Major triad built off of the b7 (ex. F triad/G) = 7 (9, 11) Major triad built off of the b3 (ex. Bb triad/G) = m7 Minor triad built off of the 3 (ex. Bm triad/G) = maj7 Minor triad with b7 in the bass (ex. Am/G) = relative major 6 chord with 5 in the bass (ex. C6/G) Minor triad built off the 5 (ex. Dm triad/G) = 7 (9) (ex. G7 (9) Minor triad built off the 6 (ex Em triad/G) = 6 chord (ex. G6) Diminished triad built off the 3rd (ex. Bdim triad/G) = 7th chord
You can substitute diatonic triads to add color (for example, over a C, you can play Dm, Em,
Dominant 7th “triads” (remove the R or the 5)
Example of using extensions
Contexts in which to use triads Songs with fast chord changes (such as “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love)
Within funky grooves (such as in Oz Hoy’s Shining Star type groove
or Rock Your Baby)
Ways to play them
Chinks Strummed Arpeggiated Sliding Hammered or pulled extensions