Published:
2014-04-01
Updated:
2021-10-27
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Exploring Major Triads Plus One - Fingering Solutions 1 2 3 5
Exploring the triads plus one series is best done using the QuickStart series format and the fingering principles from my book The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering. The QuickStart series format single fingering solution for starting on each finger on strings four, three, two and one. Using the fingering principles from my book The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering allows you to explore scales, arpeggios, intervals and sequences from every finger-every strings, creating multiple pathways through any single note passage.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL107triMaj-QS
Main Category: Triads Main Instrument: Ukulele
Categories: Chords
2026-08-23
Number of Pages: 16
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Exploring the triads plus one series is best done using the QuickStart series format and the fingering principles from my book The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering.
The QuickStart series format is used to show a single fingering solution/pathway for starting on each finger on strings four, three, two, and one using the C D E G motif a 1 2 3 5 of a Major/Ionian scale.
C D E G
1 2 3 5
Every Finger, Every String — Explore these starting on any finger any string.
Using the fingering principles from my book The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering allows you to explore scales, arpeggios, intervals and sequences starting on every finger-every string, creating multiple pathways through any single note passage.
Lessons
- Every Finger, Every String | The benefits of being able to play melodies, lick, riffs starting on any finger on any string.
The Major Triad Plus One can be used over major, maj7, 6th, and 7th chords.
Explore ALL 24 possible combinations of C D E G with the lesson: Improvising Using Major Triads Plus One Note
Note: This is a lot of work — but well worth the investment in exploring the possibilities.
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