Full I–IV–V triad fluency
“The alternating bass thumb solved a structural problem: when blues became solo music, the bass had to come along. Your thumb IS the bass player. Your fingers ARE the harmony player. Two voices in ten fingers — the same solution Delta musicians found in acoustic necessity.”
Isolate Johnson's two voices in Sweet Home Chicago: bass thumb (low string pulse, steady) and melody fingers (response phrases). Can you hear them separately? That independence is what your triad practice is building toward.
Muddy Waters — I'm ReadyWeek 2 of Month 1. Building stable form, time, and groove.
Day 11 of 26 in this phase.
AMF Systems Today
All three triads, faster transitions
Move E→A→B→A→E with no pause between chords
Triad as background — not the melody
Play triads softer — they support, not lead
Triad + root + pulse — full texture
Root on 1, pulse cells, triad fills in gaps, full form
Listen Before or After
Muddy Waters
“I'm Ready”
Guitar stabs landing between vocal phrases — support that serves the song