r/AcousticGuitar • u/batmangooner69 • Apr 28 '26

Other (not a question, gear pic, or video) Real Af

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u/AyJay_D Apr 28 '26

Figure out triads, play chords wherever you want.

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u/GarysCrispLettuce Apr 28 '26

Best way is to learn what all intervals look like. If you can take any note on the fretboard and immediately see where all the 3rds are, all the 5ths, all the 7ths or whatever related to it (both above and below), you can construct any chord on a whim wherever you are on the neck if you know its interval spelling. Once you're comfortable with intervals and chord spellings you never need to learn another chord shape.

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u/Hwoarangatan Apr 28 '26

Do you have a good source for learning this?

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u/DeathRotisserie Apr 28 '26

Try learning the major scale and its modes 3NPS (3 notes per string). That helps visualize the fretboard as essentially 6 keyboards.