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Introduction to triadic improvisation

From The Daily Triads Exercises Course Alex Terrier
www.jazzvideolessons.net

Triads are the DNA of tonal music.

You can harmonize the major scale with the major triads I IV and V:

 
C F G C F G C F G C

       
 
1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8

Exercise:

         
C F G C F G

            

6 3 3 3 3 3
3 3

 
3

 
3 3 3

          
         
C F G C


9

3 3 3 3 3
3 3
3

     C  
     
F G F C G

  
12

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
3 3

   
                  
F C G F C

 
15 3 3 3


3


3

3 3 3

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We can also harmonize the major scale with the minor triads:

A- D- E- A- D- E- A- D- E- A-

       
 
18


1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8

Exercise:

       
A- D- E- A- D- E-


           
3 3 3 3
23 3 3 3

 
3 3


3 3

             
    
A- D- E- A-

   
26

3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

          
       
A- E- D- A- E- D-

 
3


29

3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
3

       
A- E- D- A-

                
3 3


32 3 3


3 3

3 3

More exercises in the Daily Triads Exercises Course!

We also cover the diminished triad and then practice all three types of triads at once.

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Etude on the blues with the Major triads:

                      
7 7 7 7


C F C C

   
35

           
         
7 7 7 7

     
F F C A


39

          
7 7 7
D m7

        
G C G

  
43

      
         
7

   
7 7 7


C

   
C F C

    
47

         
7 7 7 7

 
      
F F C A

       
51

    
        
7 7 7

 
D m7

       
C G G

 
55

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Blues with minor triads

            
7

 
sus
  
       
C


    
59


                   
7 7
F sus C sus

     
63

A

                
7 7 7
sus sus sus

G C

    
67

         
7


sus

    
C

   
71

  
7 7


sus sus

     
F C

   
75

       
A
 
7 7 7

 
sus sus sus

  
G C

     
79

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
All Of Me

     
                  
C∆ E7


83 3

    
       
  
D -7

    
A7

 
873

3
3
3

      
          
7
A -7

     
E7 d


91

    
       
           
D7 D -7 G7


95

II V I majeur

D -7

 
G7 C∆

  
99

     

D -7 G7 C∆

 
102

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II V I mineur

   
E ø7 A 7b9 D -7 D -7


105

 
E ø7 A 7b9 D -7 D -7

    
109

    
E ø7 A 7b9 D -7 D -7

    
113

     
     
E ø7 A 7b9 D -7 D -7

          
117

More contemporary:
E 6 B∆ A ∆

          

121

E∆ D 7sus4 E ∆

           

124

D ∆ B ∆ G ∆

      

F∆
127

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 Daily Triads Cours
The course is divided in 4 modules of 5-7 video lessons with PDFs. 

1. The Primary Triads

• 5 video lessons
• 4 daily major triads exercises in all 12 keys (downloadable PDF)
• 1 etude
• the analysis of the etude
This is a great course to improve your instrument technique, your understanding of the major triads in a
tonal context and how to improvise with these triads.

2. The Secondary Triads

• 5 video lesson
• 4 daily minor triads exercises in all 12 keys (downloadable PDF
• 1 blues compositio
• Analysis and examples of how to improvis
This is the perfect continuation of the Primary Triads chapter to complete your mastery of the triads

3. Major scale, triads and inversions

• 7 video lesson
• Complete workout to voice lead triads in all inversions in all 12 major keys (downloadable PDF

4. All Of Me
In this module we are applying all the ideas from the course on an actual standard and we learn how to
practice these over the changes
• 6 video lesson
• Exercises and examples on the standard All Of M
• Written solo using the exercises and analysi

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