Basso Ridiculoso Releases The Book of Triads

The Book of TriadsThe Book of Triads, a new instructional e-book on triad exercises, is available for download for use with a Kindle, iOS device and desktop.

The book contains 80 exercises covering all the diatonic triads available in the key of C. Each is written for two octaves in musical notation as well as tablature.

“Triads get overlooked sometimes, especially in this world of extended chords containing altered 11ths and 13ths” explains author Basso Ridiculoso. “But a lot of players that are considered to have a modern sound actually use triad-based techniques like triad pairs or hexatonics to get that sound. And as far creating a solid bass line is concerned, triads are the very foundation for outlining harmonies in a strong way. The Book of Triads will get you elbow deep in all the triad possibilities found in the major scale for either solos or walking lines.”

The Book of Triads Examples:

Exercise 17: Root Position, 5th Below Root – Ascending:

The Book of Triads - Exercise 17

Exercise 59: First Inversion Open – Retrograde Ascending:

The Book of Triads - Exercise 59

The Book of Triads is available now for $9.99.

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Leave a Reply to Corey Brown Cancel reply

  1. Basso Ridiculoso

    Thanks! You guys have an awesome site! More volumes are coming soon, including Melodic Minor and some other goodies.

  2. Felipe Lopez

    Sweetness :) that’s NT, and thanks to Basso.

  3. ShonëandJimmy McGirr

    Molto profundo, Basso Ridiculoso!

  4. Benjamin B. Williamson

    “5th Below Root” = 2nd Inversion Triad.
    “Root Position” it is not.

    • Well, I did get a little creative on the names, and coming up with a condensed name was a bit of a challenge. But, the reason I did not use “second inversion” on that one is because the chord is still played in root position, the root being the first note (C E G) but instead of the G being above the root, it is played an octave lower. So…I didn’t want to call those exercises “Root Position With The 5th An Octave Below” and so just shortened it to “5th Below Root”.

      But FYI some of the other exercise are actually in second inversion where the 5th of the triad is the first note played. At the end of the day, what they get called is not as important as understanding the note relationship, so feel free to come up with your own labels to remember them by.

  5. Basso Ridiculoso… awesome.