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Triads - Patterns and Inversions

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Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
 = 120
Example 1 - II V I using Basic Diatonic Triads

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
 1

         
2
      
3

       4

 
jz.guit.

 7 10 7 9 9
7
7 9 7 10
9
9
7
7 10 9 7 8 10 10 8 7 10 10
10

Example 2 - Diatonic Triads in Position


5

        
6
       
7
       

8
 7 9 7 10 9
7
7 10
9
9
7 10
10
9
7 10 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

       
Example 3 - Diatonic Triads middle string set
8
   9
        10

     
1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13
 3
2
5
4
7
5
9
7
10
9
12
10
14
12
15
14

Example 4 - II V I using - 1st Inversion Triads

Dm7 G7    Cmaj7
              
 
11 12 13
 
  
9 8
10 8 8 9 11 9 8 8 10
 7
7
10
9 10
9
8 10 9 9
10
8

Example 5 - Diatonic 1st Inversion Triads



      
14 15 16

              
 
8
 7 9 10 7
7
9
9
7 10
10
9
7
10 7 8 7 10 8 10
7 10 8 10

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Example 6 - II V I - 2nd Inversion Triads

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
         
17
    18
 19

 
12 9 8
 7
7 10
9
9 12
10
10 13
12
12 10 10 9

Example 7 - Diatonic 2nd Inversion Triads




20

 
21
     
22
      
       
8
 7 9 7 10 9
7
10
9
7
7 10
9
9
7 10 8 10 7 8 10
7 8 10

Example 8 - II V I with 3 1 5 patterns

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
      
23
     24       25

   
7 9 11 7 10 8 12
8 10 8 9 11 8 10
 7 10
7 9 10
8

Example 9 - Diatonic Triads in 315 pattern


   
   
26 27 28

                

8
 7 9 7 10 9
7
10 7
9 7
9
12 9
10
7 10 8 10 7 8 10
8 10

Example 10 - II V I lick with Spread Triads

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
  
      
29 30
      31  
   
9 7 10 10 12
10 8 11 9 12 8
 7 10 9 7
10
8 8
9
8 10

Example 11 - Spread Triad Inversions  


   
32
   33    34

      

8 12 15 20
8 13 17
 9
10
9
10
12
14 17
10 7 10
8

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Example 12 - DIatonic Spread Triads
    
35
  36   37
   38 
        
    

7 8 10 12
8 10 8
 7 9
7
10
9 10
7
7
9
9
10
10
8 10 7 8 10
7 8 10

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