Dominant Chords Triads Trick - use major triads over 7th chords!

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Major triads are great to use over Dominant chords. Even though the Dominant 7 chord has a minor 7th, it does have a major 3rd, which means you can play a major triad for this chord. A sweet triad pair appears when you move the triad down a whole-step. In this case, we play A major triad and G major triad - both will work fine over the A7, A9, A11 or A13 chord. Check it out! Very simple, and very powerful. You can do this on any Dominant 7 chord that doesn’t have any altered notes.
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[@ThomasPappas-r3v]

Great lesson to show his major triads and their intervals work over the dominant 7th 1 whole tone below. I love the way My Nashville cats always super impose triads over dominant 7th chords to create a different sound and this was a great video to get the journey started.

[@danr9202]

I can easily say I have never taken more from an online lesson than I did in the last few videos of yours I just watched. Almost certain I worked past a plateau I've been stuck at for a while, thanks to your wonderful teachings! Cheers man

[@Dolphinstreets]

Wow, thanks!

[@crashdaddy261]

I've always seen bluesmen and rockers do that thing where they keep moving a shape two frets back and wondered what the reasoning was behind it, and now it's goin' in my rock-n-roll toolbox. TY!

[@Bob76075]

The BEST traid lesson I've seen. This opened a LOT of dorrs for me Robert!

[@Dolphinstreets]

Glad to hear it!

[@swoopdog54]

Robert, you are such a great teacher and player as well! As always, valuable and useable advice with complete clarity in as simple terms possible. One of my main problems as a guitar player has been developing a broad, useable vocabulary that I can fully understand and relate to existing knowledge of theory. Your videos fill that need each and every time! Excellent!

[@Dolphinstreets]

Thank you very much!

[@carlsalazar4490]

You’ve opened up so many new possibilities in my guitar playing. Thanks

[@Dolphinstreets]

Glad to hear it!

[@kilterkaos1]

This is one of the most useful lessons. It’s a simple trick that adds so much to my playing. Thanks for the lesson!

[@plutogamstrumframe]

Brilliant teacher

[@tonykirk6362]

I’ve been noticing that 11 chord so many times recently without knowing what it is or how it’s used. Your video just provided yet another aha moment. Thanks Robert 👍.

[@PedroSilvaMusic]

Fantastic

[@Dolphinstreets]

Thanks Pedro

[@kpuliatch]

Great lesson Robert !

[@ritwikmitra317]

Ohh really it's a very useful lesson. It's a nice way to develop the soloing . thank you Robert for your detail demonstration .

[@Dcba964]

Mr Renman you are just a magician! I ‘ve been looking so hard for not playing the mixolydian scale note for note over the I IV V , this lesson is the key! Now i understand i can also play the minor relative triad of G major, E minor triad ... Much more melodic and usable than the scale.... Triads are really usefull in music and you prove it . Thank you so much and merry christmas !

[@fransvenrooy1078]

This completes me in playing the blues and brings me further in other styles. Thanks. Great lessons!!

[@kilterkaos1]

I’m about a month into it. One of these days I’ll be able to say the same for myself.

[@jomerapachecha6031]

Cool tone.

[@CryptoPete007]

absolute class...I have just entered another world! how to break out of the predictable blues with resolving melody! keep it coming Robert

[@johnmcaleese8459]

That is some smooth sounding playing brother! Love to hear you just jam out !! Nice lesson however. PEACE from Philadelphia

[@adamuhlan1275]

Just ran across this video. All I can say is “outstanding”! Just unlocked a whole other level of playing ideas for me. Thank-you!

[@Dolphinstreets]

Wow, thanks!

[@simonandrews3466]

Good concept there is a lot of mileage in this. Once you leave to think in terms of one triad over another you get some great sounds

[@markbattle6926]

Great lesson, thank you

[@davidhumphries853]

Fascinating

[@alirezababaei4377]

thank you

[@donhoeft2328]

I love your lessons thanks. Mr.d

[@Dolphinstreets]

You are very welcome

[@walterbowman323]

Walter here, I myself think your a he'll of a guitar player,I have learned a lot watching your lessons, I thank you.

[@Dolphinstreets]

Robert here, I myself think that is a very nice comment. Thank you!

[@ToneD5150]

You sure are bringing out the Blues in me! Robert...!!! Thanks again...

[@richardisberg1541]

Bästa gitarrläraren jag hittills hört på YT. Kommer direkt till saken. Kanonbra Robert

[@Dolphinstreets]

Tackar

[@Dodzee.44]

Thankyou so much

[@ianbarnes1406]

Great lesson Robert. Would have been good to hear you playing these ideas over a loop so that we could hear them in context

[@bokopiiti2275]

word man

[@justinmolanick7989]

Totally!!

[@RaviLogan86]

Good job!

[@kenlee7954]

Such a great and grateful lesson as usual :) Definitely your channel's one of the primary sources I rely on to improve my improvisational skills.

[@stickysat]

Great teaching ! Thank you ! :)

[@royrensburg3099]

Robert thank you once again for sharing your brilliant insights...you are an amazing musician and tutor...god bless you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Dolphinstreets]

Wow, thank you

[@jamescopeland5358]

Good stuff Robert!

[@Dolphinstreets]

Thanks James!

[@paulceppetelli9473]

A lot of good useful information in the one lesson. Excellent!

[@nyxaquar3474]

Exquisite phrasing. And a great lesson even though it takes many re runs to fully comprehend

[@ToneD5150]

You'll get it...!!! Keep working it ....

[@georgejohnston9157]

Amazing lesson and amazing playing

[@mediastarguest]

Best lessons on the net: explained clearly and patiently, high usefulness factor, although could you please zero in on the fretboard for those of us with poor eyesight watching on a phone screen (I know you have done this for some videos), thanks.

[@donmccown6645]

Wow! Really great stuff. Can't wait to play with it and work it in. Really awesome!

[@ToneD5150]

Yeah! This works...!!!

[@keithoxford5791]

Thank you Robert you are the best

[@ronaldhowell4146]

Like the intro music on this video before the lesson

[@emanuel_erol_germann]

Main teacher alright ...!! Thank you Sir .

[@vincej151]

Greetings from Calgary. Found your channel by total accident after downloading one of your baking racks off youtube.

[@wesleyclark7230]

I used to watch you when you were with dolphinstreet. Same great lessons!

[@johnw5734]

Thank you, Robert. I going to try and make this part of my natural playing. Sounds beautiful!

[@DanielLentinelobis]

Awesome Lesson Robert!

[@Dolphinstreets]

+Daniel Lentinelo thanks!

[@streamcityvideo9500]

Sweet !

[@ianhunter7827]

Brilliant.....

[@benhand9532]

Soooooo goooooood, thanks Robert ✌️

[@christopherfryda]

Seriously awesome

[@robb4545]

That guitar just sings. You can play Robert no doubt but that guitar and those pickups are an alchemy. Great tone.

[@billf4854]

Robert thanks for sharing . This is a great tool that is immediately useful and musical.

[@robertpatterson5099]

Great lesson Robert many thanks 👍🎸

[@dave.o.1903]

Thanks a lot Robert. Your lesson here is just what I've been looking for, Can you put some more of this type of material up.. Cheers, Dave..

[@andressierra2167]

The most useful lesson ever! Immediatly came to my mind music by Vince Guaraldi!

[@AdevăruriIstoriceAscunse]

Cool! 😉😊 Thank you very much, dear friend! Best regards from London! 😉😊

[@no-xb7eu]

I push Thumbs up even b4 I finish watching bcoz I know it’s great.

[@patrickpost3269]

cool beans! I'm going to work that into the bag of tricks.Very melodic.

[@martynspooner5822]

Brilliant concept that could never have sussed myself thanks much appreciated.

[@dougp2917]

Outstanding!

[@christianbettinelli5004]

you re great master

[@jechsantiago9209]

still the best online guitar tutor.

[@Dolphinstreets]

+jech santiago thanks a lot

[@luismambrini18]

I couldn't get it ,,, gotta lots to evolve til I get to this point , but thanks a lot

[@heweyinthewoods]

Good Stuff Robert!!!

[@markadams7743cruisinblues]

Smooth

[@kenkelly382]

Hi Robert , Really love this lesson. Wish I found this lesson sooner. It's a game changer. Does it work because it's the flat 7th of the prior chord. Eg G is the flat 7th of A7 etc.

[@LTBrown976]

That's my question too. Why does it work?

[@downhill240]

Great lessons here!

[@codforlife]

You the man! I'm going to your website and buying a lesson! xo

[@Dolphinstreets]

Smart move

[@281Boss]

Wow, I really need to resubscribe!

[@dinhomoraes9451]

Excelente , isso é uma aula 🎸

[@LynchyVidz]

really great !

[@Heccy1961]

Wonderful stuff thanks Robert ! Opening new doors :)

[@tommyholtMN]

I love what you do here. I’ve been playing for a long time and could use some 1:1 feedback and guidance if you offer that. Please kindly let me know at your convenience.

[@Dolphinstreets]

Contact me at [e-mail]

[@Dhirenchhetri]

Sir please make a video where I can learn all the exesting chords

[@MrEverthere]

love the sound of this guitar and the reverb/delay effect can anyone disclose any info on this please?

[@Dolphinstreets]

I used a bit of Cathedral reverb in Final Cut Pro. YUUUGE reverb! Delay is a stereo delay plugin from Logic.

[@MrEverthere]

thank you Robert

[@8bitRemakes]

Could've used some more visual cues on which chords are used at what time - as I don't play guitar, I'll have to research more on this, maybe I just need more ear training - otherwise, this is a great lesson, Robert ;) Thanks!

[@Dolphinstreets]

Any dominant 7 chord - it always works to play a triad a whole-step down! Choose a chord - C7 maybe? Well then you can play C major triad and Bb major triad! Capisce?

[@StantsLOL]

what kind of reverb do you have running in the back? It has such a long tail, but only when you really dig in. I'm curious.

[@avatar90404]

Just watched your video on playing the triads of the harmonized G major scale...Would those harmonized triads work in this context?

[@ronaldhowell4146]

Do you have any lessons like the into going from lead to chord,thanks

[@ronaldhowell4146]

(Intro) my bad

[@Dolphinstreets]

+Ronald Howell I don’t know what you mean.

[@kuyakoi3469]

Yo what modulation did u use for that?

[@umur207akaydn5]

nice lesson, nice shirt.

[@Dolphinstreets]

+Umur207 Akaydın Well thanks! My wife doesn’t like the shirt and says I should get rid of it.

[@umur207akaydn5]

So burn that shirt. it is true what they say :)

[@Dolphinstreets]

+Umur207 Akaydın She doesn’t watch my lessons so she will never find out...haha

[@umur207akaydn5]

ahahaha

[@johnvasquez1452]

I like man I am John from USA DC

[@typedeaf]

Great lesson. Help me understand a few things. You didnt really say the key, other than A. I am assuming A minor because you played pentatonic minor over it. Is that right? But then you are saying it would be A7 chord, which seems weird to me because dom7 has a major 3rd. Is that common for blues progressions? Then you play the minor 7th tone, one whole step back, with a major triad. Again, really messing with my mind, because diatonically thats not the right chord tone over the minor 7. G major (G B D) over A7 (A C E G) means you are playing the 2, 4 and 7 or.. 7, 9 and 11. Thinking the later, you turned the A7 into an A11. Is that basically what you did? Please explain cause it sounds great. EDIT: I see later you got to mentioning the 11th.

[@RBZ3]

As he is playing all dominant chords, regular diatonic theory kinda goes out the window. Look at each dominant chord on its own and each of them has a 1,3,5 and a flat 7. Since he is just playing an A major triad 1,3,5 and goes down a whole step to G, he is now playing the flat 7 a 9 and an 11 which all work great over a dominant chord. He also throws in standard A minor pentatonic and blues scale as that also works in the blues. He then follows the same concept on the 4 chord and the 5 chord. It really gives an interesting sound. Hope this helps.

[@sumanrai1508]

Triad harmony fits into the 7th harmony.....

[@paulomattes2526]

Very good

[@borgan1964]

Are you from Sweden?

[@Dolphinstreets]

Si senor, ju suis fra Sverige!

[@josephdowney7776]

why does this work ?

[@Dolphinstreets]

+Joseph Downey because I’m playing the mixolydian mode. Both these triads are inside this mode. Do you understand?

[@twli]

Sounds great solo, but if a band was on the A7, why does the D note not clash with the C#?

[@redrock1963]

Am I going crazy or is there a very faint sound of the keyboards sounding the root chord as he plays a demo lick or run??

[@aditrock6715]

redrock1963 No, its a reverb

[@paulsav40]

this is the 2nd lesson i have watched of this guy and the last one did not make sense and this is no different - why play a g major over an A chord??? never explained !!!

[@papapat]

sound like Cocaine from EC. Cooooooooool

[@verbotenco]

Meh...playing a G major triad over A7 frees you up to play the 9 (second) and the 11 (fourth) of A major scale (B and D). They are color tones that make the lick sounds interesting. Very basic concept.

[@danh7739]

Too many drugs before this lesson, Robert. It sounds like another drunk guitar player trying to empty some club so he go home early.

[@Dolphinstreets]

I don’t do drugs. I don’t teach drunk either. Sorry to disappoint.

[@danh7739]

@@Dolphinstreets You don't do drugs? Well, maybe you should, so you don't make anymore stinker lessons!!! Good luck to all.

[@joannelandrylandry]

Awesome! Thanks!