<div class="grid grid-cols-12 gap-8"> <div class="col-span-11"> <div class="grid grid-cols-12 gap-4"> <div class="hidden md:block md:col-span-2"> <svg class="text-gold size-16 | block mx-auto mb-1" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="M211 7.3C205 1 196-1.4 187.6 .8s-14.9 8.9-17.1 17.3L154.7 80.6l-62-17.5c-8.4-2.4-17.4 0-23.5 6.1s-8.5 15.1-6.1 23.5l17.5 62L18.1 170.6c-8.4 2.1-15 8.7-17.3 17.1S1 205 7.3 211l46.2 45L7.3 301C1 307-1.4 316 .8 324.4s8.9 14.9 17.3 17.1l62.5 15.8-17.5 62c-2.4 8.4 0 17.4 6.1 23.5s15.1 8.5 23.5 6.1l62-17.5 15.8 62.5c2.1 8.4 8.7 15 17.1 17.3s17.3-.2 23.4-6.4l45-46.2 45 46.2c6.1 6.2 15 8.7 23.4 6.4s14.9-8.9 17.1-17.3l15.8-62.5 62 17.5c8.4 2.4 17.4 0 23.5-6.1s8.5-15.1 6.1-23.5l-17.5-62 62.5-15.8c8.4-2.1 15-8.7 17.3-17.1s-.2-17.4-6.4-23.4l-46.2-45 46.2-45c6.2-6.1 8.7-15 6.4-23.4s-8.9-14.9-17.3-17.1l-62.5-15.8 17.5-62c2.4-8.4 0-17.4-6.1-23.5s-15.1-8.5-23.5-6.1l-62 17.5L341.4 18.1c-2.1-8.4-8.7-15-17.1-17.3S307 1 301 7.3L256 53.5 211 7.3z"/> </svg> <p class="!text-sm text-center leading-tight mt-2">UPDATED<br> 10 Nov 2024 </p> </div> <div class="col-span-12 md:col-span-10"> <div class="font-display tracking-tight text-4xl mt-0" data-flux-heading style="color: var(--color-accent-content); 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Triads - You Already Know More Than You Think

At the heart of just about every chord is a triad. This workshop explores these powerful harmonic and melodic music gems.

We'll explore the traditional major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads and contemporary triads, starting with the triads you already know but don't know you already know. Finally learning the contemporary triads, just what a sus2, sus4, add2, add9 chord is. And, how to use them.

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Ukulele Fingerboard Chart for C Tuning, Low or High G - G C E A

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