Partimento-ish eight

3-note Chords in major

We have Larry & Curley. Now we have to add our Moe :)

The 5 chord will have multiple versions (adding & removing the 7th)
The 1 chord will have multiple versions (lowering the octave going down)
Removing the segment breath marks on the notation examples (gets a bit messy with 3-note chords)
Watch for the string changes -- some voicings are not all on adjacent strings (this is where we start to avoid parallel 5ths & octaves)
Watch for the raised 6th on the descending scale degree 6 (when you hear/feel it resolve to 5, you'll understand :)
Root dyads (C) are in GREEN

'C Major' 3-note chords on the 6th String:

'C Major' 3-note chords on the 5th String:

'C Major' 3-note chords on the 4th String:

'C Major' 3-note chords on the 3rd String:

The keyboard course I've have been taking introduces an idea called "Preluding" (along the lines of repeated arpeggiated patterns).

For us guitar players, we might simplify this with specific right hand patterns (in terms of the fingers used):

Here is a 6/8 pattern that can be used over 3/4 or 6/8:

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