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Quartal Triad Comping

Al Joseph
BeginnerAny styleChords 8 lessons17m

In this tutorial, we'll learn how to construct triads  using the 4th scale degree. The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. All we have to do from here is build our chords in the intervals of a Root - 4th - 5th. Pay close attention to the video and tabs to find these shapes. Then the floor is yours!

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  1. 1 4:29 Lesson · 4m Quartal Triad Comping - Intro & Quartal Theory In this tutorial, we'll learn how to construct triads  using the 4th scale degree. The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. All we have to do from here is build our chords in the... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 4:35 Lesson · 5m Quartal Triad Comping - Triad Inversions The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Inversions come into play when you want to replace the root with another note within the chord. So say we have the triad E Major4. Root... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 0:58 Lesson · 1m Quartal Triad Comping - Root Position The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Here we have our root position triads in diatonic order starting from E-A#-B. Simply build a 4th triad off of each scale degree. Read the... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 0:55 Lesson · 1m Quartal Triad Comping - 1st Inversion The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Here we have our 1st inversion triads in diatonic order starting from A#-B-E. Simply build a 4th triad off of each scale degree. Read the... Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 0:34 Lesson · 1m Quartal Triad Comping - 2nd Inversion The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Here we have our 2nd inversion triads in diatonic order starting from B-E-A#. Simply build a 4th triad off of each scale degree. Read the... Tab Guitar Pro
  6. 6 2:34 Lesson · 3m Quartal Triad Comping - Comping Playthrough & Wrap-Up When all is said and done...use your ear. Visualizing the fretboard is an eye and ear endeavour. So when it comes to comping in a real life setting, it should be understood that playing off of the soloist and... Tab Guitar Pro
  7. 7 1:20 Backing track · 1m Quartal Triad Comping - Backing w/Solo Here is the backing with a solo example. Next page has the backing by itself. Tab Guitar Pro
  8. 8 1:20 Backing track · 1m Quartal Triad Comping - Backing Enjoy the backing track and practice hard! Tab Guitar Pro

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