How you can use the 'magic' augmented triad for learning major triad shapes. Lower any note from the augmented 'template' and it becomes the 5th note of a close voicing major triad. Depending which string you lower will determine in which inversion the triad is. Close voicing triads will have one of the following interval spellings inside one octave: R-3-5 = Root Position 3-5-R = First Inversion 5-R-3 = Second Inversion Again, this trick will work from a close or spread voicing of the augmented