Improvising Using Major, Augmented, and Diminished Triads
Music Theory: Level 1 • 2m 36s
Learn to make those strange sounding Augmented and Diminished Triads spice up an otherwise typical blues track. Be sure to download this track and use Bb Major, Eb Major, and F Major Triads over their respective chords. You can use F Augmented and F Diminished Triads over the F Major Chord as well. This track is derived from the key of Eb Major, so you can use modes like Eb Ionian, F Dorian, etc., but I prefer Bb Mixolydian for this track.
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