This masterclass by Ben Eunson focuses exclusively on how he uses triads for single note soloing. Although the topic seems basic, Ben’s elegant approach and melodic sensibility provides an interesting perspective to this topic.
My favorite thing about Ben’s approach is that he is both organized and musical. Sometimes you have educators that organize material well, but don’t play good sounding lines. In Ben’s case, this is not an issue at all since Ben is a legitly amazingly musical improvisor who happens to also be a good educator.
Going into the actual material, Ben begins by showing the two ways he approaches playing triads:
- Chordal Approach: Triads played as chords.
- Single-Note Approach: Triads played as single notes.
As the video progresses, this provides the framework for approaching each new subtopic.
Ben explains the theory and logic behind each concept, and then shows an exercise before closing with an example that shows the idea in a musical context.
This is a format that continues in each section of this masterclass. My favorite part of the masterclass is learning Ben’s distinctive fingerings that allow us to get that legato phrasing that Ben is known for.
Ben goes through primary triads, diatonic triads, spread triads and ends in Section 5 which covers Soloing With Triads (5 Triadic Improvised Phrases)
After going through the entire masterclass, I gained a renewed appreciation for triads, this time from the lens of Ben Eunson. I had worked on this a few months ago but now doing through it again, I enjoyed the exercises more, probably because I can finally get some of the fingerings smoother than before.
Pros: Great material, presented in a unique Ben Eunson way.
Cons: Some of these lines and exercises are challenging technically especially if you don’t really play triads with Ben’s fingerings before.
TLDR: A good masterclass that gives enough material to work on, recommended for intermediate to advanced guitarists.
Get the masterclass here: https://bensguitarclub.teachable.com/courses/how-to-solo-with-triads/
I received a complimentary review copy from Ben Eunson. Thanks Ben!
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