DONATIONS: http://www.andrewwasson.com /donations.php">http://www.andrewwasson.com /donations.php MORE LESSONS: http://www.creativeguitarstudio.com/ Search Andrew Wasson.com for FREE lesson Handouts. This Video: September 09, 2011 | Search Videos by Title/Date. GO TO: http://www.andrewwasson.com /recent_posts/2011/09_september/sep_2011.php#sep09">http://www.andrewwasson.com /recent_posts/2011/09_september/sep_2011.php#sep09 Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question... Q: How can I apply triads in songs when they get mostly used as a second guitar part? Can you explain the function of triads especially in cases where chords already exist and the triads are used as a back-up part. They sound like they really help layer chord progressions, on both recordings & live, but I need help in understanding their basic application. Thanks. Peter -- Halifax, Nova Scotia A: The three-note chords commonly given names like; triads, triple-stops, or triadic inversions can operate in several ways including, (but not limited to); creating underlying harmony on a layered track when you're making a recording, implying a sound under a larger chord such as a 4-note chord otherwise known as a 7th quality chord, or perhaps as a rootless 7th chord where the only instrument implying the root is the bass guitar. In the video lesson I examine how triads operate in some of these types of situations. The complete lesson article for this video will be available on the Creative Guitar Studio website shortly. Follow me on Twitter for lesson posting announcements: http://twitter.com/andrewwasson ____________________________________ The NEW Zazzle Products page: http://www.zazzle.com/creativeguitarstudio/gifts ____________________________________ Andrew's Official Q & A Guitar Blog Website: http://www.andrewwasson.com (the weekly Podcast is posted here) Andrew's "Video GuitarBlog" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/guitarblogupdate The Creative Guitar Studio Website: http://www.creativeguitarstudio.com/ Follow Andrew on Blogspot: http://creativeguitarstudio.blogspot.com/ Follow on Twitter for new lesson announcements: http://twitter.com/andrewwasson MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/andrewwasson Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrew-Wasson/76585035288 _____________________________________