Major/Minor Triad Exercises

For these two exercises, the notes are played as triplets(groups of three)..
Use continuous up and down pick strokes.  Practice with a metronome and keep the notes clean.
Once you have it down well, try going back down the exercise.


Major Triad Exercise

   G      C       D       G        C        D        G   
  (II)           (IV)             (V)     (VII) 
|--------------------------------|---------------------7-10-----|
|--------------------------------|----5-8-----7-10---8--------8-|
|----------------------------4-7-|--5-------7-------------------|
|------------2-5-----4-7---5-----|------------------------------|
|----2-5---3-------5-------------|------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------------|------------------------------|



Minor Triad Exercise

  Gm      Cm      Dm      Gm       Cm      Dm        Gm    
  (I)            (III)             (V)    (VII)     (VI)                                        
|--------------------------------|----------------------6-10-----|
|--------------------------------|------8--------10---8--------8-|
|----------------------------3-7-|--5-8-----7-10-----------------|
|------------1-5-----3-7---5-----|-------------------------------|
|----1-5---3-------5-------------|-------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------------|-------------------------------|