Ditch Scales, Use Triads To Create Great Sounding Guitar Solos

In this video, you learn how to create better solos on guitar using triads.
Triads are great for seriously expanding your chord playing, however, they are equally as good for expanding your soloing on the instrument as well.
In this lesson, you learn the difference between fretting triad shapes on the guitar for playing rhythm parts and visualising the shapes for lead guitar playing.
You also learn 3 approaches to creating great solos using the triad chord shapes.
Triad Soloing Approach 1:
- First, you learn how to outline a chord progression using triads
Triad Soloing Approach 2:
- Next, you learn how to approach the notes of a triad a half step above or below creating smoother solo lines
Triad Soloing Approach 3:
- Finally, you learn how to add notes from the scale to broaden the scope of your sound when soloing on guitar
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[@acousticguitarlessons]

Tablature for examples presented in this lesson can be found here: acousticguitarlessonsonline.net/how-to-solo-using-triads-on-guitar

[@MultiCugel]

Got it, many thanks.

[@gillosp99]

I can't stress it enough, it is SO amazing to have this amount of "humbleness" while giving a lesson... You kept doing simple thing because, you public IS doing simple things on guitar since we listening to your videos.. When I want to learn something, I often fall on teachers that at every 2min, go over the top to "show off" what can be achieved after 20 years of practicing...This always throw to my face how far I am to this expert level....

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it and am glad you can relate to my lessons :)

[@garytrignani227]

Thanks. I did find this one and am studying it. I play electric guitar and would appreciate it, as I think many guitar players would to have a similar lesson with triads on the high 3 strings. this I think would be great for soloing on electric. Love how clear you are in your lessons. Thanks, Gary

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@garytrignani227, you are very welcome! :)

[@MultiCugel]

Thanks for this, I'm learning triads but didn't know about the sliding approach.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are welcome Bill! Yes, sliding in and out of notes creates some nice phrasing :)

[@ubellubo]

Another great lesson on triads. These videos on triads have been the best I have seen on KZbin.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@ubellubo very kind of you to say! I am glad my videos have helped you with triads:)

[@ashsingh2358]

A very practical lesson on triads for learners. Thanks for the tabs. Looking forward for more lessons on soloing.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are welcome Ash! Glad you liked the lesson :)

[@barrycoulter6951]

2nd x watching.. u just opened a pandora’s box for me, my friend… thx!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@barrycoulter6951, great to hear! Let me know how you go with it :)

[@stuartarnold4495]

Triads are always good to use but, how to use them is more difficult. Thanks for making it a little easier.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are very welcome Stuart! I hope you get a lot out of the lesson :) Don't hesitate to ask any questions if you need

[@dawin6710]

This is the only lesson on the youtube or anywhere for that matter that is of this quality about the triades soloing and improvisation. thanks

[@acousticguitarlessons]

dawin6710 you are very welcome! I appreciate your kind words and that you found the lesson helpful for your playing :)

[@user-ps1br4kv2g]

Great lesson bro. It helps a lot for someone like me who struggles for quite sometime now with learning how to pick the guitar. 💯

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Glad you liked the lesson @user-ps1br4kv2g :)

[@yuriijam]

That’s amazing material Sir! Your explanation of triads is simple and clear. Subscribing✌🏻

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are very welcome Yurii! :)

[@bluzikmusic]

This is a brilliant video.. Thank you. Am just starting to learn triads, in particular using the dgb strings so this is great timing for me. I also play Matons (an ER90C, mini & MS520).Thanks again

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Hi Derek. Great to hear you found this lesson useful for your guitar playing! Always great to converse with a fellow Maton player :)

[@russscott847]

Excellent video...I'm looking for ways to use triads to solo and this is video hits the sweet spot in terms of technicality and speed to serve as a great introduction into this new (for me) realm. Thanks!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@russscott847, you are very welcome :) That is great to hear!

[@vacationrichard974]

Really loving your lessons. Thank you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are welcome! Glad you like the lessons :)

[@lelinkant5875]

Great lession...sir🙏🙏

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@lelinkant5875, you are very welcome! :)

[@lelinkant5875]

@@acousticguitarlessons sir make one cover for slap and pop tricks...step by steps🙏🙏

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@@lelinkant5875 I will add this to the list, however, I do have one video on the channel relating to slapping you can check out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqO7f4R-r8qFftU And this one on percussive guitar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJaZooB4oaeYoa8

[@wolfganggenser913]

Great! Thank you, greetings from Austria

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are welcome Wolfgang! Great to have you drop by to check out the triads video :)

[@Texas1836Band]

Loving your lessons on triads and building lead guitar solos. I even like the little "Chick filla" commercial lick you do at around 5:00, lol. Tremendous thanks and love because you are definetly making a difference by helping me to connect the dots, pardon the pun, lol

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Glad you like the lesson Gregory! "Chick Filla" commercial lick lol :) You're welcome and great my videos are helping your playing.

[@tomask.3983]

The simplicity of this lesson makes one of the best on triads! You keep it easy to follow and in small steps at a time. (Agree on exactly everything @gillosp99 said btw) But one thing - for me (as a relative beginner learning the CAGED system) I got a little confused at 14:33 when you introduced the scale surrounding the triad of C - because, I thought you were going to show us the "E shape" major scale here, from which the C triad comes? I mean, I know what modes are, but did not see modes coming into this lesson.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@tomask.3983, thanks and glad you like the lesson. Regarding your question, you could play the "E" shape major scale with this triad for a C major sound (I don't use the CAGED system, but I know what you mean), but you could also play the C Mixolydian scale too for a dominant sound. This is because the C Major triad is part of both C Major and C Mixolydian. I have quite a few videos on modes if you want to check them out and learn more: kzbin.info/aero/PLJXtMWIq5iFRItE8-aLLm2rQS54rHKQuM

[@tomask.3983]

@@acousticguitarlessons Thank you for your answer - it means a lot! How do you mean you don´t "use" the GAGED system?

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@@tomask.3983, I use a different system for visualising the fretboard than the CAGED system. I have learned the CAGED approach but have discovered IMO what is a better way to visualise the fretboard using 3 Note Per String Scales :)

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

Great info. Thank you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are very welcome! :)

[@panlan1]

good lesson...i'm trying to force feed myself triads...just been waiting to find comprehensive explanations so as not to be overwhelmed ...and that attention begins to wander elsewhere..haha..:>)

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Glad you like the lesson John! Yes, I can definitely relate to trying to do too much at once and getting overwhelmed etc.

[@Texas1836Band]

Could we have a lesson about using these techniques to apply to country music? I guess what I’m asking for is some samples of country licks out of the triads

[@acousticguitarlessons]

I will make a note for a possible future lesson Gregory. Triads are definitely great as a foundation for country licks :)

[@tonywang7704]

I’ve been seeing many ads whenever I watch a guitar video, they’re all mentioned that don’t need to learn blablabla but one 7 string pattern to unlock the entire fretboard. Do you think that’s possible or bs😅😂

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Yes, that is the best way to unlock the fretboard as far as 3 note per string scales are concerned. It's one 7 string sequence that keeps repeating and each 3 note per string scale is a 6 string segment of this sequence if that makes sense?

[@tonywang7704]

Thanks Simone, I think I kind of get it but not sure if get it wrong or right haha! Looking forward of your video to explain this!

[@iggykarpov]

06:10 10:01 13:15 17:16

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Thanks for the time stamps. Much appreciated!

[@Vito43491]

Which scale are you referring to for filling out the triads? Is it mixolydian?

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@thomasmortimer3545, yes it is the Mixolydian scale following the chords of a blues in C, so C Mixolydian for C7, F Mixolydian for F7, and G Mixolydian for G7. Hope that makes sense :)

[@celiomarques8310]

Olá, Simon. Não estou mais conseguindo me conectar com você através do email e por lá eu conseguia estudar muita coisa. Não sei o que aconteceu! Já tentei resolver aqui nas não consigo.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

I have emailed you Celio :)

[@v2807]

For the third way, were you using the c scale for all the triads? Or did you change scales depending on the triad? (F for F and G for G?) ~thank you

[@acousticguitarlessons]

I followed the changes. All triads are in the key of C, so the F and G triads have notes that belong to C major. So no scale change, all notes are coming from C Major. However, I am playing the corresponding triad/arpeggio to match the chord at the time, so as you say, F triad when the F chord occurs, G triad when the G chord occurs. Does that make sense V W?

[@v2807]

@@acousticguitarlessons yes. Thank you!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@@v2807 you are very welcome :)