The Two Reasons Triads Are Amazing For Jazz Solos

Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
= 120
Example 1 - Diatonic Triads in Position
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
3 3 3 3

7 10
8 10
3 3
3 3
8
7 9 7 10 9
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
8 7 10 8 10

Example 2 - Diatonic Triads on string set

C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
3 3 3 3

3 3
3 3

0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12
2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14
3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15

Example 3 - How you don't want to sound

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

8
9 7 7 10 7 10 7 8 9
7 10 10 7 8 9
8

G7(  9)
Example 4 - Using Triads to create more interesting rhythms
Dm7 Cmaj7

9 6 9 6 8 (8)
9 10 7 7
10 7 10 7 9
8

G7(  9)
Example 5 - Using G and Ddim triad on G7(b9)
Dm7 Cmaj7

8 10 7
10 10 8 9 6 8 5 (5)
9 12 11 9 10 7

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 Example 6 - Adding triads as diatonic passing chords on Cmaj7
Cmaj7

7
8 8 10 8 10 8 8 (8)
9 10 7 9 10 8 9
10

G7(  9)
Example 7
Dm7 Cmaj7

1 3 4 3
2 4 5 4
3 5 6 5 6 3 5
5

G7(  9)
Example 8
Dm7 Cmaj7

13 12 10 9 8 9 8
14 12 10 10 10 9 (9)
15 14 12 12

Example 9 - Altered Scale

Dm7 G7alt Cmaj7

6 9 6 8 (8)
9 8 8 6
10 7 10 7 9 6
8

A  m7 D7
Example 10 - Chord Progression
Fmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7

2 5 4 4 4
2 5 4 3 2
4 3
1 5 4

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