Triads

• A guitar triad is a three-note chord made up of the root, third, and fifth notes of a scale. It forms the basic building block of most chords
• Triad usually has 3 forms
  • Triad (the lowest note is the root note)
  • 1st inversion (the lowest note is the 3rd)
  • 2nd inversion (the lowest note is the 5th)

Major Triad

• These examples below is for the A major chord

1-2-3 strings

• 1st inversion

• 2nd inversion

• Major triad

  2-3-4 strings

• Major triad

• 1st inversion

• 2nd inversion

3-4-5 strings

• 2nd inversion
• Major triad
• 1st inversion

Minor Triad

• These examples below is for the F# minor chord

1-2-3 strings

• 1st inversion
• 2nd inversion
• Minor triad

2-3-4 strings

• Minor triad
• 1st inversion
• 2nd inversion

3-4-5 strings

• 2nd inversion
• Minor triad
  • 1st inversion