Triads and Arpeggios on Bass: From Mozart to Madness

By Pete Lindemere · Music Theory, Triads

From Mozart to Madness — quite literally — the triad family is the backbone of almost every piece of music you will ever play. In this lesson we take a close look at all four types of triad chords and arpeggios: major, minor, diminished and augmented.

Better still, we cover three different playing positions for each, so you can find every triad wherever your hand happens to be on the neck.

What you'll learn

This pairs perfectly with Triads: an Open and Closed Case, which explores open and closed voicings in depth.

Fancy putting triads to work over real tunes? Book a lesson and we'll build lines with them together.