In his Theory and Improvisation series, Brendan Burns looks at triads, chord voicings and usage across the circle of fifths.
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In his Theory and Improvisation series, Brendan Burns looks at triads, chord voicings and usage across the circle of fifths.
Begin the CourseBrendan Burns provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in his chord voicing lesson series.
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Brendan demonstrates the tiny triad shapes derived from the form 1 barre chord.
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Brendan Burns demonstrates the tiny triads derived from the 3rd form of the CAGED system.
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Brendan demonstrates the 2nd form tiny triads.
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Brendan demonstrates the tiny minor triad shapes derived from the form 1 CAGED shape.
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Brendan demonstrates the 3rd form minor triads from the CAGED system.
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Brendan burns demonstrates the 2nd form minor tiny triads.
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Brendan Burns demonstrates the tiny triad shapes for augmented chords.
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Brendan Burns demonstrates the grips for the diminished tiny triads.
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Now that you've gone through all the tiny triad lessons, Brendan offers some closing statements and insights that will help you with incorporating them into your playing.
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Brendan takes a more in depth look at extensions that can be added to the tiny triad forms.
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Brendan demonstrates the addition of the 6th extension to the tiny triad forms.
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In lesson 13, Brendan covers the extensions for the minor form tiny triads.
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Brendan Burns demonstrates the Sus 4 forms for the tiny triads.
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To get you setup to start learning more tiny triads, Brendan talks about what he'll be covering next and provides a review of the previous material.
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Brendan Burns takes a look at extensions that can be added to major triads.
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Brendan discusses and demonstrates how to add the 6th extension to your major triads.
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Brendan takes a look at the extensions and embellishments that can be added to the minor tiny triads.
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Brendan Burns demonstrates and discusses the unstable or "ambiguous" triads that result from altering the 3rd.
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Brendan Burns demonstrates and discusses how to utilize spread voiced triads in your playing. In the first lesson of this mini-series, he discusses major spread voicings.
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Brendan demonstrates spread voicings of minor triads.
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The first lesson in Brendan's triadic improvisation lesson series covers the major triads and the combinations of their extensions.
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Continuing on with triadic improvisation techniques, Brendan discusses and demonstrates how to utilize the minor triads.
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Brendan demonstrates and discusses how various tiny triads can be applied to bass notes to imply larger, more complex chords. He also explains how these concepts can be used in a melodic context.
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