February Video Tip: Chord Shape Magic: The CAGED System
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
Don’t just learn one new chord! Learn how to manipulate one chord shape to create chords all over the neck. Plus, find some great rock rhythm chord patterns along the way!
Very nice! I’ve always heard about CAGED in relation to scales so now with your chords I can overlay the scales which should make learning them easier. Thanks so much! You are a great presenter, your stage is one of the best with lighting, sound, etc. One little bit of feedback. I’m on Vista running Mozilla and even after the video is buffered there are audio dropouts (about 5 throughout the lesson). I also had to reload the page before the play button appeared in my window. Thanks again and kudos for getting Pete tonight! Gotta go and check out “Reelin’ in the Years” since I’ve played that for years now. Continued success!
Buz
That was a good lesson on creating barre cchords from open chords, but it didn’t really address, IMO, what’s at the core of the CAGED system, and that is that, for instance, if you take an open C chord, the next closest place to play another C chord is going to be using the A form at the 3rd fret. The same is true with E. The next closest E chord after the open one will be the D form played at the 4th fret. While I think what you showed was a good lesson, it didn’t really explain the real significance of the CAGED system, which has to do with the fact that chords will always follow this order in reference to where the next closest chord will be and what form will be used, as opposed to just showing how to replace the nut with your index finger to create barre chords from open chord forms.
A great set of books that goes into depth explaining the CAGED system is the Fretboard Logic books, 1,2, & 3. Actually book 1 explains everything about the CAGED system, and the others go on to cover just about every aspect of guitar playing, though always referring back to the CAGED system as well as other basics, for purposes of integrity. These are the best books I’ve ever read on guitar, & I highly recommend them to players of all levels, though I suppose anyone that is considered a “master” should already know all of this stuff. Then again, I wonder how the term “tremolo bar” stuck when the effect these devices produce is vibrato, a wavering in pitch, whereas tremolo is a wavering in volume level. They may sound similar, but they are 2 seperate FX.
I get the logic but with small hands find some barre chords difficult to hold down without buzzing strings. Is it just lack of practice or are there tips on how to play barre chords with shorter fingers? Thanks.
one thing that a lot of CAGED instruction doesnt include is CAGED sequence can start on any letter based on the position on the neck (usually 5/6 note defines the chord)
CAGED = AGEDC = GEDCA = EDCAG = DCAGE (the sequence stays the same) – the trick is recognizing the basic form and connecting them
All the Best
bob
So, by now it’s clear to everyone Steve teaches the E and A forms basically in the barree sessions (which are the most usable ones since fingerings for everything like all the 7ths are doable, for the C and G forms tons of that stuff is less regular or flat impossible [as far I was looking @ that stuff myself]). The thing I added for myself were the D forms and use, they are kind of thinner voicing but! you can also play all the variations (albeit major form is tad stretched as Steve shows but you just form D2 form and then sneak the last finger on). The C and G forms you pick and choose, e.g. Cmaj7 sounds real good moved and can be real simple. When you play rhythm and it starts to get fast, having all those different variations can save you tons of guitaring up-and-down the neck. So, do you have to get CAGED in addition to Steve’s barrees ? No, but just knowing the CAGED can lead you to discover tons of cool efficient voicings sometimes.
very good lesson steve keep up the good work i have your guitar program and it is great thanks a lot joetheshaker you can learn a lot if you want to thanks
please” send me what can help me’ with anything you can times are bad” for me right now” iam job les’ and cant afford! any lessons; but i do have a guitar” thank you for your info”it’s been helpfull for me’ your frend; george. thank you!! i realley want to lerrend;
can you plese send me all the help you can” i want to leran’ time’s are bad for me now i have no job’ and i realley want to lerend; please send me anything that could help” me. i do have an old guitar” and would like to learn to play”p.s i wood like to go to my mother’s grave’ who past oct.4.2011. and play to her aleast’ o maysing grace; thank you; your frend george in fl.ps godbless’ you all and your fam.
Another +1 for Fretboard Logic, that the patterns really helped me connect the music theory to the guitar. I’d learned it for piano, but piano is straight forward (only can go up or down but guitar you can go up, down, across, and diagonal on the fretboard).
Thank you for putting up this video. I really learned a lot when it comes to CAGEd system. Certainly this will improve my musicality. Thank you again for these lessons.
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February 7th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Very nice! I’ve always heard about CAGED in relation to scales so now with your chords I can overlay the scales which should make learning them easier. Thanks so much! You are a great presenter, your stage is one of the best with lighting, sound, etc. One little bit of feedback. I’m on Vista running Mozilla and even after the video is buffered there are audio dropouts (about 5 throughout the lesson). I also had to reload the page before the play button appeared in my window. Thanks again and kudos for getting Pete tonight! Gotta go and check out “Reelin’ in the Years” since I’ve played that for years now. Continued success!
Buz
February 7th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Nice job. You are a very chill and easy to follow teacher. Thanks.
February 7th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
That was a good lesson on creating barre cchords from open chords, but it didn’t really address, IMO, what’s at the core of the CAGED system, and that is that, for instance, if you take an open C chord, the next closest place to play another C chord is going to be using the A form at the 3rd fret. The same is true with E. The next closest E chord after the open one will be the D form played at the 4th fret. While I think what you showed was a good lesson, it didn’t really explain the real significance of the CAGED system, which has to do with the fact that chords will always follow this order in reference to where the next closest chord will be and what form will be used, as opposed to just showing how to replace the nut with your index finger to create barre chords from open chord forms.
February 7th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
A great set of books that goes into depth explaining the CAGED system is the Fretboard Logic books, 1,2, & 3. Actually book 1 explains everything about the CAGED system, and the others go on to cover just about every aspect of guitar playing, though always referring back to the CAGED system as well as other basics, for purposes of integrity. These are the best books I’ve ever read on guitar, & I highly recommend them to players of all levels, though I suppose anyone that is considered a “master” should already know all of this stuff. Then again, I wonder how the term “tremolo bar” stuck when the effect these devices produce is vibrato, a wavering in pitch, whereas tremolo is a wavering in volume level. They may sound similar, but they are 2 seperate FX.
February 7th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
I get the logic but with small hands find some barre chords difficult to hold down without buzzing strings. Is it just lack of practice or are there tips on how to play barre chords with shorter fingers? Thanks.
February 7th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
one thing that a lot of CAGED instruction doesnt include is CAGED sequence can start on any letter based on the position on the neck (usually 5/6 note defines the chord)
CAGED = AGEDC = GEDCA = EDCAG = DCAGE (the sequence stays the same) – the trick is recognizing the basic form and connecting them
All the Best
bob
February 7th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
So, by now it’s clear to everyone Steve teaches the E and A forms basically in the barree sessions (which are the most usable ones since fingerings for everything like all the 7ths are doable, for the C and G forms tons of that stuff is less regular or flat impossible [as far I was looking @ that stuff myself]). The thing I added for myself were the D forms and use, they are kind of thinner voicing but! you can also play all the variations (albeit major form is tad stretched as Steve shows but you just form D2 form and then sneak the last finger on). The C and G forms you pick and choose, e.g. Cmaj7 sounds real good moved and can be real simple. When you play rhythm and it starts to get fast, having all those different variations can save you tons of guitaring up-and-down the neck. So, do you have to get CAGED in addition to Steve’s barrees ? No, but just knowing the CAGED can lead you to discover tons of cool efficient voicings sometimes.
February 7th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
very good lesson steve keep up the good work i have your guitar program and it is great thanks a lot joetheshaker you can learn a lot if you want to thanks
February 7th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
please” send me what can help me’ with anything you can times are bad” for me right now” iam job les’ and cant afford! any lessons; but i do have a guitar” thank you for your info”it’s been helpfull for me’ your frend; george. thank you!! i realley want to lerrend;
February 7th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
can you plese send me all the help you can” i want to leran’ time’s are bad for me now i have no job’ and i realley want to lerend; please send me anything that could help” me. i do have an old guitar” and would like to learn to play”p.s i wood like to go to my mother’s grave’ who past oct.4.2011. and play to her aleast’ o maysing grace; thank you; your frend george in fl.ps godbless’ you all and your fam.
February 8th, 2012 at 8:26 am
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February 8th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Hi Steve familiar with the CAGED system but couldn’t find
“Plus, find some great rock rhythm chord patterns along the way!”
Did I miss it?
February 16th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Another +1 for Fretboard Logic, that the patterns really helped me connect the music theory to the guitar. I’d learned it for piano, but piano is straight forward (only can go up or down but guitar you can go up, down, across, and diagonal on the fretboard).
August 17th, 2012 at 1:41 am
Thank you for putting up this video. I really learned a lot when it comes to CAGEd system. Certainly this will improve my musicality. Thank you again for these lessons.