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G Major Triads - Inside Strings - Diatonic Root Shapes

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  • Diatonic Root Shapes
  • Key   G
  • Tempo   60 bpm
  • Tuning   gDGBD

The "diminished" chord in measure 2 is very difficult to form if your technique is less than excellent. Feel free to listen and skip this one when playing through all of the triads. The triads in this exercise are all formed using notes of the G major scale.


Follow the fingering suggestions listed in the banjo tablature. Listen as you play each triad. Don't be in a rush to get to the next triad. Stop. Smell the roses. Listen. Read. Notice the same shapes being used for minor or major triads! These are the root shape banjo chords, because the root note for each chord is on the 4th string, which is the lowest note in each grouping. There's only one note different between major and minor, and only one note different between minor and diminished. Those small differences in shape make a huge difference in sound!

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G Major Triad Inversions, Diatonic 1st Inversions, Diatonic 2nd Inversions