Triads Workshop
Three notes, everywhere on the neck. Learn to see the chord inside every line you play.
Every line you play outlines a chord, whether or not you know which one. This workshop builds triads into your hands and ears one short video at a time: major and minor from the 6th and 5th strings, permutations, every triad in the key with direction changes, moving triads by whole steps, half steps, minor thirds and the cycle of fourths, C major triads in five positions, and open triads that just sound beautiful on guitar. Near the end you hear it all on a 12-bar blues in A, played with nothing but triads. Most of it is Rotem playing slowly and counting you in, with the notation and a Guitar Pro file for every exercise.
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What you get
- 28 short video lessons
- 28 downloadable PDFs in notation and tab
- 27 Guitar Pro files that open in an interactive tab player
- The Advanced Guitar Practice e-book
- Lifetime access
What you need
- An electric or acoustic guitar
- A metronome (any free app works)
- Knowing what a major and a minor chord are
- The patience to play it slowly first
By the end
What you’ll be able to do
The curriculum
The road before you pay
Start here: G and C, major and minor
5 lessonsTriads from the 6th and 5th strings, heard and named before a click ever goes on.
- 01Intro
- 02Lesson 1: G major and G minor from the 6th string
- 03C major, 5th string (Video 2)
- 04C minor, 5th string (Video 3)
- 05Major triads from the 6th string in the cycle of 4ths (Video 4)
Permutations
4 lessonsSame three notes, a different order, major and minor, from the 5th and 6th strings.
- 01G major permutations (Video 5)
- 02G minor permutations (Video 6)
- 03C major permutations, 5th string (Video 7)
- 04C minor permutations, 5th string (Video 8)
Triads in the key, with direction changes
5 lessonsEvery triad in G and C, then changing direction so your lines stop running the same way up the neck.
- 01G major diatonic triads, 6th string (Video 9)
- 02G major diatonic triads with direction change (Video 10)
- 03G major 3-octave triads with direction change (Video 11)
- 04G major 6th string diatonic triads with direction change (Video 12)
- 05C major diatonic triads, 5th string (Video 13)
Moving triads around the neck
6 lessonsFive ways to get a triad somewhere else, plus closed triads.
- 01Chromatic changes, major and minor (Video 14)
- 02Whole-step triads (Video 15)
- 03Major triads in minor 3rds (Video 16)
- 04Major and minor triads in half steps, 5th string (Video 17)
- 05Closed major triads (Video 18)
- 06Closed minor triads in the cycle of 4ths (Video 19)
Five positions in C major
5 lessonsC major triads in five positions, then the triads of the key inside them.
- 015 positions for C major triads (Video 20)
- 025 positions for C major triads (Video 21)
- 03C major scale triads, position 1 (Video 22)
- 04C major scale triads, position 2 (Video 23)
- 05C major scale triads, position 3 (Video 24)
Making music with triads
3 lessonsA 12-bar blues in A played with triads, then open triads around the cycle of fourths.
- 01A blues with triads (Video 25)
- 02Major and minor open triad chords (Video 26)
- 03Minor open triad chords in the cycle of 4ths (Video 27)
Practice e-book
1 lessonThe Advanced Guitar Practice e-book to download and keep.
- 01Download the Advanced Guitar Practice e-book
That’s the complete lesson list. Nothing held back.
This is for you if…
- Players who solo with scales and lose track of the chord underneath
- Players who know chords as grips to strum, not as notes to solo with
- Blues and jazz players who want to see the chord tones the greats lean on
Maybe not yet if…
- Total beginners still learning to fret notes cleanly
- Players looking for licks and songs to copy
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Triads Workshop
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Watch a lesson firstQuestions
Before you enroll
YouTube gives you scattered tips with no order. This is a sequenced path, each lesson builds on the last, with the practice material and the exact next step handed to you so you stop guessing what to work on.
The course page states the level plainly at the top. If you can already fret cleanly and play in time but feel stuck making real music, most of these are built for you. When in doubt, watch the preview lesson first.
Just your guitar and a way to play the videos. No paid software or plugins required. Anything optional (a looper, a metronome app) is noted in the course requirements.
These are self-paced. Fifteen focused minutes a day moves the needle more than a two-hour cram once a week. Every lesson is short enough to fit a real practice session.
Yes, you get lifetime access to the course and any updates to it. Learn at your pace, revisit lessons whenever a concept comes back around.
Yes. Every course has a free sample lesson so you can hear how Rotem teaches before you spend a dollar.
There's a 30-day guarantee. Work through it, and if it isn't the right fit, email for a refund.