Learn the most common arpeggio type

When you see players blazing through arpeggios, chances are they are playing triad arpeggios. In these guitar lessons I will show you how to play triad arpeggios throughout the fretboard - you'll be shredding up your guitar in no time!

Triad Arpeggios Guitar Lessons

List Exercises

Triad Arpeggios - 2 Strings

Triad Arpeggios
Medium
136

In this guitar lesson, I will show you the most basic imaginable triad arpeggio shapes which will be a great starting point before getting into some pretty crazy arpeggio territory!

Exercise Difficulty
Major Triad - Two Strings (plus an explanation of inversions) Guest Visitor Access Medium
We start our journey into the wild world of arpeggios with this Major Triad Arpeggio exercise, which will help build the needed foundation to move on to the more advanced arpeggio guitar lessons.
Minor Triad - Two Strings Medium
In this exercise we continue our triad arpeggio guitar lesson by looking at the Minor Triad and its inversions, and the various ways that you can play it on two strings.
Diminished Triad - Two Strings Hard
In this triad arpeggio exercise, we look at the diminished triad on two strings, which will have us doing some serious reaching for notes!
Augmented Triad - Two Strings Medium
In this arpeggio exercise, we leave the world of Major Scale triads and look at the only other remaining triad type - the augmented triad.
Two String Triad Arpeggios Etude Hard
In this exercise I will show you one way to use the triad arpeggio shapes from this guitar lesson in a musical context.

Unlocking Triads Throughout the Fretboard, Across 5 Strings

Triad Arpeggios
Hard
64

In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to look at triad arpeggios in a way that will give you a deep understanding of their layout on the fretboard.

Exercise Difficulty
Major Triad Arpeggio Across 5 Strings Guest Visitor Access Hard
In this exercise, we start looking at triads across 5 strings by first taking a look at a Major Triad.
Minor Triad Arpeggios Across 5 Strings Hard
We continue studying triad arpeggios in this exercise, by looking at a Minor Triad across 5 strings.
Diminished Triad Arpeggios Across 5 Strings Hard
In this exercise you will learn all about Diminished Triads and hopefully will find ways to use them in your own playing.
Augmented Triad Arpeggios Across 5 Strings Hard
In this exercise we take a look at the last of the basic triad types - the Augmented Triad - which has a very unique sound that should find its way into your playing soon!
Triad Arpeggios Across 5 Strings - Harmonic Minor Etude Insane
In this exercise I show you how to use various triad arpeggio shapes from this guitar lesson to write a cool sounding arpeggio progression.