Low Triads; Perfect Americana and Indie Folk Chords!

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✅ ABOUT THIS LESSON

Unlock the rich sound of low triads on guitar and discover how to use them to create the perfect Americana, indie folk, and country vibes. In this lesson, we dive deep into major and minor triads on the E, A, and D strings, showing you how to build root position, first inversion, and second inversion shapes that instantly give your playing that big Americana/Indie Folk sound. You’ll learn essential tricks to avoid muddiness, how to use open strings to expand your sound, and ways to add melodic movement inside your chords. If you’re a guitarist exploring triads, chord voicings, and indie folk/Americana styles, this video will give you the tools to transform your rhythm playing and songwriting.


⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️

00:00 – Intro and what are we doing?
00:29 – Americana Triads in the track
01:50 – Get the full course and learn the track
02:03 – How to build low register triads
04:25 – Handle with care! How to really use these chords
04:52 – Add open strings
05:56 – Add simple melodies
06:27 – Goodbye!

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ABOUT ME

I began my career as a professional guitarist in 2002 when I won Guitarist Magazine's 'Acoustic Guitarist of The Year'. A lot has happened since then but here's the condensed version:

● 4 Albums released through BMG International - my music is played on tv and radio across the world daily including Netflix, Amazon Prime, the BBC and many more
● 13 x 1 #1 bestselling Amazon guitar instructional book author
● Session guitarist for Amazon Prime movies, Balenciaga tv ads and many more
● Lesson columnist for guitarworld.com
● Acoustic columnist for Guitar Techniques magazine 2004 - 2024

✅ Get in touch for 1-2-1 lessons and session enquiries, I work from a home studio with API, Pultec, Chandler hardware and more, top level guitars and world class mics from Soyuz and DPA

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