And lastly.. you guessed it, triads on the final top strings. Hopefully by now you are beginning to recognize how these are formed, and have been following the advice on how to "get them under your fingers" with provided examples.
Taught by Horace Bray in The Power of Three Notes seriesLength: 4:41Difficulty: 2.5 of 5
As guitarists, we tend to memorize shapes without ever really knowing why. The goal of this course is to provide guitarists with the fundamentals to “see” the skeletal structure of the chords and scales they already know, in order to unlock new shapes and sounds. Horace Bray delivers an all-encompassing course on triads; one of the cornerstones of unlocking melody and harmony across the neck.
Lesson 1
As guitarists, we tend to memorize shapes without ever really knowing why. The goal of this course is to provide guitarists with the fundamentals to “see” the skeletal structure of the chords and scales...
Length: 1:48 Difficulty: 0.0 Members OnlyLesson 2
Horace gets right to it teaching closed G major triads in all three inversions. You start by focusing on the 6th, 5th and 4th string groupings. These shapes will form the basis moving forward.
Length: 5:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 3
Horace continues his teaching on the closed G Major triads. Just like the previous lesson, you will learn these shapes for root, 1st and 3rd position. These triads will be on the 5th, 4th and 3rd string...
Length: 3:29 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 4
We continue on the closed G Major triads. Just like the previous lesson, you will learn these shapes for root, 1st and 3rd position. These triads will be on the 4th, 3rd and 2nd string group.
Length: 4:00 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 5
And finally, we move to the 3rd, 2nd and 1st strings to finalize our movement across the strings. These will require some practice and memorization before moving to our next lesson.
Length: 4:16 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
Now that you have learned the G major closed triads across the neck and in all inversions, it's time to apply these as arpeggios. Horace discusses the arpeggio and ways to play them across the neck. The...
Length: 9:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 7
Horace teaches the open G major triad groupings with exercises and examples. Unlike the closed voicing G major triads, the open voicings will cover four instead of three strings. To start you will learn...
Length: 6:04 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 8
Horace continues to teach the open voicing G major triads and the root, 1st and 2nd inversion. This time on the 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd string group. We will talk about the different fingerings and ways...
Length: 7:24 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 9
And lastly.. you guessed it, triads on the final top strings. Hopefully by now you are beginning to recognize how these are formed, and have been following the advice on how to "get them under your fingers"...
Length: 4:41 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 10
Horace provides a short etude on how to practice connecting the different shapes of the G Major open triads. This helps you visualize the shapes together as well as helps with right hand picking. Use the...
Length: 5:28 Difficulty: 3.0 FREELesson 11
It is time to start looking at minor triad voicings. To get started, Horace will teach the root, 1st and 2nd inversions of the A minor closed triads. Like the G major closed triads, you will start with...
Length: 3:10 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 12
Lesson 12 picks up the A minor closed triads, now starting on the 5th, 4th and 3rd string group. Just like the previous lesson, you will be learning the closed triad voicings in root, 1st and 2nd inversion.
Length: 3:22 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 13
We move to the next set of strings, with the 4th, 3rd and 2nd. By now, you will start to see the differences between minor and major shapes.
Length: 3:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 14
Lesson 14 picks up the A minor closed triads, now starting on the 3rd, 2nd and 1st string group. Be sure to begin comparing these to the major patterns we learned in the last grouping.
Length: 2:52 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 15
Finally we use another etude to practice connecting these shapes, and more importantly, the function of each triad across the neck. Refer to the provided tabs for independent practice.
Length: 7:02 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 16
As you did previously, lesson 16 looks at open voiced triads, this time for A minor. Learn the shapes and fingerings for the root, 1st and 2nd inversion open A minor triads, starting on the 6th, 5th, 4th...
Length: 4:26 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 17
Lesson 17 continues your learning of the open A minor triad voicings. Learn the root, 1st and 2nd inversion voicings, this time on the 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd string grouping.
Length: 2:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 18
Are you seeing the patterns? Moving to the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st strings, we will again learn the root, 1st, and 2nd inversions.
Length: 3:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 19
Now that you have learned the A minor open voicing triads, we transfer that knowledge to open minor arpeggios. Just like with the closed voice, minor triad arpeggios, you will be playing along with Horace...
Length: 5:28 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 20
Lesson 20 starts to look at harmonic movement between chords. Using the G major and A minor closed triad voicings, Horace discusses using both of these to create interesting harmonic movement. You will...
Length: 8:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 21
Just like the previous lesson, you will now be looking at triad pairs for the open voicings of G major and A minor. Once again, Horace will review the open voiced shapes, then provide examples on how to...
Length: 6:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 22
Horace introduces the concept of making a single note change to the triad formation to create an entirely new triad. You will be utilizing this concept in the next section of learning for this course.
Length: 1:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 23
Now that Horace has gone over the 1, 3, 4 cluster in the previous lesson, it's time to start taking a look at these voicings in root, 1st and 2nd inversion. This lesson will start with the 6th, 5th and...
Length: 6:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 24
We pick up the 1-3-4 cluster learning that you started in the previous lesson. Learn the cluster voicings for root, 1st and 2nd inversion, this time for the 5th, 4th and 3rd string grouping.
Length: 4:06 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 25
We move to the next set of strings, with the 4th, 3rd and 2nd. By now, you will start to see the differences between minor and major shapes.
Length: 4:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 26
Lesson 26 picks up the 1-3-4 cluster learning that you started in lesson 25. Here, we learn the cluster voicings for root, 1st and 2nd inversion, this time for the 3rd, 2nd and 1st string grouping.
Length: 4:14 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 27
To start off, Horace will discuss the 3 note groupings for chords 1, 3 and 4 as well as how to arpeggiate them. He will follow up with a more advanced arpeggio pattern based on the original pattern discussed....
Length: 7:41 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 28
We take the concepts learned in the previous cluster lessons, but this time from an open 1-3-4 perspective. Horace will provide play along examples to help get these under your fingers.
Length: 5:45 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 29
Horace provides another example of how landing points function within triads.
Length: 4:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 30
A final example demonstrating this concept. Refer to the provided tab to navigate the fretboard and perfect these concepts.
Length: 4:11 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 31
Now that we have looked at closed and open cluster voicings in the previous lessons, Horace discusses "Landing Points" for those voicings. He provides examples and discusses the concept.
Length: 3:48 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 32
Horace discusses the 3 note groupings for the 1-b3-4 A minor arpeggio. Just like lesson 23 that covers the G major arpeggio, Horace will provide examples to help you with this concept.
Length: 6:30 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 33
Now that Horace has gone over the 1, b3, 4 cluster in the previous lesson, it's time to start taking a look at these voicings in root, 1st and 2nd inversion. This lesson will start with the 6th, 5th and...
Length: 4:55 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 34
Lesson 33 picks up the 1-b3-4 cluster learning that you started in the previous lesson. Learn the cluster voicings for root, 1st and 2nd inversion, this time for the 5th, 4th and 3rd string grouping.
Length: 4:25 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 35
We move to the next set of strings, with the 4th, 3rd and 2nd. By now, you will start to see the differences between minor and major shapes.
Length: 3:35 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 36
Lesson 35 picks up the 1-b3-4 cluster learning that you started on Lesson 33. Learn the cluster voicings for root, 1st and 2nd inversion, this time for the 3rd, 2nd and 1st string grouping.
Length: 4:22 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 37
In lesson 37, we take the concepts learned in the previous cluster lessons, but this time from an open 1-b3-4 perspective. Horace will provide play along examples to help get these under your fingers.
Length: 4:45 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 38
We continue to work on the 1-b3-4 open cluster examples. Horace provides another example to help hone your skills with this concept.
Length: 4:27 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 39
In lesson 39, you continue to work on the 1-b3-4 open cluster examples. Horace provides another example to help hone your skills with this concept.
Length: 4:51 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 40
Now that we have looked at closed and open cluster voicings for A minor, in the previous lessons, Horace discusses "Landing Points" for those voicings. He provides examples and discusses the concept.
Length: 2:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 41
In lesson 41, Horace wraps up his triad based series with a look at the G major and A minor cluster pairs. He demonstrates and discusses this concept like he did with the open and closed triad pairs.
Length: 9:19 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
About Horace Bray
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Born on December 24th , 1991 in Los Angeles, California, Horace Bray began playing drums at age 10 but later picked up guitar at age 14 when he was living in St. Louis, Missouri. His first guitar teacher was Corey Christiansen, who he studied with privately for a year. Bray cites Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck as his earliest guitar influences before discovering jazz through his lessons with Christiansen. “I was really into Grant Green and Wes Montgomery early on, then got deeply into Kurt Rosenwinkel in high school,” he recalls.
Born on December 24th , 1991 in Los Angeles, California, Horace Bray began playing drums at age 10 but later picked up guitar at age 14 when he was living in St. Louis, Missouri. His first guitar teacher was Corey Christiansen, who he studied with privately for a year. Bray cites Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck as his earliest guitar influences before discovering jazz through his lessons with Christiansen. “I was really into Grant Green and Wes Montgomery early on, then got deeply into Kurt Rosenwinkel in high school,” he recalls.
Bray was involved in an after-school jazz program run by Jazz St. Louis and was a part of their top group taught by guitarist Rick Hayden. “I chose to leave Missouri for college because I needed a change in my life and a kick in the ass to push me to get better,” Bray says.
In 2010, he enrolled at the University of North Texas, where he played with the UNT Jazz Singers, the Four O’Clock Lab Band, the Two O’Clock Lab Band and the One O’clock Lab Band (as the first undergrad guitarist in 15 years to hold the guitar chair in that prestigious group) before graduating in 2015. “My time at UNT was good and I met a lot of great musicians and people there,” says Bray. “Being around people like professors Ed Soph and Stefan Karlsson was really inspiring.”
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