How to Play Triads on Strings 3, 4, and 5

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Part three of major scale triads on strings 3, 4, and 5

How to Play Major Scale Triads on Strings 3, 4, and 5

How to play major scale triads on strings 3, 4, and 5, is a continuation of adding another string to the previous patterns learned in my other post.

If you missed them, check out “Major Scale Triads on Strings 1, 2, and 3“, and “Major Scale Triads on Strings 2, 3, and 4“.

These triad sets will have the 5th in the bass, being 2nd inversion triads. Next in line is the root of the triad on string four, followed by the third on the third string.

Triad Shapes on Strings 3, 4, and 5

G major triad on strings 3, 4 and 5
G major triad
A minor triad on strings 3, 4, and 5
A minor triad
B minor triad on strings 3, 4 and 5
B minor triad
C major triad on strings 3, 4, and 5
C major tiad
D major triad on strings 3, 4 and 5
D major triad
E minor triad on strings 3, 4, and 5
E minor triad
F# minor b5 on strings 3, 4, and 5
F# minor b5
G major triad on strings 3, 4, and 5
G major triad

How to Practice

Practice playing these shapes up and down the fretboard. Also, realize and visualize the previous shapes learned already in the last two posts.

These triads are in the key of G with no open strings. If you get comfortable with the key of G, move these shapes around in other keys.

Some suggestions would be to move them back two frets for the key of F, back three frets for the key of E, and lastly from the key of G move them up two frets for the key of A.

That’s four keys including the key of G, practice these triads in the other eight keys as you progress.

A few other practice ideas and suggestions are-

  • Use your fingers or hybrid picking using pick and fingers
  • Play as single notes against backing tracks from YouTube
  • Use as accompaniment
  • Take the root note on the 4th string and replace it on the 6th or 1st string (Spread Triads)

Until next time thanks for reading and have fun practicing!