Lessons ❭ Guitar Chords ❭ Triads ❭ Minor Triad Forms
The diagrams below show the minor triad forms used on different groups of strings. These triad forms are moveable up and down the guitar fretboard as long as you stay on the same group of strings.
"What is a chord inversion?"
🎼 A chord inversion rearranges the position of the notes used in the chord. The root note is the lowest sounding note of the chord when it is not inverted.
Notice the new position of the root note in these inverted chords. The root is now the highest note (in sound), and the 3rd becomes the lowest note in the chord.
e|-------------3-----8----------12-| B|-------1--5--5-----8--8-------13-| G|-0-----0--5--5-----9--9---9---12-| D|-2--2--2--5-----5-----10--10-----| A|-3--3-----------7---------10-----| E|----3-----------8----------------|
Notes Used - C E G
e|-2--------------5--------------10-| B|-3--3--------7--7----------10--10-| G|-2--2--2-----7--7------11--11--11-| D|----4--4--4--7-----7---12--12-----| A|-------5--5--------9---12---------| E|----------5--------10-------------|
Notes Used - D F♯ A
e|-------0-----------------7---------| B|-0-----0--5--5--------9--9---------| G|-1--1--1--4--4--4-----9--9------9--| D|-2--2--------6--6--6--9-----9---9--| A|----2-----------7--7--------11--11-| E|-------------------7--------12-----|
Notes Used - E G♯ B
e|----1-----5---------------8------| B|----1--1--6--6--------10--10-----| G|-2--2--2--5--5--5-----10--10-----| D|-3-----3-----7--7--7--10------10-| A|-3--------------8--8----------12-| E|-------------------8----------13-|
Notes Used - F A C
e|-------3-----------7---------10-| B|----0--3--3--------8--8------12-| G|----0--4--4--4-----7--7--7---12-| D|-0--0-----5--5--5-----9--9------| A|-2-----------5--5--------10-----| E|-3--------------7---------------|
Notes Used - G B D
e|----0-----5-----------9----------| B|-2--2-----5--5--------10--10-----| G|-2--2-----6--6--6-----9---9---9--| D|-2-----2-----7--7--7------11--11-| A|-------4--------7--7----------12-| E|-------5-----------9-------------|
Notes Used - A C♯ E
e|-2--------7-----------11---------| B|-4--4-----7--7--------12--12-----| G|-4--4-----8--8--8-----11--11--11-| D|----4--4-----9--9--9------13--13-| A|-------6--------9--9----------14-| E|-------7-----------11------------|
Notes Used - B D♯ F♯
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