How to Use Triads in a Guitar Solo

Learn how to string together simple major and minor triads into fretboard spanning solo and lead playing sequences like a true hero. Harness the power of non-boring arpeggios into alternative chord voicing and become a champion of will and skill.
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[@JamesWood-ix8ov]

I'm must recap this when I'm not so high

[@seandaniel23]

Best of luck ;)

[@Steve-dk7ec]

Recap yet?

[@richardelg4412]

Me too!

[@Hadri_ART]

Ahahah bruh

[@interruptor]

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[@tbrennan73]

Juan Mata is pretty good at the guitar!

[@seandaniel23]

I've gotten that a few times :)

[@zingkhe]

@@seandaniel23 juan mata your stubble is getting in my way

[@zingkhe]

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[@simon-di7xt]

It's pewdiepie

[@Calgho]

That's who!! Couldn't put my finger on it for months... lol without the Spanish accent.

[@joehuffman1847]

Sean, I've been playing for 23 years. Mostly as the rhythm player in every group I've been in. The last 3 years I've been trying to "unlock the fretboard" and learn my scales, modes, get tastier licks and tricks and become a competent lead player. I've paid for online courses, watched endless hours on KZbin, worked through a technique book and paid for weekly lessons in an attempt to improve. But this video was a HUGE eye opener for me. The way you explained the major/minor 3rd intervals between strings and then the intervals that make up a triad, just blew my mind. Just wanted to say thank you, you made a huge difference man!

[@EliasOwnage95]

2:43 when you low key tell people how much you hate life in a guitar tutorial video

[@seandaniel23]

haha, right on.

[@NMranchhand]

These, “What to do when you’re frozen by the headlights”, videos of yours are brilliant. Nobody else covers the gap from the brain to the first movements of the fingers like you do. They make unfounded assumptions. I’m grateful.

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear! Thanks!

[@Rectitude4U]

Dude. This is golden. If I could go back in time I'd focus on scales and triads before ever learning an open chord. Thanks!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for reaching out Frank! Happy to help!

[@GRockBlues]

best triad lesson that I have watched...wow...really opens up the fretboard magic in a geometric way...makes it very visual and kind of descrambled the chaos that it feels like in my head!...lol...you are really awesome ...extremely humble too...

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@hollowedsword]

Hey man. I just wanted to say that I've been a subscriber for a couple months now and I can say without a doubt that this video has changed me as a player. I've been trying to study all the different scales and shapes for a little while now because I've always wanted to be able to solo over my looper pedal. Up until this point I've had only a little success because I felt comfortable in fixed shapes or spots on the neck but i found it hard to make shifting between these points seem creative and musical. After watching your lesson here I immediately went to my guitar to try out some of your ideas and for whatever reason it all just clicked! This has given me an effortless way to move up and down the neck that doesn't sound robotic or clumsy. I've been playing now for an hour straight over different chord progressions and it's honestly the most fun I've had with my guitar in a long time. I only paused my playing to make coffee and write this comment to let you know how awesome this feels! Thanks for all of the awesome content and keep up the good work! Cheers!

[@seandaniel23]

Man that is so awesome to hear! Thanks for taking the time to reach out and keep rocking it!

[@Jbeliski]

Secret weapon. Scales and triads!

[@kdavis646]

I've been playing guitar for years and one thing I've learned is there is always more you can learn. I really enjoy your lessons. Entertaining and Informative. What more can you ask for from a lesson great job .

[@caseypayan]

This was a good video to show how to put everything together and why learning all the pieces invested are not lost time. Chord progressions, keys, notes on the fretboard, triads, scales. This was the video to show me how simply it all comes together once the moving parts are learned.

[@seandaniel23]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cheeseburger1884]

The alternate dimension your pick goes for? The Alternate Picking Dimension. It is known.

[@overzhitz]

WHO ARE YOU?!

[@chadhubbard6217]

is it an augmented realm?

[@seandaniel23]

Where Michael Angelo Batio rules as king!

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Yes, there seems to be a black hole that sucks them right out of your hand and straight into guitar pick land XD

[@autizmo2963]

Fender Stratocaster I believe that half of my socks are reincarnated as guitar picks when I'm not looking. And we all know where they go

[@kyleolin3566]

Love the solo tou came up with! I have been playing guitar for about 10 years, completely self taught. Recently i have decided to go hard on theory. I really feel that i am starting to get a far better grasp on this thing called music, and videos like yours makes it a lot more fun then just reading a book

[@seandaniel23]

Great to hear Kyle, keep up the good work!

[@JensLarsen]

Great triad introduction! At some point you should do a lesson on Open Voiced triads, that's like Frusciante's secret weapon for riffs around the Californcation album, and the signature Eric Johnson sound :)

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks Jens, I'm on it!

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Eric Johnson put out a series of how to videos years ago I learned a lot from watching them, he's a great guitarist .

[@JensLarsen]

I actually have some lessons on Open Triads on my channel as well, though in a jazz context (because that's what I do...)

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Jens Larsen Cool, I've always studied as many style as possible . I like being versatile, jazz is one of my favorites .

[@JensLarsen]

Dspeir Well have a look! I have a few lessons on my channel ;)

[@gmanmanning277]

You have , undoubtedly, the best way to teach in the way I learn...thanks , Gary in CO

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Gary! I'll keep em coming!

[@shannonlamb5155]

This came at the best time in my self studies. The relationship between the major and minor arpeggios. Great lesson. Looking to proficiently join arps during chord changes. This is a good step towards it. Thanks

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Hi Sean, When I was 10 my Dad bought me my first acoustic it came with a instructions on how to tune it . On my 12th birthday my Dad bought me my first electric and amp . Boy was I ever exited, I had him take me to the old Oxfords book cellar where I got some pretty good books to get me started . I never quit, and always love learning new things . I've just discovered your channel today, and have been watching few of the videos . This is great stuff, thanks for posting :)

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear man! Keep on rocking!

[@FreshLavender]

My word, I've had some good teachers but this guy has a clear course of action and explains it so well! Excellent work, I needed some theory refreshment.

[@robws1000]

Although not related to this video, your explanation of a looper pedal was so simple. I bought a boss RC one Looper and must have watched 10 videos however yours was the simplest and actually works. Love your teaching videos. I use and with my students.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for reaching out! Congrats on the RC1!

[@porscheman998]

Somewhere in the universe there is a pile of lost guitar picks and unmated socks.

[@seandaniel23]

So sad.

[@e200al1]

The best guitar lesson in triad I have seen and learned from.

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@miikamessi]

One of most useful guitar videos ive seen! Thank you! :)

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@ambars5747]

Great video - tons of practical ideas and concepts here. Personally the most useful video of yours that I've watched to date.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much! Definitely planning on doing more like this soon :)

[@cnewman3491]

Great lesson on triads and their application. Refreshing to see something not already done a thousand times like most guitar lessons on you tube. Hope you find many other ways to keep lessons fresh.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much, I'll keep it up!

[@joshhart4931]

I had to search and write down all the notes of triads to learn them. That 4/3 interval is such a good way to figure them out when I don't have my notes right in front of me. Thank you!

[@justincheatham3899]

this is the channel I needed. I know how to play guitar and I'm learning theory. applying theory to guitar and is the other thing I was truly looking for.

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear Justin! Let me know if you ever have any questions!

[@luckydog-287]

Great lesson, great humor! Thank you, again!

[@johnl.6930]

You know not every brief lesson will serve everyone. Having said this you gave me a fresh look at triads that will help me explain explain this piece of theory and its application to beginning soloing. Thank you!

[@TheCitizenmax]

great lesson and and really helps to connect the triads via simple licks. Very good how you started with intervals and then applied them

[@sebastiengratz381]

Discover your channel something like 5 days ago, watched maybe all your videos. My conclusion, you're the best and the funniest dude that ever teach me something on guitar. Keep it up !

[@seandaniel23]

Man thanks so much for reaching out Sebastien. I'll keep em coming!

[@mikehussey5682]

you are slowly becoming my go tutor. appreciate your videos.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Mike!

[@hibiki88]

Man this is awesome it just made something click in my head!

[@pavlovsknob]

That green color is one of my favorites for a strat; such a classy looking guitar.

[@seandaniel23]

Yeah sherwood green is officially my favorite color because of that guitar.

[@HH_Badger]

Triads now make a lot more sense. Major/minor 3rds....wow! Ok, I think I'm getting this. Thanks to the Jamman solo xt looper I just played my first solo outside of the magic pentatonic box. Great video Sean. Thank you

[@vpdemandcreationservices4658]

Sean, this was a fantastic lesson. Thanks so much for all that you do!

[@seandaniel23]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrWalterMelon]

Useful and creative. Thank you so much.

[@ethansk3613]

wth this is amazing information. the interval stuff blew my mind, no one explains it like that. god dam tomo fujita sending me down a doomed path

[@PalindromeDesign]

Wish I understood any of this. I think I'll go self-induce a brain injury and see if I come to with a new savant ability to play the guitar. Probably won't happen, but at worst people will hand feed me pudding forever.

[@seandaniel23]

Pudding is never a bad choice my friend!

[@iamandes4455]

I was in the same position as you a while back. But I’ve just watched this again today and now makes complete sense. Try and learn stuff that’s simpler than this. Then you’d find yourself heading to this lessons subject and you’ll eventually understand. Then you’re on to the next one. Hope you keep the learning going 👍

[@frankspence8723]

@CrasherXtreme Xoxoxo So in this video he is playing an Am run through different triad positions and then in another in Cmaj? Two separate runs over 2 different chords - right? Thx if you can confirm At first I thought he was mixing them

[@starpranada1336]

wow it form the am and a chord in d shape so much wow... your'e definitely showing how chords are formed!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@cisaak2977]

Talking and showing the triad concept is much different than actually TEACHING!

[@skankhunt2437]

i learned this technique youre teaching here in the ending solo of bold as love from hendrix. He does this epic thing and i just had to learn it. Great Lesson! :D

[@Requnium]

Hey Sean. I'd like to say that I feel that you have one of the hottest guitar lesson channel on KZbin right now. Your simplified approach towards theory has helped me out by a great magnitude. And I am certain that I'm just one of the countless many. I hope you keep making these lessons and keep enlightening us.

[@seandaniel23]

It helps if you are also insanely attractive thanks to Hanz de Fuko :) Thank you for watching!

[@neatpolygons8500]

@@seandaniel23 the what

[@Obeliskeyes]

Great teach...first time I really understand triad...

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@thomaskennedy7842]

Thanks for this. I like your approach of explaining it in easily understandable, small sections like that. (Btw, love the sherwood green strat. Definitely one of Fender's most underrated colors).

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks Thomas. Sherwood green is officially my favorite color :)

[@raptthevirtualband5710]

And now we know how Mark Knopfler does it! Great lesson. Also… When you find the missing sock, you’ll find the pick that you dropped.

[@nicholasricci7273]

Great lesson, clear and precise- will really help me as I move into soloing. Would have been nice to have this all in TAB format, inclusing your licks over the Am-C-G-Dm progression. Thanks for sharing your knowledge- it really helps!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks Nicholas! I'll try and start adding more tabs to the lessons.

[@tdad80]

Simply GREAT lesson! Thank you very much!!! ;)

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@TheChris87878]

Amazing Lesson Good Job. I will be working on this this week

[@seandaniel23]

Rock on Chris!

[@alfredromero8447]

the best tutorial video about triad so far

[@neurofire]

This is great - it articulates the sounds we can hear but never knew there was a name for. Now - how about a lesson in triads and arpeggios for finger pickers. Good job Sean -

[@seandaniel23]

More arp vids coming up!

[@jegs0615]

I learn more here than from most channels on youtube.

[@seandaniel23]

Great to hear Von, I'll keep em coming!

[@theartfuldodger935]

Hey! After listening to you play for awhile, I realize why I've never heard of you before.

[@seandaniel23]

Haha, Burn!

[@theartfuldodger935]

Sean Daniel Just kidding. You're a great teacher. Keep up the videos.

[@mikedr1549]

Sultans of Swing baby!!

[@KempoSensei]

Really good lesson. I realized I know more than I thought I did, but you helped me connect the dots a little on the arpeggios that I already knew as just shapes, now I can construct them with the formula. Could you do a similar video for 7th chords?

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for reaching out Alan, I'll definitely have to focus on 7th chords soon :)

[@djovani29]

Hey Sean,you explained this so well and easy to understand.Great stuff man. This is something Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton used to do a lot back in the day,i guess..when you hear a lot of those great solos. Cheers!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@aidenupshaw1483]

Really helped some things click together thanks man

[@seandaniel23]

happy to help!

[@Thebluepikmin2011]

Your videos definetly serve well for inspiring and learning more. I've only been playing for 2 years and I stumble upon some discoveries myself, but you help me get to them a lot faster. I enjoy the videos, especially since I'm getting into song writing and need ways to get new inspiration! :)

[@themattthewman]

This is fantastic

[@Guitarhero1000]

I learned something here. Thank you!

[@seandaniel23]

No problem!

[@davidlegalley1161]

Thanks Sean. Good stuff 👍🏽👍🏻.

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@williamtsol636]

Great teacher ! thanks

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@willson3479]

Great lesson, bro! Cheers from Brazil!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@asiullopes]

this was exactly the lesson i needed!!! filled the exact gaps i had about this subject thank you so much

[@GJSsongsmith]

Cool Vid Sean , I'm a pro guitarist and teacher in London . Will recommended this to my students . Rock on cheers Gary

[@seandaniel23]

Man that's so awesome, I appreciate it! Keep rocking Gary!

[@shanehutchinson9387]

No such thing has a pro guitarist and you should know this if you play for ever learning new things

[@GJSsongsmith]

Shane Hutchinson hi Shane thanks for your observation . Have a great day ps I’ve been playing for 50 years and am a signed songwriter . I’ve also taught over 1500 people to play guitar over the years . I have 2 degrees in music and have been a session musician etc . I think that qualifies me to call myself a professional . Having said that I’ve never lost the joy of playing , writing , teaching and learning . Good luck on your guitar journey .

[@erkameksen7481]

i offer my gratitudes for the distilled knowledge you share with us.... thank you...

[@beepst]

Nice and simple. Thanks!

[@seandaniel23]

+Biorazvr Happy to help!

[@swirling5418]

There are 4 out of thousands that i try to learn from. You're 1.

[@smacker360]

Very good lesson

[@dingopes3847]

Great. From this video i am going into right direction..Scales[ all direction,1 2,3-4 strings] ,arpegios,Triads..seeing fretboard more and more , and realize a lot ot movable paterens.Someone said if u can see it u can play it.Didnt know what he mean.. now i do . :) great video..

[@BodyMachineShop]

Sean great insight and lesson thanks.

[@seandaniel23]

Always happy to help!

[@brucelk19]

Really really helpful triad video man thank you

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help Bruce!

[@mattpechous1]

Really awesome video this is totally my style of playing .

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@zacharyhorvath3615]

Hey your videos are really good, just what I've been looking for

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@dougbennett7881]

Great info Sean!

[@edmorris6588]

You are the best out there!!!!!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Ed!

[@stevehudson6695]

love your strat by the way

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Steve. It's my fave color they make.

[@EPGTR]

Very cool. Now that was a great post.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@nuke97]

Love this. Been experimenting with triad shapes. TRUE it seems at first that you cant make triads sound intresting. Thanks for unlocking some possibilities.

[@emilielauransse4904]

That's great

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks Emilie!

[@Hadri_ART]

Thanks dude, very helpful🙏💯

[@seandaniel23]

glad you liked it!

[@matinee310]

Great teacher!

[@maham593]

great Lesson! beautiful guitar too man

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much! i love the sherwood green color.

[@PsyMongazoid]

Superb video.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching :)

[@robbin4720]

WELL DONE Great to find out how much I'm instinctively doing right! Now I can say I more or less know what I'm doing LOL

[@seandaniel23]

Always good to be proven right :) Thanks for watching!

[@verandi3882]

oh that's a great old video , very useful indeed , thank you very much

[@rodrickgivens2565]

Just seeing this video and it's really great Sean your guitar knowledge is awesome

[@malloc_01]

Super useful as always - thanks for sharing Sean

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help Thomas!

[@johnbaptist9473]

there is a slew of guitar theory on KZbin but a combination of you and a few others have helped tremendously thanks

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for reaching out! Happy to help!

[@austinhall2362]

Great lesson Sean. It's very thought out.

[@Chimp_No_1]

So helpful.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@lancewilliams6614]

This was so helpful

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so watching Lance!

[@WahooRock]

fantastic!

[@bmeaks]

Awesome wakeup for me

[@ShantiVibrations]

Great video!! Thanks for the break down!!!

[@slinkkkcrown6061]

Amazing

[@seandaniel23]

+Vaibhav Toora thanks for watching!

[@michaeldematteis3409]

cool,cool.lesson.really been wanting to know how to make the little chord shapes

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@paliccolo]

Thank you! Big help for me!

[@seandaniel23]

Great to hear!

[@sahilshabir5057]

Hell lot of golden info. Keep it up 👍

[@seandaniel23]

Will do!

[@goleador53]

Sean, amigo, thanks, once again, numero uno

[@seandaniel23]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@yunos4731]

enjoyed this one

[@seandaniel23]

+Yunika Osmolovskaya Happy to help!

[@fullboreraw]

This is awesome. Thanks very much for putting it together.

[@seandaniel23]

Your welcome :)