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Drop Tuned Triads

Mike Salow
IntermediateMetalChordsCool Riffs 5 lessons10m

Hi all! For this tutorial we'll be covering drop tuned major and minor voicings. Although I am using a 7 string in this tutorial you can use a 6, 7, or 8 string guitar as long as you are in a traditional drop tuning.  In these examples we will only be using the lowest 3 strings, in my case these strings are tuned A - E - A. If you are in drop D it would be D - A - D. We'll discuss three basic three note voicings, root inversion, 1st inversion (3rd in the bass), and 2nd inversion (5th in the base) and their arpeggios. The 2nd video will cover major triads and the 3rd video will cover minor while the 4th and final video will include an etude to practice using these voicings. Enjoy!

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  1. 1 1:00 Lesson · 1m Drop Tuned Triads: Intro Hi all! For this tutorial we'll be covering drop tuned major and minor voicings. Although I am using a 7 string in this tutorial you can use a 6, 7, or 8 string guitar as long as you are in a traditional drop...
  2. 2 4:30 Lesson · 5m Drop Tuned Triads: Major Like I said in the previous video we'll be covering three different voicings each occurring on the lower 3 strings.  The first is our root inversion in C major. C - G - E 1 - 5 - 3 The second voicing is our... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 3:07 Lesson · 3m Drop Tuned Triads: Minor Like I said in the previous video we'll be covering three different voicings each occurring on the lower 3 strings.  The first is our root inversion in C minor. C - G - Eb 1 - 5 - b3 The second voicing is... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 0:32 Lesson · 1m Drop Tuned Triads: Etude Playthrough For practice purposes, I've included an etude to go along with this tutorial. This etude will help with memorizing the new voicings and it also displays how one might use the material when composing. Enjoy! Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 0:30 Backing track · 1m Drop Tuned Triads: Etude Backing Track Use this backing track to play along with the previous etude! Enjoy! Tab Guitar Pro

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