What is “open” voicing?
“Open voicing” is the term used to describe a chord where the notes have large intervallic gaps. Utilising Triad Pairs In Open Voicing provides a great way to double the amount of ground when practicing and developing Triads.
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An Introduction To Three Part Harmony: Triads, Voicing, and Inversions
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Why “open” voicing?
Open voicing has a very different sound than closed voicing. It’s not quite as simple to implement. On guitar there are up to eight different physical fretting positions for some particular chords harmonised in “open voicing”. Applying “open voicing” using knowledge of triad-pairs helps to create an exercise that strengthens abilities in their less complex triad form ancestors. The video below explains these concepts in more detail.
Super-Powered Triad Pairs
Triad-pairs are a particularly useful tool for generating knowledge of a singular three-note chord. It’s not easy to develop interesting motifs or exercises using on three-note chords because of their inherent diatonic ambiguity. (note: there are a few good three-note examples, see future posts.)
Using A Triad-Pair To Outline an Am11 chord.
The diagrams below show how the notes of an Am11 chord could be harmonised into an Aminor and GMajor triad chords. Moving string set is not always an easy choice, but using the diagrams allow users to survey a variety of opportunities.
Harmonic versatility
Triad-pairs are perhaps an overlooked tool across many instruments. The nature of the pairing is a very useful shortcut to take advantage of. Triad-pairs can also be implemented as single-note scales or arpeggio exercises. The concept of triad-pairs may not be in mainstream musical education, they are provide a powerful platform to develop.