Introducing triads (little chords with big potential)

Allan Salmon gives an easy-to-understand introduction to both major and minor triads in this electric guitar tutorial and shows how you can begin to use them in your playing. 

Follow along with the on-screen chord boxes and start opening up the fretboard with these little three-note gems right away! 

Allan, an Elixir Strings artist, relies on the OPTIWEB Coated Electric Strings for their fresh tone and feel that lasts and lasts. Learn more at elixirstrings.com. 

Triads are the smallest versions of chords you can play, and really useful things for guitar players to master. Improve your guitar playing with this triad guitar exercise focusing on where to find them on the guitar neck and how to employ them for rhythm parts, playing over changes and more.