Learn Triad Pairs in 30 Minutes

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[@jegoy68]

You know, I have been watching youtube videos about music for the last ten years...a lot of them are good teachers actually but for some reason my development didn't seem to manifest. It is only this year when i first watched Adam and Peter (i think in May) that got me hooked on watching...and listening (number 1 rule!) ...and it really helped me tons and changed the way i viewed about music and playing...got rid of my bad habits in playing...not yet there though but working on it. I guess what I'm trying to say is thank you Adam and Peter...you are my heroes...and i mean that with the greatest amount of sincerity!! May you guys and everyone in Open Studio have a very happy new year!!!

[@andrewcrocker-harris4830]

There are some great teachers on KZbin but the Open Studio people are second to none!

[@gregsheridan76]

Completely agree they layout such a great curriculum and have such effective presentations!

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

​@@andrewcrocker-harris4830I strongly disagree. I find their videos double the length with a quarter of the content of the better ones out there, mostly because they do these needless long practices of exercises, along with extremely corny jokes and preachy advice. Far more useful content is packed into the videos of Jeremy Siskind, Noah Kellman, Isaac Raz, Shan (JazzSkills), Tony Winston, and Greg Spiro (pianoweekly), to name a few, and without the constant infomercial-style hype you get here.

[@mathbydoing]

And a happy New Year 2024 as well. Knowing you a few months, I can only agree.

[@gregsheridan76]

I am an open studio member and have been playing piano for 2.5 years now. As I was watching this video last night it was the first time I feel like I was watching one of these videos and I was actually understanding what was going on on the music theory side of things and how the chords were organized. As a percussionist with preconceived fears of learning theory between the courses, your youtube videos, and the podcast I have been converted!!!

[@PastPerspectives3]

I’ve been studying music for over a decade, and this guy really knows his stuff !

[@HankusMaximus]

My year subscription to Open Studio just renewed the other day... it's been the most productive year for me in my musical development. Looking forward to the next year. Thank you guys!

[@jeffreystocks]

Just about the most concise and useful lesson on triad pairs I've seen. Adam = master player and teacher.

[@Soundofjoy]

All my years of playing gospel I've never heard these chords explained though I use them in all my music. Thank you!

[@SolarMumuns]

Love these sessions! Thank you, keep 'em coming!

[@antoine270965]

Happy new year to all openstudio folks and huge thanks Adam for this great new lesson

[@siroswald3188]

AWESOME! I've had triad pairs on the to-do list for the past few days, this is perfect! I missed the stream, but I'll spend some time practicing with the reupload!! 🧡 openstudio always hits like no other

[@maestro2033]

After playing the piano all these years this is fun and it is stretching my ear and coordination to the max at a slow speed because even though I know my major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads, this is the first time I’m using them differently and in combination together over different chords and putting together different shapes. Sounds Beautiful keep up the good work.

[@YourBuddyRob]

So generous with such profound knowledge! I'm sure this video has made a lasting impact on so many!

[@JohnWilson-ru7xd]

Brilliant lesson Adam! It feels like 'how to choose' triad pairs is starting to make sense. Loving the work of you, Peter and the rest of the Open Studio Crew. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@mattkwest468]

Great lesson. Especially Adam's Keith Jarrett "wooh" homage at 1:56 and "We are not jazz robots!'.

[@thelonious-dx9vi]

You play good. I play guitar and I watch you guys all the time. It's very interesting how shape-y things on piano vs. guitar work similarly in some ways, very different in others. Cheers.

[@BrianMegilligan]

Adam, the content you provide is so great. Thank you! If I had a complaint is that there's so little time between each guided practice session to integrate what I learn from the previous ones into all the keys! (I never really make it, just the more common ones, honestly). But seriously. Thank you for putting this together. I have learned so much from this and I have been playing for 40 years and hold a masters in music theory! :)

[@stephenolis5753]

Just stumbled across this and something clicked... I’ve been at a plateau for a while not really sure how to practice to improve, feel like this could really help. Thanks for putting it together 🙏

[@skimanization]

Hey man this is great lesson, you know I'm a saxophonist who's always trying to play jazz piano, I can play a little bit of basic blues chords accompaniment but I always struggled to play something interesting in my right hand when I try to solo, I just had no idea how to manoeuvre around the keyboard except scale but now after watching this video I find myself being liberated steadily. I'll keep on practising and later join your school 'cause you are great teacher who is patient and your way of teaching is super. Thanks.

[@richardxu8865]

This reminds me a lot of the triad + 1 sound! Going to make sure to practice this in all keys to get this under my arsenal!

[@janevonmaltzahn2667]

another GREAT - world class - teaching video from ... Adam Maness! Thank you so much!

[@bertranddupont8584]

Thank you Adam, a lot to learn understand and practice. As usual ...

[@mikesax]

Love it. Fresh. Inspiring.

[@hazleymusic]

Thanks Adam, this is the first time I've been able to understand and digest the "Triad Pairs" vibe.

[@cciliebh1524]

Thx! great lesson! This was all new to me and I am excited to try it out.

[@wills3212]

Amazing stuff and great teaching!!

[@rongibbs390]

Thanks, Adam. I’m fascinated by triad pairs, but struggling to incorporate them into my solos. This is the best lesson on actually applying them in practice. A blues is a really useful application. I really like that you went systematically from how to practice through to how to make it musical and creative. As a saxophonist, I’ll definitely be working on this on both piano and sax.

[@agy04022761]

Hello, your such a great teacher. I use your vids for better understanding of theory. I play guitar and try to use "open studio" for making progress with a different approach.Thanx & rock on !

[@pedalboy7]

Even more awesome than usual!

[@shanroberts1]

Absolutely Fabulous! Thanks

[@michaelsilverman9703]

Nice, Adam! I’m learning!😀

[@latinjazzlvr]

Fantastic. Thank you!

[@larsuk9578]

Great stuff. Love the Phrase du Jour 😊 (reminds me a little bit of the opening lick of Aint’t Nobody, although in Eb min)

[@WidenedEye]

Thank you Adam!!!!

[@StephenAntKneeBk5]

Great lesson.

[@stuartairey4542]

Thanks Adam

[@jasJlm]

Awesome!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@robertomui333]

Great stuff !

[@FrantzesElzaurdia]

What an intro!

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thanx, Maestro. 🌹🌹🌹

[@marianoruggieri9539]

Gracias Adam!

[@twli]

this one is great. thank you.

[@alejandrososa2310]

just amazing information!!! thks a lot!

[@winstonmacmahon9735]

Viva la, Adam. Yes more like this please

[@MrChilensko]

I love that stuff!!!!!!!!!!!

[@questforgigs]

Love this.... actually really easy to visualize on pedal steel guitar!

[@musterionsurly]

that was fun! (and improvement making)

[@IronSnake27]

Best lessons I've seen

[@1TreukFlyyy]

This is a GREAT lesson !!! Do you have a lesson on how to switch scale for each chord (chord-scale) ?

[@jaimemontesrubio2069]

Fantástico, gracias!

[@andrewwray8778]

That intro took me by surprise but it was so good!!

[@romangastelummusic]

Very nice video and teaching! On a side note, the triad pair for the the tritone sub can also be B and C# for fun

[@lukeweston1234]

I like to do Dorian scale tone triads over dominants in blues

[@billbuchen5739]

Really Great Thank you!

[@phanjazm]

DMn good video!!! More please

[@AndreaRuoccomusic]

Great! Thankssss

[@JohnnyJohnathan]

This is great!

[@ZuraGagnidze]

just great! 🍷

[@JacobRobot321]

mind blowing

[@ClaudioPallone]

Great lesson. Can you create a small blues song using these triads to show us how to apply them to the blues changes?

[@davidsummerville351]

Very cool

[@chrisbrowne3366]

Cool Adam

[@themidger1]

Db melodic minor on the C alt7 or just use Db 6/dim over it. Lydian chord tones of the tritone

[@deneisraelealine8939]

Nice!!!

[@johnnyblue1101]

Good MF lesson. “Keep it fun” is the best mantra.

[@DreddMaster]

I noticed a relationship with the "Triad Pairs" and the diminished scale depending on how you articulate the movement (it's got that dimished sound and feel).

[@ksorkopzumi8176]

Thanks u

[@alfberger3150]

I'm a electronic musician and don't even record midi, but this is useful for drawing midi as well!

[@camilovsky227]

The promised land of that kind of sound... good on ya Adam...

[@lkd982]

Nice to hear a music teacher who is 1. enthusiastic and knowledgeable 2. not a nerd

[@user-nt7xn3cg6z]

просто супер занятия

[@eternalrainbow-cj3iu]

Of Course we Love Triads although I would suggest trying also borrowing

[@barbaragittins9953]

Cool

[@musterionsurly]

i hope you don't mind but i'm going to steal that opening demo ;)

[@MarkInLA]

looking at the C7Alt Dom. the 6 notes of the 2 chords, Gb and Ab are all in the Db maj scale..Only, note F, is skipped (which is a blessing because it would clash with the 3rd of C7 bottom, E Nat. So, why not simply use the scale a half step above the chord name, (avoiding its 3rd degree)? IE. G7Alt, play Ab Maj scale (no C), Bb7Alt, play B Maj scale (no D#), Eb7Alt, use E Maj (no G#) scale, etc.. No ? But I suppose doing it chordally, the way you show, avoids having to always think what the eliminated scale note IS. I like how you play and what you do, allot, and your positive happy approach..

[@dealieno]

oooh

[@brendaboykin3281]

Adam, extend it to 3 Kings Day, Jan 6th!!!(Yank living too long in Europe😊).

[@ewoid64]

I'm coming at this with only a basic understanding of these ideas, so please excuse the basic question. Is the idea to use triads that are "diatonic," (if that's the right word in this context) to the scale implied by the chord? And would that be any of those triads? And are they always a step apart? And how do you choose which pair to use? Any help here would be appreciated.

[@afxmnstr]

Savage intro

[@msomodi]

belle forme du jour

[@phanjazm]

Does it mater what triad is on the downbeat? It looked like the g7 is on the upbeat on your examples while the F, Bb, C are on downbeat? Am i thinkin to hard on this?

[@agustinbernal2760]

Hi, great lesson, thanks! Just a question, why does the G note has a natural sign? Is it necessary? minute 23:10

[@juwonnnnn]

👍

[@juliannazareth6795]

Thanks enjoy this can u slow it down a bit

[@francosoldera3822]

👍👍

[@rockstarjazzcat]

🤙🏼

[@annamakesmusic]

Do you have any videos on left hand voicings for small handed people? There’s no way I can reach a 10th 😅

[@Gk2003m]

Cool…. I hear Coltrane in this, I hear Keith Emerson, so many directions to go with it….

[@pichan8841]

Open Studio is the best! Unfortunately: In order to learn I need to fully understand. But I can't understand matters unexplained or contradictory. Why isn't it A5# or at least C# on the B7? It's F7alt. (B7#11, the IV of F# melodic minor ) there, right? Did I miss something? It ought to be B Lydian Dominant (mixo#11) resolving into Bb7, I reckon...

[@SeanRainey]

4:32 was that Rubber Band Man lol

[@tunekeysus9427]

Open Studio I´d to know what´s difference between triad pairs and polychords?

[@supahsean6710]

My 0.02, you could probably think of a triad pair as arpeggiated polychords.

[@mauromantovani5937]

Can someone please explain again why he chose Ab Gb over C7alt? That part is not clear at all to me... anyway great lesson indeed. Thank you so much❤

[@MarkInLA]

Simply because those 2 chords carry all the alterations of a C7: Ab=b6 or aug 5, C=root, Eb= +9, then, Gb=b5 or sharp 11, Bb=7th, Db=flat 9...Other than questions of chromatic stuff in between, these are all the 'outside' changes/alterations of a 3 note (C,E,Bb) C7 chord, on the bottom.. (But do see my post above)...

[@lesharris9560]

Does anybody show this stuff used in a tune.?

[@jimsisko1]

Another killer lesson! Check out the great trumpeter/composer Tom Harrell's tune entitled Terrestris. It's one of the greatest examples of triad pairs in a tune. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIGUlaihibN9eqc

[@maloneycraig]

1) this is great! Thanks for the content! 2) for the lydian dominant, using triad pairs omits the 7th, so there is ambiguity between lydian dominant and plain old lydian. (eg for G7#11 the F never gets voiced, so you could imagine either F or F# if the F wasn't already being voiced in the left hand). Is this a feature or a bug? Sorry for the newbie question.

[@travo6805]

I feel like the ambiguity isn't a huge problem as long as it sounds cool which it does, although a triad pair of G and C# over a G7#11 would be a really sick sound that does include the 7 and still covers the #4

[@larrycook9219]

I like using the A aug (A C# F) with the G triad for the Lyd Dom sound. Likewise for the C7alt use Ab aug (Ab C E) with the Gb triad for an even spicier Db mel min sound 😎

[@jimgresham5529]

Please balance the volume between your Piano and voice !

[@chrisamato6890]

Love this! But no props to bill evans?! :)

[@galacticecho7027]

Yes, we need money survive, but music helps us live!

[@johndaniel4597]

It’s good stuff, but sometimes difficult to hear your comments above the piano.

[@MrUrech]

I just found out about triad pairs lastnight, from this channel, and I dont like them... I LOVE EM!!!!!

[@jazzman1954]

Tried for hours to get this working on guitar but it just never sounded musical. Really very hard to come up with good ideas in a fluent way.

[@KazukiVA]

why is this in rudy ayoub’s playlist

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I dig this kind of stuff, but this is out of my pay grade. I took notes and will be back.