Triad Stacking for Killer Guitar Solo Ideas

Build powerful soloing ideas by stacking triads off each chord tone — and pairing them diatonically to explore new melodic colors.

🔹 Timestamps & Key Sections
0:00 Intro to triad concepts over A7
0:46 Playing pentatonic vs. triads over A7
2:33 Creating movement with intervals
4:20 Chord tones of A7 (A, C#, E, G)
5:08 A major triad (root position)
6:02 G major (below A) & B minor (above A)
7:05 G ↔ A resolution (strong half-step pull)
10:35 B minor triad interaction
12:06 Combining G, A, and B minor triads
18:27 C# diminished triad (built on 3rd)
20:05 C# dim ↔ B minor contrast
23:40 D major triad (above C# dim)
25:00 C# dim ↔ D maj tension/resolve
29:24 E minor triad (built on 5th)
30:02 E min ↔ D maj interplay
35:26 E min ↔ F# min (relative minor)
38:04 Recap of all triad pairs
46:02 Patreon PDF & closing

🎶 Triad Pairs Covered
G major ↔ A major ↔ B minor
C# diminished ↔ B minor ↔ D major
E minor ↔ D major ↔ F# minor

💡 Takeaways
Using triads for strong voice-leading
Half-step resolutions (e.g., D → C#)
How diatonic triads create color over dominant chords

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[Yourguitarworkshop]

And here are the time stamps:
Triad Exploration Over A7 Chord
0:00 - Introduction to hidden triads within chords
0:46 - Demonstration of playing over an A7 chord (pentatonic vs. triad approaches)
2:33 - Movement using major 6th and major 2nd intervals
3:14 - Discovering new triad combinations live

Triads Built on Chord Tones (A7)
4:20 - Identifying chord tones in A7 (A, C#, E, G)
5:08 - A major triad (root position)
6:02 - G major triad (below A) & B minor triad (above A)
7:05 - Playing G ↔ A resolution
9:11 - Strong resolution points (D → C# half-step)

Diatonic Triad Pairing
10:35 - B minor triad (above A) interaction
12:06 - Combining G, A, and B minor triads
13:20 - Contrasting triad approach vs. scale-based playing

C# Diminished & Related Triads
18:27 - C# diminished triad (built on 3rd of A7)
20:05 - Contrasting with B minor
23:40 - D major triad (above C# diminished)
25:00 - C# diminished ↔ D major interplay

E Minor & Related Triads (5th of A7)
29:24 - E minor triad (built on 5th of A7)
30:02 - Contrasting with D major
31:02 - E minor ↔ D major interaction
35:26 - E minor ↔ F# minor (relative minor of A)

Soloing Demonstration & Final Thoughts
38:04 - Recap of all triad pairs (G/A/B minor, C# dim/B min/D maj, E min/D maj/F# min)
40:30 - Viewer preference discussion (C# dim + D maj favored)
44:26 - Practical playing considerations (ease of G/A/B minor)

[KUDGHAT]

I know u and u r a wonderful guitar teacher❤

[petestern]

Couldn’t get to it. I am in a doctoral program so homework but I’m going to watch it today!

[douglaschristine]

Hi Andre, what time do you start these? I seem to always do it later than everyone else, sorry.