Open Triads
By Diogo mafra

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Hi everyone, this is Diogo Mafra and I´ll talk about open triads.
First I´ll explain chord inversions, that means to play a chord with the third or the fifth as the bass.

Ex 01: Some A Major inversions.

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Now keeping the bass, lets put an octave up one of the other notes, or both, so that we have an open triad.

Ex 02: Open triad

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Ex 03: Open triad on the first inversion.

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Ex 04: Open triad on the second inversion

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We can play the chord as a chord or as an arpeggio. I usually use hybrid picking to play them. This means I use my pick, as usual, but also my fingers.

 

Now here are some open triad examples:

Ex 05:
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Ex 06:
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Ex 07:
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Ex 08: This is part of a DYNAHEAD song that I recorded using open triads.
Obs: Guitars are tuned down a half-step.

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I hope you enjoy these ideas.

See ya…