Bruce Forman's list of 10 tunes for beginners

[grahambop]

Can anyone explain what Forman means by "triadic shift" in Green Dolphin Street? I've searched various threads and can't find an explanation.

I assume he means in bars 5 and 6 where some people play the major chord a whole step up, then lower it a semitone, then back to the home chord. (At least that’s one version, some play them as dominants I think).

Either way, the melody in those 2 bars outlines a descending major triad.

[mr. beaumont]

I would think it refers to the beginning of the melody, which can be looked at as triads over a pedal?

[pingu]

Yes you can play the triads like this .....

|C. |%. |Eb. |%. |
|D. |Db. |C. |%. |