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Triad Spread Voicings

This document discusses different voicings for playing triads on the guitar. It explains that spread or open voicing involves spreading the notes of the triad over more than one octave to create a big, open sound. It provides examples of root position, second inversion, and first inversion diatonic triads in the key of C using spread voicing both in the standard octave range and higher. Slash chords are also introduced as a way to notate which note is the lowest note or bass note being played in the chord.

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Triad Spread Voicings

This document discusses different voicings for playing triads on the guitar. It explains that spread or open voicing involves spreading the notes of the triad over more than one octave to create a big, open sound. It provides examples of root position, second inversion, and first inversion diatonic triads in the key of C using spread voicing both in the standard octave range and higher. Slash chords are also introduced as a way to notate which note is the lowest note or bass note being played in the chord.

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30 Chordconnections

Another way to play triads is to spread out the notes so that the distance from the bot-
tom note to the top is greater than one octave. This is called spread, or open voicing and
it creates a big, open sound.

Root position diatonic triads in C in spread voicing.

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Notice the s/ash marks (/) in the next example. The note on the right side of the slash is
the lowest note being played in the chord. This is a very useful way to indicate the specific
inversion for a chord. For instance, C/G is a C Major chord with a G in the bass-a
second inversion major chord. To learn more about s/cJsh chords, see page 98.

2nd inversion diatonic triads in C in spread voicing.

C/G Dmin/A Emin/B F/C Amin/E BO/F C/G


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Chord connections 31

I st inversion diatonic triads in C in spread voicing.

C/E Dmin/F Emin/G F/A G/B Amin/C

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I st inversion diatonic triads in C in spread voicing an octave higher.


C/E Dmin/F Emin/G F/A G/B Amin/C
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