Everything You Need To Know About The CAGED System (Chords, Scales, Soloing, & More!)

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@ronireeds3857]

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[@Jamie-js3qw]

Hi, can you just go over your point about pentatonics fitting over caged chord shapes again please. Is there a pentatonic thst goes with the G Shape in CAGED but would hnot fit that well over the C shape using say, the E shape in the key of E?

[@AxfNPn3l]

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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I really appreciate that. Really glad the videos are working for you. Cheers!

[@goosible]

Omg, someone finally explaining CAGED in a way I understand! You're a blessing, thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@craigewinger7663]

After watching hundreds of guitar videos and dozens of CAGED guitar videos this is the first video to explain how the caged chord shapes fit within each of the five pentatonic boxes. I didn't even know there was a connection. THANK YOU so much. So many of these concepts such as CAGED and pentatonic scales and arpeggios, and modes and triads are taught separately without understanding how it all connects. Please continue explaining how all these things connect or interact with each other. This video is really for advanced. players. I got lost when you spoke about adding in the other two notes of the major scale toward the end of the video. I have watched this video twice and will probably watch it two more times so as to digest all of the material you cover in this video. Once again, thank you. Craig Ewinger

[@katariina7697]

I knew if you made a video on CAGED I'd get more useful information than I would from many other KZbin-videos, because you connect it to practice and to other theoretical concepts so that things just start clicking. :) I've been practicing the 5 pentatonic shapes and now I get to connect that whole thing with the CAGED shapes. Thank you, you do an awesome job and help out so much!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I'm so happy to hear that! If you run into any questions, please let me know. Thanks for watching!

[@gearcoll8709]

Plus ,his goddam frtbd is BACKWARDS

[@joshualeventhal]

This may be the most well-organized, clearly communicated channel on these concepts I've come across. I've been hoping to find a single cohesive space to direct people who are wanting to learn more theory and application on KZbin, and I think I've just found it. You've seemingly thought of everything, including how to direct people to other videos based on question or concept. Stellar work man

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you!

[@MJsap13]

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[@drchikosi]

Excellent explanation of the caged system. Your approach is unique.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Very glad you liked it!

[@manindersaggu6138]

Such a high quality and really useful lesson. Thanks a lot dude.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@larryjones6061]

This is the best teaching of chord shapes and pentatonic patterns /Diatonic scales that I've ever seen on the net. Well done. I'm definitely a fan. Well done, thank you

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

My pleasure! I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for watching :)

[@ianholmes6078]

This is a video I will revist a few times. What an exceptional breakdown of an expansive topic. Thank you!

[@peggyriverain]

Wow! You explain everything in details! It’s so rare to find a lesson like this. Thank you again :)

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I’m so glad you’ve found it helpful! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@MustangJohnny85]

Your teaching style delivers concise and instantly usable playing tools for every level of beginner/hobbyist to - advanced guitarist in my opinion. Any finger exercises to strengthen my fingers would be super helpful or what do you do to workout your fingers before bar chording.

[@mr5039]

The knowledge, preparation, and ability to articulate concepts in your videos is top shelf. Thank you for being willing to put yourself out there and create valuable content!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@wagonet]

The red dot animation is golden very clear explanation

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Awesome! Glad it worked for you :)

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

​@@andrewclarkeguitar Agreed, you explain things 100x better than other vids!

[@randyhanlon4746]

Well done, young man. Working on getting caged, and triads under my fingers. Your explanation was clear, and concise. Really helped me out. Good health.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad I could help :)

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

Andrew I have watched lessons from much "bigger" channels and you absolutely wipe the floor with them! You should be getting way more views, I can't believe I'm getting such clear information for free.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's so kind of you to say. Thank you so much ☺🙏

[@andrewhayden8681]

Thanks

[@jonkolst2186]

Thank you - finally managed to wrap my head around CAGED now. Excellent tutorial👏

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Awesome! Glad I could help :)

[@katenicolecastro]

This is better than any paid courses out there!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I really appreciate that :)

[@unbeardedveteran]

Every time i watch this video, there is more knowledge I've missed. Thanks again for the content

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you found it helpful!!

[@MichaelCoxIT]

Gonna learn CAGED! Sweet. Thank you

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions! Good luck. 😀

[@lq2777]

Thanks!

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[@ce152capt100]

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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

Fun! I didn't know the pentatonic, i just knew the major because i play by ear. I've been finding new chord shapes up the neck, thinking I'm finding them - and here you are showing me chords and shapes i thought were ones i found! Duh...i didn't find anything new! But they were new to me, and my ear loves their sounds depending on the song. Now i see a pattern of connectedness i didn't see before - i only heard it. I don't want this approach to take the fun of of the mystery, but it helps me improve. I guess a good ear, and knowledge, are a better mix than just one or the other...

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Bro you, are the man

[@rx7carl]

Wow, halfway thru and ive learned more than i have in years, excellent explanations ty

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@teleplayer7081]

Haven't had a chance to watch it yet but judging from the comments, it sounds like it's going to be excellent!!! I will let you know and thank you once again!!!

[@tonybaloney6656]

Thanks man , really well explained and great how you connected all those concepts instead of getting it piecemeal.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad it worked for you :) Thanks for watching!

[@maxkelter3561]

Thanks for explaining the chord forms in the pentatonic positions. That is important to learn and connecting them. I subscribed.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you!

[@lnhislmage]

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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm in my 30's, so I'm not that young anymore 😅

[@lnhislmage]

@@andrewclarkeguitar lol You’ll have to forgive me I was 30, thirty years ago. I do appreciate people sharing their knowledge freely online. Knowledge only available to those who could afford to pay when I was young. A real game changer and a beautiful thing.

[@alexhuevera939]

awesome lesson thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome :)

[@Ryan-hz9tw]

Once again, such high quality content. Appreciate you, man!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@nodgelyobo1]

Thanks mate, that was a great video!...I'll check your triads one out now....Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@dalman_01]

Best explanation ive come across on you tube

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@rexbenemerito1943]

Very well explained. Thanks again.

[@Humbucker1103]

Well Done!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@philjames1019]

Brilliant lesson ... much appreciated!!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@thomasrusso4506]

You are one heck of a teacher

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[@Dragon_rls]

I did enjoy. Will need to watch at a later time when I'm not so exhaushed. A lot of info (good info, but this video will require some pausing, and practice. Thank you just the same.

[@RobKL2008]

Although you know how good this video is. I feel I must tell you its OUTSTANDING, So cool to learn this

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@luisgoismusic]

So position 1 of the pentatonic in the D key would be the D shape and then build up from there or does it always start on the C shape? Thank you.

[@m.vonhollen6673]

No, the pattern does not always start on C. You’re correct about D-shape being first in the key of D. See my other comments.

[@daillman863]

Thanks for your time and skills kind sir

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@m.vonhollen6673]

Here’s EDCAG-7: you start on E, just like the guitar, and you use these 5 Dominant 7 shapes on the top 4 strings (DGBE). So E7, 2130; D7-shape, 2434; C7-shape, 6757; A7-shape, 9797; G7-shape, 999-10; and E7 again at the octave, 14-13-15-12. To those 5 shapes, associate increasingly more notes: 1-3-5-b7, 1-b3/3-5-b7, 1-b3/3-4-5-b7, then add b5-6-2 (one by one, in that order). Now you’ve associated Mixolydian combined with the Blues scale to those 5 shapes (1-2-b3/3-4-b5-5-6-b7). Even the last 3 of the 12 notes can be used in chromatic lines (b2-b6-7). - Please try this!

[@MrRed-bk9xn]

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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@johnbartley1044]

Good stuff. Kudos 😊

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@TheSkylion80]

Your lessons are awesome. Too bad that the high e is on the bottom of your fretboard diagrams, instead of the low E: like it is displayed in (almost) all courses and tabs. That would be way clearer for me. Or would it be possible to show both?

[@sometimesdimneverthin]

Personally I prefer the way Andrew does it. The diagram matches the video. The more conventional diagram works better when there is no video as it is looking from the player's perspective.

[@loveguitars]

Awesome lesson!🔥🙏

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks! 😃

[@eugenerhodes9784]

Very good

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks!

[@sixstringstarter]

Hi Andrew, Do you have a video where you explain with examples for the 27min onward in this video?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Not yet! I touch on connecting scales in some other videos, but not specifically with how they link using the CAGED system.

[@kanankumardas5475]

Very very nice

[@m.vonhollen6673]

CAGED-AGEDC-GEDCA-EDCAG-DCAGE are the 5 possible orders. Add the b7 so that they’re all Dominant 7 and associate the Mixolydian scale to each shape.

[@hkaszowi]

So I noticed you number your pentatonic scales differently than me and others from different videos , for instance your position 1 is my position 2 My 2 is your 3 3 (4) 4 (5) Does this make a difference?

[@m.vonhollen6673]

The number is meaningless. The 5 shapes should just be associated to one of the 5 CAGED shapes.

[@vernonchrispinto2668]

Please make a video on Strumming and Rhythm

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I’ll be sure to do more on that! I do have a video on 8 tips for tighter rhythm that you can check out :)

[@telev2]

oh! who's this on 28:32?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's my dog, Luca! 😁

[@scoobydoo4087]

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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@Chrisorocks]

Brilliant

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

😁🙏🏻

[@bchudakoff]

This is a great video. My issue is I can see the notes insides the CAGED shape than my finders are on. It’s the extra notes that are not under my fingers that throw me. Is that just a memorization exercise. The caged shapes are on three notes of the chord, but there are 4 other notes that seem to throw me. Any suggestion?

[@eduardois7003]

Every class of yours is as good as the previous one, you do such a good job but I would like to add an observation if you just slowdown a bit the class would be more effective. I understand there is lot of material to put in one video and yet you would like more to say about it...remember you are talking to learners. Anyway, I still think you are a great teacher and you are helping so many of us that follow you.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@bentenpeterson]

28:32 special guest: your cat!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Hahah. That's actually my dog Luca 😀

[@bentenpeterson]

@@andrewclarkeguitar oh snap! Even better, I like dogs more. 🤣

[@DJCJ999]

Hats off to Dagan! A versatile player indeed.. I find the guitar marmite.. it’s like a tidy chick that’s been with your mate!

[@nocando17]

17:45 Why is position 1 of the pentatonic sitting over an E Shape and not C Shape? My brains hurts :(

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

It's just the way it works unfortunately. I realize it's a lot to take in. Position 3 of the Major Pentatonic scale sits over the standard open C major chord in the key of C major.

[@nocando17]

@@andrewclarkeguitar Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying Andrew

[@Rowan-qd9ec]

I am just getting started with the caged system. Why are 5 chord forms necessary? Each chord can be played by one formation..I'm not understanding the need for the other 4. Does it have to do with ease of access to specific scale and arpeggio shapes?

[@shaharifmangaru9163]

I feel like other teachers memorized music, you understand music

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

🙏🙏

[@gappedtoto1663]

The root notes indicated on the fretboard diagram would have been very helpful. Great lesson though. Thank you.

[@rynoman18]

I like you. I'm going to keep coming back because you are a WHY person just like me. Don't just tell me how to do something but help me understand why. You get it, brother!

[@juniorgaming4619]

wait so im confused so with the pentatonic shapes is it just the same as the A pentatonic shape that can only be played or do we have to start at the pentatonic of the actual scale so lets say the D pentatonic is on the 10 th fret do we start there??im lost

[@Mulberry2000]

A lot of shapes in pentatonic scales are the same they are just played in different positions of the fret board. For example look at em pentatonic scale and Am pentatonic. U have the same shape on the scales one is on the 5th position, (am pent) and the other is on the 12 fret -em pentatonic. They are the same for all scales - well mostly. The A major has the same shape as the Am and Em pentatonic but it starts on the second fret. Basically once you learn one shape it transfers over to other scales, and the same goes for other shapes.

[@Thegovernr3]

So I've been messing around with this for a while. Correct me if I'm wrong please. This would mean that if I want to solo to a song all I would have to do is find the key on the low e string. Then from that note start with the first pentatonic scale shape and mess around with the other positions in the solo

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's correct! I have a bunch more videos to expand on that idea as well.

[@joescatton-np8xr]

So should you try to memorize the notes within the chords?

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Yes. Within each chord shape you should memorize both the letter name and what interval it is (like b5, 2, #4, etc.).

[@Thegovernr3]

Thank you my good man

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@aliegemengok2410]

Yeahhh

[@edwardrice146]

I never have understood why the penatonic positions don't start at the nut end of the neck

[@janezimmerman7987]

The numbering of the pentatonic boxes here isn't standard. The canonical minor shape box (G shape) is usually denoted box no. 1.

[@angsmft6929]

i'd delitenly known about guilter whatsoever i can added something in my scatterbrain

[@lucamura8362]

Surely One of my favourite channels but,in this case,i would have preferred more practical examples. Too much talk this time

[@japanjay]

Every chord is an open chord really…you’re just shifting the nut with your finger.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Yes!

[@bryanclark201]

Looks like bossa nova chords

[@noodlesiis]

I’m more confused now than ever sadly….

[@neogeo222]

there is a lot of verbal explanation and not enough examples. It would be helpful to have more practical examples of what you are trying to explain.

[@Mulberry2000]

The caged system sucks, its crappy barre chords and the way they are laid out, they can damage the hand. Avoid. i hate barre chords and power chords - yuk.

[@crumbie]

One observation : you talk too fast…

[@b_jai8524]

Then what are other chords in 1st position pentatonic?

[@W.e.s.l.l.e.y.r]

Thank you for your job and effort. 🫡

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

My pleasure!

[@unbeardedveteran]

Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much!