Minor Triads on the Top Three Strings, Part 1: A Minor

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Learn guitar chord theory in-depth with Mark Goldenberg, a respected touring and session guitarist and a student of the legendary Ted Greene. You'll explore basic major and minor chord inversions all over the neck and on all string sets, as well as wide-triad voicings; harmonized major scales; major, minor, and dominant seventh-chord voicings; and more.

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In this lesson, in addition to learning the triad shapes for the key of A and E, Mark talks about learning to hear the separate voices within the chord, instead of just thinking of them as block shapes.

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Top Three Strings

Minor Triads on the Top Three Strings, Part 1: A Minor

Minor Triads on the Top Three Strings, Part 2: E Minor and D Minor

Minor Triads on the Top Three Strings, Part 3: B Minor and G Minor

Minor Triads on the Top Three Strings, Part 1: A Minor

Get ready to be sad. In this series of lessons, Mark gives you a thorough grounding in close voiced minor triads all around the neck, starting with the top three strings. He starts by reminding you how a minor chord is constructed: a minor third on the bottom and a major third on top. Then he shows you the minor triad shapes on the top three strings, starting with A minor, and pointing out where all the roots, thirds, and fifths are in each position.

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Minor Triads on the Top Three Strings, Part 2: E Minor and D Minor →

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