Comping with triads

How to Comp Over a II V I Sequence Using Triads

Now it's time to apply this concept to a II V I sequence in Cmajor using some of the triad
positions previously seen at the beginning of this lesson. The first five exercises implies triads in
their close forms. The five other triad workouts uses open voicings.
Exercises 1
This first II V I progression uses three triads in close positions involving three root voicings (not
inverted). So, we get Fmaj over Dm7, Bdim over G7 and Emin over Cmaj7.
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Exercises 2
In this example you see three triad voicings in their first inversion. The first major triad over
Dm7 can be renamed Fmaj7/A. The second triad can be written Bdim/D and the third triad over
CMaj7 can be named Em/G.

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Exercises 3
This example takes three inverted triads. One important things when comping with triads, is to
avoid unnecessary hand displacement on the guitar neck. You see below that the positions are very
close to each other.
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Exercises 4
This example requires mixing two inverted voicings over Dm7 and Cmaj7 and a non-inverted one
over G7. Once again the triad positions are close to each other.
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Exercises 5
Two inversions and one root voicing are used in it.
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Exercise 6
This exercise is to play open triads using two root voicings over G7 and Cmaj7 and an inverted
one over Dm7. You see that Fmaj and Bdim share one note (F) as Bdim and Emin (B).
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Exercise 7
This one requires the use of two inverted open triads.
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Exercise 8
Three root voicings are used here.
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Triads, although they contain only three notes, must not be ignored because they can be very
interesting when intelligently used. As you can imagine there are a lot of combinations. Don't
hesitate to experiment your own positions and try to mix open and close voicings in order to comp
over your favorite jazz progressions.

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