Major Triad Inversions (Guitar Lesson)
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Major Triad Inversions
Taught by Tim Stewart in Modern Grooves and Retro Rhythms seriesLength: 9:56Difficulty: 0.0 of 5
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Modern Grooves and Retro Rhythms
Found in our Beginner Lesson SetsTim Stewart, known best for his work with Rihanna and Lady Gaga, shares with you his love for soulful clean rhythm guitar playing. Sounds that can be found in Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Pop, Rock, New Wave, Funk, Gospel, Hip Hop and many other genres.
Lesson 1
Series Introduction
Tim Stewart describes his course and who it is for.
Length: 2:56 Difficulty: 0.0 FREELesson 2
Major Triad Inversions
Triads, or three note chords, are a foundational part of music, and especially rhythm guitar. Let's explore some major triad shapes.
Length: 9:56 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
Minor Triad Inversions
With the major triad inversions in the bag, it's now time to add some minor triads to our toolkit.
Length: 7:42 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Combining the Major and Minor Triads
Things get really intense when we start using these major and minor triads together!
Length: 8:06 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Embellishing the Major 7 and 9
Let's explore some techniques we can use to enhance a groove that uses major 7 and 9 chords.
Length: 9:43 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Embellishing the Minor 7 and 9
Now it's time to explore some minor 7 and 9 chord embellishments just like we did the major ones.
Length: 10:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Combining the Major 7 and Minor 7
Tim shows you some rhythm magic drawing from what we've learned about major and minor 7 embellishments.
Length: 10:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Dominant 7 and 9
Tim shows you how to riff out in some dominant 7 and 9 shapes, and add that to your toolkit.
Length: 11:45 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Tri Tones in a Dominant Chord
Tri tones have a unique sound full of tension. Tim shows us how they can be useful for finding your groove inside of a dominant chord.
Length: 10:28 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Licks and Riffs Over the Dominant 7
Tim takes us in to a further exploration of the dominant 7 with more riffs and some great licks.
Length: 11:44 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
The 6th Interval
Tim takes us through some ideas using the 6th interval.
Length: 15:45 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
The 10th Interval
What kind of leverage can you get out of the 10th interval? In this lesson, Tim is going to help us explore just that.
Length: 12:44 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Muted Single Notes
Using muted notes is another great tool that can add another layer of texture. Let's explore the possibilities.
Length: 12:33 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Double Stop 3rds and 4ths
Playing two notes at once is sometimes just enough to spice up a guitar part. Let's look at double stops in the 3rd and 4th intervals.
Length: 13:06 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
2 Note Pentatonic
Tim shows us some licks playing the pentatonic scale in two note harmony.
Length: 10:46 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Combining 4ths and 3rds
Tim brings some of what we've learned about 4ths and 3rds and doublestops in to a new groove to further develop these skills.
Length: 12:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Chord Movements
Playing chords is about more than strumming. Check out how we can create movement inside of the chords for more rhythmic flavor.
Length: 11:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
6/8
Incorporate much of what we’ve covered into a Motown 6/8 groove.
Length: 25:04 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Minneapolis
Funk techniques from that city up North.
Length: 23:35 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Riff Based Rock/Funk
In this lesson you'll learn how to integrate rock & funk style riffs into your playing.
Length: 13:13 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Voicings
We're going to explore some of Tim's favorite chord voicings.
Length: 16:22 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
Highlighting the Common Note
Tim shows you how to move chords around a common note using a progression that places the common note on top.
Length: 17:15 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Cali Groove - Rhythm
Tim brings us along as he develops a rhythm for this California style groove.
Length: 11:34 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
Cali Groove - Embellishments
Next we add some embellishments to our California groove.
Length: 13:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
MJ Groove - Rhythm
Tim shows us some rhythmic ideas inspired by the King of Pop.
Length: 14:50 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
MJ Groove - Embellishments
Tim shows us some embellishments for the rhythm part we just learned.
Length: 14:52 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Old School Groove - Rhythm
Tim gives us some rhythmic ideas for an old school style of backing track.
Length: 9:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Old School Groove - Embellishments
Now we are going to add embellishments to that last track.
Length: 12:51 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Isley Groove - Rhythm
Tim has one more groove to check out. Let's develop a rhythm part for this track now.
Length: 9:27 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Isley Groove - Embellishments
Let's spice this last track up now with some embellishments.
Length: 11:26 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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