Benefits

• Triad inversions create new ways to explore chords as well as melodies (you can always arpeggiate triads)

• Learn all your minor triads on string set 432

• By paying close attention to the notes you can additionally develop better memorization of the notes on the fretboard

• Memorization of the cycle of 4ths (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb/F#, B, E, A, D, G, C)

How to practice

• For each triad play the shape so you can hear each note clearly, then move to the next inversion by following the horizontal arrows

• When you have played all 3 inversions + the octave (one row), change keys by following the vertical arrows

• Say (out loud) each new triad name as you play the first chord therein

• Alternatively you can practice playing the triads by arpeggiating them

Notes about the exercise

• This exercise tends to highlight an individuals deficiency in note names in specific areas of the neck, after the exercise return to these areas to solidify those note names

• Pay close attention to fret numbering to ensure you are playing the correct triad

• Pay close attention to where the roots of each triad are, this can aid in finding the triads more quickly

• Pay close attention to where the intervals are in each triad ie: 5th on top, 3rd on bottom, etc

• When ascending, notice that the triads always follow the cyclic pattern … > root > 1st > 2nd > root > 1st > …

• When descending, notice that the triads always follow the cyclic pattern … < root < 1st < 2nd < root < 1st < …

• Get off page ASAP, these pages outline an exercise and can be read as such however, the concept is repetitive and should be internalized and can then be applied to other content

Suggested prerequisite knowledge

• Left hand fingerings

• How to find the names of the natural pitches and the direction of sharps (#) and flats (b) on the fingerboard

• Familiarity with reading chord and scale charts

• Familiarity with triads