions.
To understand why this is so useful you should check out Sean Angus Watson channel, and look for two videos of him. The first one I recommend you to watch is the one called: “Chord Melodies and a Sleepy Lullaby” This will give a great example of a song that applies a lot this concept of triads, and I hope it will encourage you to practice them. The second one is called: “Lesson: Introduction to Chord Melodies” This one will explain you the main idea by using a very basic example. Good luck.
Nice contents! Just one question..I don't understand the title of the video..why have you called it "neo soul guitar lessons"? Open triads, and triads in general are surely not characteristic features of this kind of music. So I should call it "pop guitar lesson"..or "fusion guitar lesson"..or "jazz guitar lesson"...
Also, if any of you would like to connect this concept to using triads as upper structures implying chords with extensions, here’s a very good place to start. Triads discussion about half way through the video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-32Q1uiZISN4.html This may very well be where our friend Ashton is heading here in a follow up video. Patience and time are key. A lot to master with simple triads alone!
Play whichever guitar is the most comfortable to play for you, then worry about tone and last aesthetics. Your amp will have more influence on tone than your guitar will, many pedals have onboard equalizers, and a bad appearance you can adjust to or paint over. But you will never want to pick up an uncomfortable guitar, which means you will never enjoy practice as much as you could.
It's all in your hands. I know guys who play cheap Squires and can get that neo soul/jazzy sound. Most use a cleaner amp and maybe some reverb and a tiny bit of delay.
