Truefire Brad Carltons Guitar Lab 7 no3 Structures Vol.1 [TUTORiAL]

7(no3) Structures Vol. 1 takes a deep dive into one of Brad Carlton’s most practical and flexible guitar concepts: the 7(no3) voicing. Built from the flat seven, root, and five, this lean three-note structure leaves out the third, creating an ambiguous sound that works beautifully in both dominant and minor settings. That makes it an ideal tool for comping, jamming, and building musical ideas that stay open, colorful, and highly adaptable.

Brad breaks down how these structures connect to the larger 12-note chromatic system, showing you how to understand them as movable fretboard concepts rather than isolated chord grips. You’ll learn how to visualize the voicings across multiple string sets, work through their inversions, connect them to familiar chord forms, and use nearby tones to create bluesy movement, chord melody, and expressive embellishments.

Along the way, the course strengthens much more than just your chord vocabulary. You’ll sharpen your theory, improve your fretboard awareness, develop better fingerings, and train your ears to hear how small note changes create major shifts in color and function. By the end of the course, you’ll have a powerful new way to comp, solo, and explore the guitar with more freedom and confidence. So grab your guitar, open up the fretboard, and let’s dig into 7(no3) structures.

Includes

• 10 Video Lessons
• 1 Charts (.pdf)
• Runtime: 01:36:35

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