Comments for CAGED Guitar System: How To Make The Most Of It

Comment on Using The CAGED System by motarski

motarski — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:25:03 +0000

Julio Says : How can I practice them in different keys? I mean, they are just chords… or do you mean the chord progression I use?

A: What he meant was, take C – major chord for example, and practise it (play it) all over the freat in all shapes, as you know C major chord can be played in all these CAGED shapes. So play C chord in C-shape, C chord in A-shape (that is that Barre on 333333 and 555 on 2nd3rd4th string you know what I mean, then play C in G-shape etc etc, this practise will help you remember the positions of relative Key. Practise these for every chord.

Comment on Using The CAGED System by Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:44:41 +0000

Out54law – the F chord is based on the E shape, and the B is based on the A.

Comment on CAGED Technique Lesson 1 by admin

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:06:02 +0000

Hi ben
You should absolutely learn the notes. The chord forms are just as important but ideally you should know where the root notes are in every chord form and use them as your guide to finding your way around the fretboard. Once you can do this you will see the power of the CAGED system and your guitar playing will improve dramatically.

Comment on CAGED Technique Lesson 1 by Ben

Ben — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:26:45 +0000

This system is great and I get how to use it all, but I don’t know the notes on the first 4 strings very good. Should I remember CAGED by the notes in the chords, or should I mainly use the chord forms as a guide? Thanks

Comment on Using The CAGED System by Out54law

Out54law — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:38:38 +0000

To me the cords f and b are caged

Comment on Using The CAGED System by admin

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:09:38 +0000

@Amy

Yes, you’ve got it. Some of the chord shapes are a bit difficult for fingering so if you can’t do just yet then use partial shapes. Obviosly, if you move the C along one fret up to C# then you need to bar the first fret with your forefinger, a bit tricky at first.

What’s probably more important is that you learn to recognise the chords anywhere along the neck, learn the root notes and how the chords overlap. You can still gain a lot just from being able to visualise the chords in all twelve keys.

This is the key to getting full fretboard control.

Comment on Using The CAGED System by Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:54:15 +0000

Sorry for sounding a bit dim, when you use these chord positions, in the twelve keys, do you just shift the chord shape up and down the neck for the different keys? E.G The C open chord shape, if I would move that shape up a fret, would that make the chord a C#? Also when using the CAGED system would the same apply, for example staying with the C chord, with the A shape being used to form the C chord on the 5th fret (barre chord on third), if i then move this up a fret this would make it C#?

Comment on CAGED Seventh Chords by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:20:40 +0000

HI! i’m an italian guitat teacher/guitarist and it’s long time i’ve figured out this method, starting one day from a berkley book that was teaching scales as “caged position”…when realized i’ve immediately broadened my vision on the fingerboard and nowadays i teach this method to all of my student!
this page is well known to these guys!

if there’s a way in which i can contribute to the site just let me know

Alessio

Comment on Using The CAGED System by K

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:07:33 +0000

Its good basic lesson and muchos kudos for putting it up there.
For beginners I’d probably, give them the initial exercise in D.

i.e. (building on marduk gault’s post)

1. Start with open D chord that everyone starts out learning (root 4/2)
See how the D note on the second string (root 2) is the basis of the C form

2. Make ‘C form’ at second fret which is now a D Chord using a ‘C’ form (root 5/2).
See how the D note on the fifth string (root 5) is the basis of the A form.

3. Make ‘A form’ at fifth fret which is now a D Chord using the ‘A’ form (root 5/3).
See how the D note on the third string (root 3) is the basis of the G form.

You should start to see a circular pattern forming (D-C-A-G-E-D) extending the chords up the neck using the previously unused root note as the basis for the next chord form in the sequence.

So to continue…

4. Make ‘G form’ at seventh fret which is now a D Chord using the ‘G’ form (root 6/3).
See how the D note on the sixth string (root 6) is the basis of the E form.

5. Make ‘E form’ at tenth fret which is now a D Chord using the ‘G’ form (root 6/3).
See how the D note on the four string (root 4) is the basis of the original D form only one octave higher.

6. Next do it backwards following (and paying attention to) the root notes.

7. Then repeat for each of open C A G E chords.

8. Apply to the two remaining keys (B&F) which don’t have a chord in the CAGED system.

Otherwise it would be CAGED (BF) which has weird connotations.

Comment on Using The CAGED System by StringTweaker

StringTweaker — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:23:35 +0000

Julio Says :
July 22, 2009 at 11:48 pm

You said:

“Practice these chord positions regularly until you know them inside out and make sure you practice them in all twelve keys, this is extremely important.”

This instruction is poorly worded, since these chords are not diatonic to any one particular key. I would just practice the C-A-G-E-D chord form changes at every fret that is reasonably comfortable and practical. Say the actual note names of the chords as you change.

Exercising the hands / wrists / fingers in this manner can be a bit hazardous. Avoid injury by resting after doing the changes at each fret. If you feel pain stop immediately. Fatigue is acceptable in guitar practice; pain is not.