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A triad is the three notes that make a chord: root, 3rd and 5th. A full open chord just doubles some of them. On the top three strings (G, B, e) each chord of the key is a small three-note shape, and the shapes sit right next to each other.

Watch the arrows: going from one chord to the next, most notes stay where they are and only one or two move by a fret or two. That's why these chords sound good together, and it's the idea behind smooth chord changes in every style.

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Em on the top three strings: all open. R = root, ♭3 = minor 3rd, 5 = 5th.

5R3

C: from Em, only the B string moves, up one fret (B → C).

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Am: from C, only the G string moves (G → A).

G: from Em, only the high e moves (E → G).

5R3

D: a little shape of its own on frets 2 and 3.

Try this

Strum only the top three strings: Em C Am C Em, then Em G D G. Keep the fingers that don't move pressed down.

Explore · TriadsTriads on every string setthe same three-note shapes all over the neck

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