Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 21 minutes ago

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Comprehensive 34 page E-book "Triads and Inversions" is now available:
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E-book is now available In this guitar tutorial you’ll learn everything there’s to say about triads and their inversions. From simple musical ideas that work for pop and rock to advanced use of triads and inversions to create new sounds with these basic musical blocks. We’ll explore the basics of triads and inversions, see how they are played on the guitar and how to use them in voice leadings to create smooth chord transitions. You’ll learn also how to superimpose triads over chords to create chord extensions.
We’ll also see famous songs that use triads like Running with the Devil by Van Halen, Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie, Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2, All right now by the Free and more.

0:00 Introduction
01:14 Triads recap
3:32 Triad inversions
5:51 Inversions on the neck
6:49 All major triads
8:30 All minor triads
10:04 All diminished triads
11:24 Suspended triads
12:18 Inversions on the neck
17:04 Learning tips
20:37 Advanced use (Superimposing)
24:46 Triads in (Jazz) Blues
29:28 Famous songs with triads
28:07 Extra colour in triads
33:36 Conclusion

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E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar
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Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal

Used:
Strandberg Boden Metal 8 NX (www.strandbergguitars.com)
Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com)
Ibanez RT
Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com)
Schecter Banshee GT FR (schecterguitars.com/)
Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com)
Castilla Classical Guitars
Samson Concert 99 Wireless system
Rode Microphone
Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com)
BIAS FX (www.positivegrid.com)

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(c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands

Subjects in this video:

Triads,
Inversions,
Inversion,
Chord inversion,
Traid inversions,
Voice leading,
Superimposing,
Chord progressions,
Writing chord progressions,
Modes,
Major chord,
Minor chord,
Diminished chord,
Chords in the major scale,
Chords in the min or scale,
How to use triads,
Jazz Blues,
Running with the devil,
Crazy train,
Under pressure,
All right now,
Improvising,
Music theory lesson guitar,
Music theory,
Guitar tutorial,
Guitar lesson,
Rob van Hal,
QJamTracks,
Q Jem tracks,
Q jam tracks