Find Spread Triads: The Same Chord, Opened Up

The short answer: Find Spread Triads takes the same major and minor triads and spreads them — one note jumps up an octave, leaving a skipped string in the middle. These open voicings sound wider and more piano-like than closed triads, and they are what make three notes sound like a whole band.

What the game is

You get a triad and a zone, but now the notes are spaced apart with a string skipped between them. The reach is bigger and the shapes look unfamiliar at first — which is exactly why drilling them pays off.

What it teaches

• Spread (open) voicings and how they derive from closed triads.
• String-skipping shapes and the stretch they ask for.
• Why voicing — not just which notes — shapes the sound.

Why it's cool

Spread triads are the secret behind a lot of lush, spacious guitar — that open, ringing sound you cannot get from tightly-packed chords. Seeing closed vs spread side by side is the whole trick.

Where to start

Read closed vs spread triads and the Spread Triads course. Clear the Closed Triads game first.