[Jeff]

Dude, I missed this post! You’ve already started to improve a lot since you started. It’s awesome to see you stick with it like you have been. Onward and upward. Next year let’s get you on that stage!

[Jeff]

Marcus, it would be difficult to explain without us looking at it together. But, there are 4 beats worth of notes. Did you count the eighth notes in the slides?

All together there are 6 eighth notes which = 3 beats

And one eighth note triplet which = 1 beat

Check it out and let me know if you can see it now?

[Jeff]

The B minor scale was missing from the list! Here’s a new copy!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bibu017n15dxqjh/Major%20%26%20Minor%20Pentatonic%20Scale%20Notes.pdf?dl=0

[Jeff]

Marcus, The “3’s” is referring to the sequence moving in groups of 3 notes. Down 3 notes – back one note – Down three notes – back one note – Down three notes, Exc.

And yes, your correct on the second question about holding the same note for the duration of the two notes. So, the triplet has three eight notes, and your holding the first note for the duration of two of them.

Hope that helps!

[Jeff]

Great job working on triads!

There’s a few ways to do this. For our example let’s start with using major triads and work on finding them on the fretboard.

The benefits in being able to locate triads on the fretboard are immense. It will help you to be able to see chords all over the neck, you can use triads for an awesome compliment to rhythm guitar, create different chord voicing(s) outside of typical open and bar chord shapes, they’re the first step in finding arpeggios and more. We can go over this in our next session…

Anyway,

A Major triad is a root (1), third (3), and fifth (5). That is the 1st note, 3rd note, and 5th note of a major scale.

A C major triad would be C,E,G for example.

Scale Degrees = 1(Root) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Octave)
C Major Scale = C D E F G A B C

C,E,G = the 1st, 3rd and 5th note of the scale giving us a C major triad.

Now, take your strings and put them into “string groups” of three adjacent strings in each group.

So, you get four string groups – (low)E,A,D – A,D,G – D,G,B – and G,B,(high)E

Pick one string group and find a C, E, and G note on those strings within close proximity.

For Example,

C on the 5th fret G string, E on the 5th fret B string, and G on the 3rd fret high E string.

This gives you a Cmajor triad in root position (1,3,5) — C(1), E(3), G(5) —

Move up the fretboard on the same string group and you find

E on the G string 9th fret, G on the 8th fret B string, and C on the 8th fret high E string.

This gives you an inversion of a Cmajor chord called “1st inversion” because the 3rd is now in the root position of the chord (3,5,1) — E(3), G(5), C(1) —

because there are 3 notes in a triad there is one more triad on the same string group. One that starts with G in the bass and is called a “second inversion”. (G,C,E) –G(5), C(1), E(3) — Try to find it!

Even though all of these are the same notes the voicing “inversions” give them each their own special characteristic which can be helpful to liven things up for songwriting and improvisation. Not to mention building your ear.

Work on finding these all over the neck and on different string groups.

I hope this helps you out!

Let me know.

Thanks, Jeff

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[Jeff]

Marcus,

I moved your question into the “Theory” forum. You can see the answer there!

[Jeff]

Marcus,

Good question!

The guitar is tuned in fourths. Also called perfect fourths. With the exception of the G and B string. The interval there is a major 3rd.

As far as why they named it a perfect fourth and a perfect fifth… It’s most likely because all of the other intervals have a major or minor counterpart attached to them. Also, in my opinion the 4th and 5th have a very stable sound to them. Perfect if you will. They have a very “low risk” sound to them compared to a major or minor seventh interval. Although a very cool sound!

As far as the tuning of the guitar being in 4ths and one 3rd. I believe it was tuned to this way for easy usability (fingering) of chord and scale shapes playing across the neck.

hope this helps!

-Jeff

[Jeff]

Charlie, Sorry this post slipped by me! I know I gave you this in the lesson but, here’s the Tab for anyone that’s interested.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s1nudgilew0hc8u/CCR%20-%20Bad%20Moon%20Rising.pdf?dl=0

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