Major Triads & Arpeggios

Guitar Diagrams

Major Triads and Arpeggios - Across the Fretboard

The red note is the root note of the chord or arpeggio, for example:

– if you wish to play the A major triad then the red root note will be the note of A, for example, the ‘E’ shape for A major triad is at the 5th fret, the ‘A’ shape for A major triad is at the 2nd fret.

– if you wish to play the D major triad then the red root note will be the note of D, for example, the ‘E’ shape for D major triad is at the 10th fret, the ‘A’ shape for D major triad is at the 5th fret.

You can use MusicWheels™ to discover all the other major triads and arpeggios and their notes.

Keyboard Diagrams

Chords – play all notes together.

Arpeggios – play notes separately.