I learned all triad shapes on all string sets in the key of G. I can play them in major/minor currently. I know where the roots are, and I know the inversions.
However, I think I can only play them well, with a steady speed, because I am relying on the dots on the guitar, so I know where to put my fingers without having to find G (the root).
If I try to play any other key, all shapes shift on the neck, so I can’t really rely on the dots anymore.
What’s the best way to be able to quickly find any triad on the neck? Do I need to learn every note on the fretboard so I can find triads based on roots? Or is there a way without that? (Currently I only know notes on the lowest 2 strings)
Mastering triads?
Mastering triads?
I navigate the fretboard from two points of view if I can put it that way...
One is learning where the most common root notes are - I'd say those are C, G, D, A, and E. Everything else is only one fret up or down from those (or three frets from C, G, and E). I can find them more quickly on the bass strings and at the first few positions, so...
I also learned the notes across the fretboard at a couple of "home" positions - third and fifth positions are under my fingers now and I'm working along to seventh and ninth. Much less need to play up there at the level I'm at so these are taking a lot longer to become second nature.
Like every aspect of music there are different approaches which work out the same in the end, so finding one that works for you won't be wrong.
One is learning where the most common root notes are - I'd say those are C, G, D, A, and E. Everything else is only one fret up or down from those (or three frets from C, G, and E). I can find them more quickly on the bass strings and at the first few positions, so...
I also learned the notes across the fretboard at a couple of "home" positions - third and fifth positions are under my fingers now and I'm working along to seventh and ninth. Much less need to play up there at the level I'm at so these are taking a lot longer to become second nature.
Like every aspect of music there are different approaches which work out the same in the end, so finding one that works for you won't be wrong.
Mastering triads?
This is something that probably isn't gonna happen as quickly as you would like. You'll have to build up to it little by little. Managing shifting positions is an inherent part of learning guitar.
Try learning the same in a key that's close by, like Gb or Ab, and try to remove your reliance on the dots. Then learn it again somewhere farther like Db, to challenge how well you understand the patterns. Then you just keep building up to different keys/positions.
Learning the note names on the fretboard helps greatly, but that's a long term project. Learning to see the triads not just based off the root (so also from the 3rd and 5th) is also really useful, but that's another long term project.
Also are you learning all the triads/chords based on the harmony in the key, which should include the diminished triad from the 7th scale degree?
Try learning the same in a key that's close by, like Gb or Ab, and try to remove your reliance on the dots. Then learn it again somewhere farther like Db, to challenge how well you understand the patterns. Then you just keep building up to different keys/positions.
Learning the note names on the fretboard helps greatly, but that's a long term project. Learning to see the triads not just based off the root (so also from the 3rd and 5th) is also really useful, but that's another long term project.
Also are you learning all the triads/chords based on the harmony in the key, which should include the diminished triad from the 7th scale degree?
Mastering triads?
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