Hexatonics - Triad Pairs To Go

[Christian Miller]

Triad pairs are not really chord-over-chord though, I don't think ... more a modal way of getting around.

And honestly I think these are actually way more intuitive for horn players than for guitar players. It's possible that's part of the reason everyone on this forum of guitar players keeps chiming in with some version of "lol why tho."

Most of the friends I have who are super fluent with triad pairs are sax players, it seems to be something they get into fairly naturally (probably also because speed is less of a barrier, so that sheets of sound vibe you get from triad pairs is more within reach too). I know a couple trumpet players who have talked about it a bit too ... though range seems to get in the way of the cascading effect a little. Not sure.

On the other hand, something about the Shapes and Patterns way we get around makes scales and individual patterns easier to get under our fingers, but can make different permutations of those patterns or organizations of the notes therein feel like completely different entities. So being able to play a C major scale on guitar -- even very well and in tons of permutations -- is no indication that a guitarist will be able to easily play an F-G triad pair, and playing the F-G pair doesn't help much with being able to play the Dm-Em, etc etc.

I agree that it’s a horn thing but for me I think it’s simpler - triad pairs sound really good on the saxophone. The sound of the horn lends it a lot of authority.

I don’t think they sound so compelling on a clean jazz guitar.


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[kris]

[Spirit59]

This is THE book for me! David Valdez wrote an excellent blog article about it. He also references Gary Campbell's book, highly recommended as well. Here's the article:

Casa Valdez Studios: Jerry Bergonzi's approach to Hexatonics

I remember diving into a blog that David Valdez wrote about Garzone's "Chromatic Triadic" concept.

I spent some time trying to see if I could improvise on a tune (mostly in areas that call for some amount of tension) using the concept. It's a rather fun exercise.

[HexatonicsApp]

Thanks for your feedback, everyone! I've created a landing page for the app with a detailed description of its features. Feel free to reach out if you have any suggestion for improvements or just want to talk triad pairs. Here's the link:

Hexatonics - Unlock the Power of Triad Pairs