Triad as support over I chord
“In solo Delta blues, the guitar played bass AND harmony AND melody simultaneously because there was no one else. Your triad voicings ARE the harmony voice — the one that Johnson's alternating bass made room for.”
Listen to how Johnson's texture changes on the I chord vs. the IV chord. He doesn't just play a different note — the harmonic flavor changes. Your major triad gives you that same color-switching control.
Muddy Waters — Hoochie Coochie ManWeek 2 of Month 1. Building stable form, time, and groove.
Day 8 of 26 in this phase.
AMF Systems Today
E major triad — three inversions
Root pos, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion — each clean
Choose which inversion sits best
Play same bar with all 3 inversions — pick the warmest
E triad support, bars 1–4 only
Full 12-bar form — triad texture on I, root only elsewhere
Listen Before or After
Muddy Waters
“Hoochie Coochie Man”
Guitar texture behind the vocal — heavy but not busy, supporting not competing