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AUGUST 2023 CHALLENGE (YOUR LIGHTBULB MOMENT)

Home › Forums › Active Melody Member Challenge Response Submissions › AUGUST 2023 CHALLENGE (YOUR LIGHTBULB MOMENT)

  • This topic has 22 replies, 21 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 2 months ago by Tom D.
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    • September 1, 2023 at 12:49 pm #350233
      Paddyboy
      Participant

        Hi AM family,

        “LEARNING TRIADS AND THEIR INVERSIONS ON THE FIRST 2 SETS OF STRINGS”
        This is in the Key of “F” starting on the 5th chord which is “C” and moving up the scale in triads to the root chord “F”
        So, the chords are C, Dm, Edim, and root chord F
        Thanks for watching
        Paddyboy
        PS Clipchamp-video editor
        Has anyone heard of windows free video editor? It’s called “Clipchamp”. It’s pretty cool, comes with Windows and pretty easy to navigate. check it out.
        That’s what I used creating this video. I did 2 videos separately and put them together as one. The first video was the verbal explanation of my challenge and then the challenge.

        ALL IT TAKES TO WRITE A SONG IS........3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH!

      • September 1, 2023 at 1:10 pm #350240
        Paddyboy
        Participant

          ALL IT TAKES TO WRITE A SONG IS........3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH!

        • September 1, 2023 at 2:33 pm #350271
          Bob Utberg
          Participant

            Triads and inversions!! The key to the spice of music! Well done. Bob

            Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

          • September 1, 2023 at 2:47 pm #350285
            Vincent K
            Participant

              Thanks Paddyboy

              I also gained a lot from the triad lessons from Brian

              Thanks for sharing

              Cheers Vincent

              🎸 Vincent 🎶 🇳🇱

            • September 1, 2023 at 3:08 pm #350306
              JoeD1
              Participant

                I liked the way you talked us through and explained what you were working on. Great challenge submission for sure!

                Joe

                The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
                Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
                --Graeme Edge

              • September 1, 2023 at 3:48 pm #350323
                Manfred M
                Participant

                  Great insight in your triad studies, Paddyboy. It really inspires me to dive deeper in this topic.

                  Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
                  The next Meetup is expected to take place in November 2025

                  There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum in good time.

                  I look forward to meet you.
                  Manfred

                • September 1, 2023 at 4:55 pm #350374
                  AndréM
                  Participant

                    Nicely done.
                    Great lesson.

                    AndréM

                    AndréM

                  • September 1, 2023 at 5:13 pm #350388
                    Michael L
                    Participant

                      Hi Paddyboy, I agree! Triads are a great way to see the guitar neck and open up so much.

                    • September 1, 2023 at 5:55 pm #350407
                      sunjamr
                      Participant

                        Good explanation, Paddyboy. We can never get enough of that. One thing I don’t understand is why the dim chord sounds so unpleasant to my ears. I understand the theory as to why the 7th chord should be a dim, but it doesn’t sound as good to my ears as a plain old minor 7 chord. I guess technically a minor 7 chord would fit into the mixolydian scale.

                        Sunjamr Steve

                        • September 2, 2023 at 11:57 am #350684
                          Paddyboy
                          Participant

                            Hi Steve, I definitely agree that a diminished chord by itself sounds a little unpleasant. I would guess it’s because your stacking minor thirds which always makes a chord sound (dissonant) whereas with a major triad the dominant note is the 5th and that will make a chord sound more stable, (consonant).

                            I think of it like a major triad chord sounds great or “happy” a minor chord sounds a little lackluster or “sad” and a diminished chord sounds downright “pitiful” LOL

                            Paddyboy Pat

                            ALL IT TAKES TO WRITE A SONG IS........3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH!

                        • September 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm #350415
                          Bill
                          Participant

                            Triads are where it’s at! So useful to navigate the fretboard. Nice presentation.

                          • September 1, 2023 at 10:48 pm #350489
                            Marie Jarreau
                            Participant

                              Definitely inspiring for further research Passy Boy.
                              Thank you

                              “Laissez les bon temps rouler“
                              Marie Jarreau

                            • September 2, 2023 at 5:56 am #350573
                              John H
                              Participant

                                Well explained and applied Paddy Boy. Your keen interest in this is infectious and motivating. Keep on rocking in the free world!

                                John

                              • September 2, 2023 at 11:54 am #350682
                                James B
                                Participant

                                  I hear you, Paddyboy. I’m a believer when it comes to triads. 😀

                                  James

                                • September 2, 2023 at 3:13 pm #350736
                                  Mike W
                                  Participant

                                    That’s another great lesson for this challenge – well done Paddy.

                                  • September 2, 2023 at 5:48 pm #350776
                                    Garry
                                    Participant

                                      Triads have been a popular lightbulb moment for many of us Paddy. Very well planed and demonstrated. Keep on pickin’ and all the best! 🥸🎸🥸

                                    • September 3, 2023 at 12:30 am #350832
                                      Laurel C
                                      Moderator

                                        That is a good exercise to practice triads on the sets of strings especially the first two sets and in the key of your choice. It is a big world on the fretboard when it comes to triads. Keep up the good work.

                                      • September 3, 2023 at 11:51 am #350951
                                        Juxi
                                        Participant

                                          Thanks for the lesson, Paddyboy. 👍🏽

                                          Bluesige Grüße
                                          Juxi

                                        • September 3, 2023 at 4:46 pm #351056
                                          Martin W
                                          Participant

                                            Nicely presented ,I agree wholeheartedly triads totally open up the fretboard and is the pathway to simplicity.

                                            Martin

                                          • September 3, 2023 at 8:52 pm #351105
                                            Alan L
                                            Participant

                                              Yes indeed, my lightbulb was about triads too! So useful, and they really helped me learn the fret board.

                                              Great examples, and explained well. Thanks for sharing!

                                            • September 4, 2023 at 9:20 am #351158
                                              Mark T
                                              Participant

                                                Nice submission, Paddyboy – I often think that I’d have got further faster by learning Triads rather than struggling to stretch my fingers to complete ‘cowboy chords’ when I first started learning the guitar 🤓

                                              • September 4, 2023 at 2:37 pm #351228
                                                JoLa
                                                Participant

                                                  Hey Paddy, those triads and their inversions are priceless! The uses for those are limitless, so good you’re working on those and so should I. Thanks for the well done presentation!

                                                  🎸JoLa

                                                • September 4, 2023 at 8:09 pm #351275
                                                  Tom D
                                                  Participant

                                                    Wow Paddy, you picked such a powerful theme! I love how you’re studying not only the triads in a given key but also their inversions, and across string sets! That’s foundational and I thank you for your clear explanation.

                                                    Cheers, Tom

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