{"id":142909,"date":"2023-11-30T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=142909"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:39:17","slug":"an-introduction-to-spread-triads-elixir-strings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/an-introduction-to-spread-triads-elixir-strings\/","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to Spread Triads | ELIXIR Strings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wvacZdqgPMM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sponsored by\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elixir<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00ae<\/a><\/sup><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Strings<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlocking the fretboard and being able to play chords all over the neck is one of the most useful skills for a guitar player to master. The ability to locate chords all over the fingerboard allows you to be really creative with rhythm parts \u2013 and it will help with your soloing as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A really useful way to begin exploring this approach is to start with simple triads\u2014chords made up of three notes. In this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wvacZdqgPMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video tutorial<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Elixir<\/em> Strings artist Quentin Angus takes a basic C chord and shows how to play \u201cspread triads\u201d all the way to the 12th fret and beyond. He also explains the theory behind chord inversions, making this short lesson a powerhouse of practical, applicable theory!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explaining why he\u2019s such a fan of <em>Elixir<\/em> Strings on his acoustic guitars, Quentin says, \u201c<em>I\u2019ve been using Elixir Strings for 20+ year and nothing compares to them! The anti-rust coating makes them last, they feel great and their sound is a huge part of my tone!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get his sound, he uses<em> <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/guitar-strings\/acoustic-phosphor-bronze-nanoweb-coating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Elixir<\/em> Acoustic Phosphor Bronze Strings with NANOWEB\u00ae Coating 11-52<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like what you see? Head over to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ElixirStringsMedia?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Elixir<\/em> Strings YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong> for more lessons and performances. 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The ability to locate chords all over the fingerboard allows you to be really creative with rhythm parts \u2013 and it will help with your soloing as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":142910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1640],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-28-at-9.08.04-AM.png?fit=750%2C423&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1640,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"advertising-partner","display_name":"Sponsored Story","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author_fallback.png","url2x":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author_fallback.png"},"user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","description":"Occasionally we post stories on behalf of our sponsors. 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