1 00:00:11,382 --> 00:00:15,091 Hi! How ya doin'? Justin here! Welcome to IM-152 2 00:00:15,091 --> 00:00:17,841 Which is the One Minute Changes for Foundation Five. 3 00:00:17,841 --> 00:00:22,252 In which we're gonna be jumping our triad shapes all up and down the guitar neck. 4 00:00:22,252 --> 00:00:23,984 Lots of fun here. 5 00:00:23,984 --> 00:00:26,736 So let's start off by looking at the G Major triad, 6 00:00:26,736 --> 00:00:28,419 just because we've looked at that one a lot already, 7 00:00:28,419 --> 00:00:30,322 and it's the one you started off with. 8 00:00:30,322 --> 00:00:33,326 What we're gonna be doing is playing each on of the G Majors, 9 00:00:33,326 --> 00:00:35,954 all of the way up the neck, and all of the way back again. 10 00:00:35,954 --> 00:00:38,443 So we'll be using G down at the 3rd fret. 11 00:00:38,443 --> 00:00:40,132 . . . 12 00:00:40,132 --> 00:00:43,575 Then the one up around the 8th fret, the one up at the 12th fret, 13 00:00:43,575 --> 00:00:44,851 . . . 14 00:00:44,851 --> 00:00:45,988 and back down again. 15 00:00:45,988 --> 00:00:48,052 . . . 16 00:00:48,052 --> 00:00:49,286 And that would be 1 cycle. 17 00:00:49,286 --> 00:00:49,961 So, 1 18 00:00:49,961 --> 00:00:53,008 . . . 19 00:00:53,008 --> 00:00:53,871 2 20 00:00:53,871 --> 00:00:56,603 . . . 21 00:00:56,603 --> 00:00:57,387 3 22 00:00:57,387 --> 00:00:59,136 . . . 23 00:00:59,136 --> 00:01:02,893 4, 5 etc. 24 00:01:02,893 --> 00:01:07,089 Now, that was G, I also think that you should have a go at doing C. 25 00:01:07,089 --> 00:01:11,393 But don't start with the C right up at the 8th fret, start down toward the nut, 26 00:01:11,393 --> 00:01:15,529 as far as you can, so the C chord will be the one down here, 27 00:01:15,529 --> 00:01:19,906 with the 3rd finger on the C note on the 3rd string. 28 00:01:19,906 --> 00:01:20,939 So you play C 29 00:01:20,939 --> 00:01:24,802 . . . 30 00:01:24,802 --> 00:01:25,660 2 31 00:01:25,660 --> 00:01:28,036 . . . 32 00:01:28,036 --> 00:01:29,781 3, 4 33 00:01:29,781 --> 00:01:32,650 . . . 34 00:01:32,650 --> 00:01:34,068 etc, just going through. 35 00:01:34,068 --> 00:01:37,160 Now once you've done those two Majors, I'd also recommend 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,052 that you have a go at doing the minors. 37 00:01:39,052 --> 00:01:42,468 And the two I've selected would be Dm and Fm. 38 00:01:42,468 --> 00:01:44,739 Of course going through as fast as you can. 39 00:01:44,739 --> 00:01:47,110 When you're working on these kind of triad shapes, 40 00:01:47,110 --> 00:01:48,713 jumping to them really quick. 41 00:01:48,713 --> 00:01:51,264 It really makes you learn the patterns really, really well. 42 00:01:51,264 --> 00:01:53,330 And a little trick that I'm gonna tell you about, 43 00:01:53,330 --> 00:01:57,968 make sure that you look at the Root note of the chord that you're going to. 44 00:01:57,968 --> 00:02:00,547 So when I'm playing say, G, down the bottom there, 45 00:02:00,547 --> 00:02:03,220 I know I'm moving to this one at the 8th fret. 46 00:02:03,220 --> 00:02:07,695 So I would use my eyes and look at that Root note on the 8th fret of the 2nd string, 47 00:02:07,695 --> 00:02:09,952 and then move the chord shape to it. 48 00:02:09,952 --> 00:02:14,050 If you try and kind of follow your hand, and you you kind of watching your hand as it goes, 49 00:02:14,050 --> 00:02:18,315 moves up the neck, it's very hard to make that kind of fast jump. 50 00:02:18,315 --> 00:02:26,248 Now, for the last one, for #5, I've recommended that you do the C Major, on strings 2,3 & 4. 51 00:02:26,248 --> 00:02:27,383 Your chords here. 52 00:02:27,383 --> 00:02:31,104 . . . 53 00:02:31,104 --> 00:02:35,148 If you don't feel confident doing your chord changes on strings 2,3 & 4, 54 00:02:35,148 --> 00:02:38,105 Just substitute another one of either the Major or the minor. 55 00:02:38,105 --> 00:02:40,959 Whatever you find the hardest on the thinnest three strings. 56 00:02:40,959 --> 00:02:43,189 Work on that for a little bit, and then when you feel cool, 57 00:02:43,189 --> 00:02:48,233 move over and start maybe looking at all five being on strings group 2,3 & 4, 58 00:02:48,233 --> 00:02:53,162 because that is just as useful group of strings as the thinnest three strings. 59 00:02:53,162 --> 00:02:55,727 So that's gonna be quite a lot of practice for you. 60 00:02:55,727 --> 00:02:58,372 Take it slowly, make sure that you get it right, 61 00:02:58,372 --> 00:03:01,499 and I'm sure you'll get those triads under your fingers in no time. 62 00:03:01,499 --> 00:03:04,666 Take care of yourselves. See you for another lesson real soon. Bye bye.