The CAGED System Summarized

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[@petergust3607]

Yk this concept came fairly easily to me to spite how hard people told me it was to grasp. Its just ascending half steps guys.

[@McWizard420]

Right??? The actual concept seems incredibly simple, the hard part is actually applying the shapes into the right musical context

[@TakeHit0]

​@@McWizard420 I don't get it still. How is this useful compared to just actually learning the proper arpeggio shapes?

[@lukerubin1896]

@@TakeHit0 fewer shapes?

[@TakeHit0]

@@lukerubin1896 No, it's literally the same thing except that the arpeggio shapes are more comprehensive, and they show the actual big picture of how the chords are derived. Also, the C and D in CAGED are the same arpeggio shape, so learning them as two things is quite redundant. Should really just be CAGE. C and A are the arpeggios with their notes on the 5th string, G and E on the 6th.

[@1nfius948]

Or just learn how to find which note on which string is on guitar and look at the bass note of the chord You're playing to see what chord You're playing

[@calloo7843]

You don't tell me to leave, so I guess I'll be here for a while

[@hectichive889]

I “learned” it a different way long ago, but never really *got* it… Thinking of it as moving a defined chord shape (such as C major) up and down the neck by half step increments is really fucking helpful! Imma have to practice with it lol

[@johnwelsh5591]

By god, someone FINALLY explained it!!!

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

It's clearly named after Kage, long may the D rock

[@Corner-for-Assorted-Oats]

I love caged chords but having just gotten the 2 basic bar chord shapes down to muscle memory makes learning these 10x worse, so much so that so far I have only one song where it's incorporated once and never seen again

[@PhilBot4OOO]

I feel like you missed the key message of the system which is that for any given chord, you can find that chord at each of the 5 box positions in one of those shapes. C at root/open position = A shape at second position(4th fret A string) = G shape at third position (7th fret, E string) = E shape at fourth position(7th fret, E string) = D shape at fifth position(10th fret, D string) To reiterate: These are the 5 C Major chord shapes up the neck, don't be put off by the letters they simply refer to the shape associated with the letter at open position for reference. Each chord shape is built on a major arpeggio(1, 3, 5) that sits in the box scale shape at that position.

[@harryindiano]

NOW, JUST LEAVE!

[@aritramukherjee]

I always found open C and open D are kind of similar when barred 🤔

[@tukachaka264]

What many people do not understand (including me for a long time) is that this is not just about chords. The system really helps you find arpeggio shapes and chord tones when improvising also working great when visualized over a scale. That's the tricky part about the caged system and once it clicked it started to help out a lot

[@southkihei899]

No one ever seems tp explain that. Thank you 😭

[@TakeHit0]

Why can't you just learn the actual arpeggio shapes?

[@biohazard9503]

@@TakeHit0 if you know caged, you know the arpeggio shapes, they're there you just gotta recognise they're there and use it

[@TakeHit0]

@@biohazard9503 It's just pointless isn't it. If you know the arpeggio shapes and their degrees, you can just derive all the chords, triads, and the inversions. You'll also have a better understanding of the guitar.

[@biohazard9503]

@@TakeHit0 I derived the triads, inversions and their degrees from caged, it's all the same, I do know theory which helped. For the triads I just took the chord shapes and broke them up into pieces, I see all the possible chord tones from a chord on my guitar because I see the chord everywhere from caged and I just connect everything in my head The basic shapes guided me into figuring out how chords invert up the neck

[@Psycro]

This is the best ive ever seen this explained

[@rickr.750]

This isn't how the CAGED system works. Like, at all. This is just the basics of movable bar chords. In CAGED, the chords connect to each other front to back in that order, CAGED, going up the fret board and stay the same chord. An open C chord is a C, which then connects to an A shape at the third fret which is also a C chord, which connects to a G shape at the 5th which is, you guessed it, a C chord, and so on. You can start with any shape and as long as you follow the CAGED order, the chord will remain the same moving up the fret board changing from shape to shape. Once you hit the D shape, you just start again with the C shape. The actual big part: each one of these bar chord shapes has scale patterns in it. Using those scale patterns in place of the bar chords is a way to learn how to stay in a specific key all across the fret board for playing lead. This is the purpose of the CAGED system. To learn how to navigate the fret board and stay in a given key. Something to note: going by the letters in CAGED represent Major Keys. If you want to play in a minor key, you need to know the relative minors. A is the relative minor of C Major. So, playing the C Major patterns is also A minor. Starting with G Major would be the super popular E minor. Which is the order I would recommend learning first. GEDCA.

[@Hoehihoh]

I'm replying to this comment because I think it'll be extremely useful and I want to find it again. Thank you very much!

[@ezrachristian718]

Also replying so I can get back to this comment. Thanks, this is very helpful

[@engineeringartist4801]

Yes I believe Stitch method Ian covers this well.

[@daregularperson]

🌟

[@elsantanito]

you are officially the MVP of this comment section. i never quite could grasp the concept before but you just explained it so clearly, it only made sense in my head. GG sir🔥

[@gianb3952]

For those who don't know the CAGED system is more than just chords. It's pretty useful for remembering scales up and down the whole fretboard. I'm trying to learn the pentatonic scale using it and it helped me remember something I never thought I would be able to. Yeah, I'm a beginner lol

[@ReplayTheParadox]

I’m using it now to remember the major scale, and it finally clicked lol C chords using the caged system outline the area of where the C scale is, and I just need to connect the dots

[@ReplayTheParadox]

@@vincentyou266 no problem! Glad I was able to help, I was kinda teaching myself with that comment lol

[@EhMichelle]

@@ReplayTheParadox Thank you!

[@ChrisCelekinOhio]

😊

[@leeweilun3047]

This is something basic and every guitar player should learn it

[@McWizard420]

Definitely helps to know…just make sure to apply the shapes into the right musical context to actually get anything out of CAGED

[@benoyster999]

But when would I ever need to use these weird chord shapes if I could just do a barre chord?

[@leeweilun3047]

@@benoyster999 bro wdym. Chords like Bm F C#m F#m D#m are basically using the caged system. You don't use these chords when you play guitar? And sometimes you'll need the higher note to play the songs. If you really are a beginner guitar player who wants to be better. You definitely need to learn this.

[@benoyster999]

@@leeweilun3047 I just use the same 2 barre chord shapes for all those chords. And if I wanna play it higher I’ll use a triad/inversion. What’s wrong with that. I don’t see the point of these caged chords

[@benoyster999]

@@leeweilun3047 to be fair the caged system helped me learn those triad shapes but still

[@cmbells7736]

you have any idea how long it took me to figure that out on my own, now ppl out here teaching the secrets in shorts. wtf? I'm kidding enjoy.

[@leeweilun3047]

Haha😂, I figured it out pretty quickly. It's like using your fingers as a capo

[@TheUnderscore_]

@@leeweilun3047 More like a capo is meant to imitate this function.

[@Davefloatedaway]

CAGED system? I've only been using AE

[@McWizard420]

@@TheUnderscore_true that

[@1nfius948]

So basically open chords but becoming a barre chord when you add your first finger to every string.

[@besticudcumupwith202]

...yup. It's really that simple. First finger replaces the nut = Bar Chords. Trick is getting comfortable using your other 3 fingers to fret the chord, freeing up the first finger. A lot of these comments are coming from people who can already play. They miss the fact that a beginner struggles to fret ANYTHING at first. They're not worried about arpeggios or CAGED when they're just starting to build those calloused fingertips and fret any chord cleanly.

[@aldrinsaclolo]

It would be nice if you show how the CAGED chord shapes are connected throughout the fretboard, and how it's related to the pentatonic scales. That would be very useful for beginners.

[@BrandonDeon]

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[@microscopetimbs]

You got any cigarettes?

[@joshcornish-barlow5257]

Why do I feel you are like 17 or like 35

[@shrubhater]

I keep getting ‘pissed off’ and end up ‘just leaving’ ….that’s why I haven’t figured out your age yet.

[@oneafrican5572]

​@@shrubhater 😂😂😂

[@krevyt]

Bro is 23

[@TheAkdzyn]

When he said Db as opposed to C# I felt a great disturbance in the force! 😂

[@Pslamist]

So it's not just me? Guitarists think in sharps??

[@tomasferreira28]

​@@Pslamist except for Bb hahaha

[@ihaschevy2866]

​@@Pslamist I play other instruments, mainly in flats so when I see sharps, even on guitar, I start crying 😢

[@willjones8801]

@@tomasferreira28Lol yeah A# doesn’t exist but every other thing is a sharp

[@Pslamist]

@@tomasferreira28 - Dude. Spot on. Lol

[@chasewebster7891]

Not only this. CAGED is the order of the progression of the SAME CHORD up the fretboard. Ie. If you make the “A” shape at the top of the “C” shape, the “G” shape at the top of the “A”, “E” at the top of “G”, and “D” at the top of “E”, they are all the same chord. Move up the shapes in the CAGED order, placing the next chord at the top of the previous one, you get the same chord all the way up the fretboard.

[@deannemiller891]

You just explained that so simply and beautifully that now I get it! Thanks!

[@suanzalal]

So just Barre chords?

[@asdfasdf969]

Yes

[@bokunokintama5523]

Why can't we save shorts...? So dumb! 😠

[@manmansgotmans]

It's actually about shapes, root notes and seeing intervals on the fretboard. Youcan easily learn all the notes in the first 3 strings if you learn how to connect the shapes based on the root note. This also works for both major and minor chords, too, since the open shapes are the same with a flat 3rd, just locate your 3rd and shift it one fret down. Or just jam in the minor shape where you would have connected a major shape, i dont care

[@edureyna7360]

Sweet guitar tone!

[@noodle845]

Yet another video where they explain Caged stands for c,a,g,e,d chords and you can move them up the fretboard. That's usually where the lesson ends, so you're left going "OK, thanks"

[@deannemiller891]

As far as I understand, in my own experience, sometimes it's just easier, depending on the song you are playing, to play a bar chord higher up the fret board than to play it with the open strings. Hope this helps. i'm still learning too.

[@virtualnuke-bl5ym]

Simpler method: Every triad chord is 1 3 5 on that chords respective scale. The 1 is the root note. Are you playing F major? Then the 1 Is an F. Are you playing G minor? Then the 1 is a G. The 3 is the 3rd. This is the most important part. If it's a minor chord then you play a minor 3rd, if it's a major chord then you play a major 3rd. Note that when talking about the major or minor 3rd, we are referring to the actual combination of the root note and the 3, because a 3rd is an interval. Without the context of a root note to compare it to, it's no longer a 3rd, it's just a random note. A minor 3rd is your root note, and then you move one string up and 2 frets down. So if you're playing E minor then you can start on the 7th fret of the A string, move 1 string up (to the D string) and 2 frets down, giving you 7th fret A string and 5th fret D string. A major 3rd is the same deal except you only move 1 fret down instead of 2. So for E major you can start on the 7th fret on the A string and go to the 6th fret of the D string. Notice how a major 3rd is always 1 fret higher than a minor 3rd, and a minor 3rd is always 1 fret lower than a major 3rd. Now for 5, this is easy. The 5 is always a power chord with the root. Usually, since the next string above the root note is taken by the 3rd, you would go another string up and play 4 frets down from there. If you were playing an E minor chord again starting on the 7th fret of the A string, then you would have 5 be on the 4th fret of the G string. Note that the 1 and 5 are always the same no matter if it's a minor or a major chord. So there you go. You now know how to build any minor or major triad anywhere you want on the fretboard. With some experimenting and time you can discover different positions on the fretboard to place your 1 3 5 but they will always be the same notes, just in different octaves. One such popular alternate fingering for the 1 3 5 if your starting on the E string is root note, then 3 strings up and the same fret if it's minor or 1 fret up if it's major, then 1 string up and the same fret as the root note. So for A minor you could play: 5th fret on the E string, 5th fret on the G string, and 5th fret on the B string. For A major you could play: 5th fret on the E string, 6th fret on the G string, and 5th fret on the B string. Anyway, there's many more chord shapes to discover if you just move around the 1 3 5. You can use it to help voice leading and making transitioning between chords easier. Also if you notice all the open chord shapes, they are just the 1 3 5 repeated multiple times as octaves on all 6 strings. Have fun.

[@Eazyrun]

tl;dr

[@deannemiller891]

Thanks! That was very helpful!

[@flavourruling2162]

Does the caged system on a guitar tuned in E explain the circle of fifths through shapes? Or is it just me?

[@senorpapasfritasconqueso]

What about the circle of fifths

[@pietart3596]

no

[@TrippinAintEasyVa]

Human capo is how my instructor described it. Your pointer finger acts as a capo

[@danielkingscott2060]

If you guys want to learn about the cage’s system check out Guthrie Trapp. You’re Welcome 👍🏻

[@kane6529]

Have no idea why people struggle so badly with this concept! It’s super easy and doesn’t limit itself to cowboy chords like I’ve heard some say that that’s CAGED biggest flaw but it’s not! Attach your major scales and add any extensions you’d like! It also works with Minor Chord shapes too! Some just don’t grasp this and I feel like some of the tutorials are so basic that people don’t understand that

[@adrianguntherkeedle6860]

It's almost how it works... The caged system also shows you how to play the C chord all the way up the neck

[@jazzgtrplayer]

Didn’t he skip D? It’s also moveable. It’s tough to play the D major shape up the neck… it’s a stretch to get the root on the 4th string. But the D7 shape is very useful.

[@markdeffebach8112]

You barely scratched the surface and over looked how the chord forms(shapes) connect the entire fretboard by connecting them in order (C to A form of C to G form of C to E form of C to D form of C) giving you full fretboard understanding for any chord.

[@pallidandancer9623]

Ive used this idea for so long, not even knowin what it was called. Just ended up figuring out I only really need like 12 shapes as long as I knew what the root was.

[@thedragonofthewest5789]

just learn intervals and figure out the notes on your own. i know how to build chords so i dont memorize shapes

[@TheActionCobblestone]

This video is ‘what the caged system is’ not ‘how the cages system works’…

[@sandorrclegane2307]

Who cares about your age bro you're clearly like 26

[@kevinvoisine1922]

You’ll hear that first chord called c# much more often than D flat although they are the same thing.

[@baitman2368]

Why?

[@kevinvoisine1922]

@@baitman2368 I’m not sure why that is. Other examples for sharps and flats (also referred to as semitone) You’ll hear B flat referred to as opposed to A# You will hear C# refers to as opposed to D flat and You will hear F# as opposed to G flat. Maybe it’s because that’s the way they teach it when they teach you how to read music? I’m not sure, but all those are the same notes

[@jazzgtrplayer]

@@kevinvoisine1922whether the note is a Db or C# depends on what key you’re in. If you’re in A, you’re going to call it C#. If you’re in the key of Gb, is a Db. If you’re in a sharp key, use the sharp names. If you’re in a flat key, use the flat names.

[@itsmorphed6416]

I learnt the formula bead for flat keys with flats in them after f major of course which has b flat in it .

[@sajjadanik]

Other KZbinrs explained this for 30-40 minutes and it made me more confused. But you explained it within 1 minute and i have a cleae picture. Thank you and god bless

[@mrdfk9410]

You forgot to demonstrate the "D" shape my dude..

[@KoltenE46]

but how does this help with anything

[@nathanschram1425]

no “just leave” today😢

[@Pslamist]

Now we have to stay forever.

[@6345788]

Not a good example. The nut is "fret zero." If you want to continue with that concept, you have to Barre all strings with your index finger, not just the first five. Another thing, using 2, 1, and 3 To finger G major, then using 3, 2, and 4 to illustrate the moveable G chord is inconsistent.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Or just use your finger and press down behind the nut to change chords while using a barre chord and you can stay in one position and get all the chords.

[@elkiwi1978]

The F chord is the E chord moved one fret up. You can do this with all chordss and move them to the fret you want (if you can). That's it

[@guitarlessonsnow3431]

There’s actually a bit more to it than that. Fretboard Logic by Bill Edwards explains it quite well.

[@ethanpunto9222]

How exactly? It seems to be a pretty good summary, if you move the notes you're fretting to make a certain chord up a tone then you're playing a chord a tone up. It's quite logical really

[@guitarlessonsnow3431]

@@ethanpunto9222 the CAGED sequence in the key of C runs from open C, then A shape, 3rd position, G shape, 5th position, E shape , 8th position and D shape, 10th position. The sequence is contiguous, so you can start on any shape and go in order, eg AGEDC, GEDCA etc. Additionally, there are major scale patterns that contain each shape, and these can be applied to melodic and harmonic minor also. These scale patterns also contain arpeggios. So yes, quite a bit more to it.

[@joeakajoe1]

I dont think that explained it. You should mention that 3rd fret A shape barre chord is still C, then E shape 8th fret is still C, and so on up the neck in the order of C then A G E D etc You just explained barre chords

[@sshrugg]

This is the best explanation I see in the comments of what's missing here

[@High_Groundd]

I’m just learning guitar and also how to write music for guitar (in rock bands) and wow this guy is so helpful and like seeing these shorts about all the things you can do allows me to learn stuff and also motivates me to research more into things to see what I can do. Thanks man, so glad I found ur channel👍🏼

[@Richard_Daniel333]

Caged system is when Johnny Cage uses his super and then absolutely operates your health bar while playing international lover.

[@montgomerygreentea8301]

I’ve never really used this system, however i find myself following the same principle when soloing or playing arpeggios. Knowing where all different shapes of chords are is just something i have figured out over the years and can now find them on the spot. Another thing that made this cone more naturally is mapping out the distance between notes withing scales. So when i play a certain note, i know what it means in relation to the key and can mentally map out the rest of the chord tones around it. What i an trying to say is that it is a really good method, but understanding chords and wholestep or half step relationships between notes within certain keys is more important. This what seems to work for me at least

[@coreygossman6243]

Never play a minor chord

[@arumeser]

I was today years old, when I realized the Caged System is based on the C A G E D Chords

[@------YeahOK------]

Nobody likes the Dshape, too hard for most people.😅 C.A.G.E....

[@Kriegter]

This is literally the easiest thing ever but again why would I ever use it when I can just calculate the intervals and make inversions depending on how I want it to sound

[@jasonbourne4784]

You didn't even mention the D shape... which seems to be the hardest one to pull off

[@antostepo148]

ffs, i am playing for freakin 7 yrs, will have my first 1000 ppl gig, AND ONLY NOW I UNDERSTOOD this, oooomg.

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Start in E and play Dominant 7 chords so think EDCAG-7. Play E7 shape as (only on DGBE strings) as 2130 and 14-13-15-12; as D7 shape on 2434; as C7 shape as 6757; as A7 shape as 9797; and finally as G7 shape as 999-10. Those 5 EDCAG-7 shapes, all on the DGBE strings, can serve as starting points for solos.

[@gobigrey9352]

Let's just talk about that Crispy sounding tele. Dayum

[@arshamk4178]

Why did i think caged was a tuning(C.A.G.E.D)?😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@CannabanoidPhychonaut]

How do minor chords work in the caged system though

[@ezekiel11322]

i think the chord shapes for the system are am dm em

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

It kind of doesn’t work with minor chords, unless you are simply playing the triads. When it comes to full cords, people mostly only use three different voicings for minor ports.

[@metalheadblues]

Wtf I've been playing guitar since 2008 and this summary finally made me understand 😂

[@jorgeliceaga7460]

Well done bro! Every guitarist must know this. It changed my life after i accidentally discovered it after a year of playing in 1976. Same deal if you change to 7th, minor, m7, 6th, etc

[@whydidntidothissooner]

I was so Stumped on chord building until i watched this 🤦🏾‍♂

[@securityscorpion8687]

I don't get it. And what is the significance of knowing this? Just answer me & DONT TROLL ME, I'M JUST ASKING!

[@bensayers6904]

Great video👍btw you look like the singer from All american rejects.

[@stoneyneff8555]

You should bare every chord on all the THE STRINGS , especially the C shape .. Because you can do walk downs , it is a hard stretch but definitely worth when you get it ..

[@NewPraetorianBlues]

You just took the letters and moved them. This isn't arpeggio improv. I want my money back!

[@trinityplus4entertainment]

Ever heard of muting while making the chord, that’s what I do for the Jeff Buckley sound

[@morten1]

You didn’t explain the CAGED system

[@mikeb9314]

This is just explaining barre chords. At no point did this video begin addressing the CAGED system.

[@AverageJoe09]

Wtf I’ve been playing causally for like 5 years and I feel just learned how to play any chord just from one fucking TikTok.

[@billt6116]

My mother's hands look like that naturally from arthritis... I wonder if that means Granny can jam..?! ( That would be pretty cool, actually! Granny kicks off with the intro to " Man on the silver mountain", By rainbow. Gotta make sure we include everybody, So we don't get demonized. 🌈)

[@TheShadowCrafter]

Can you enable all Jam Loops to be used on the map? Some maps have that option enabled.

[@AlystrZelland]

I would have killed for this clip when I first started playing

[@jacobhenderson6290]

I understand CAGED, but apart from the A E shape barre chords, why would I need to play a D chord in a C shape? Genuine question… I can already play any chord a number of ways. Is it simply just different sound/tone?

[@Paralius]

I really wish someone could just like grab my hand and forcefully bend it to shape to do bar chords while I practice. Really force that muscle memory

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

The five main chords on the guitar RCGDAE, there are five cords, because there are five different tuned open strings on a guitar. The E string is repeated. The caged system shows how these chords are linked together, by playing sea chords up the neck using these shapes. Learn to play these chords without using your index finger. Move them up the neck then use your first finger as a capo, in order to fret any open strings that need to be fretted. Now, if you play an open C chord the next C chord will be played using the a inversion with the first finger used as a capo on the third fret. The next sea cord is using the G chord shape, with the first finger fretted on the fifth fret. Followed by the E chord shape, with the index finger on the eighth fret. This is the classic bar chord. Finally, play the D chord shape, without using your index finger, and bar your index finger on the 10th fret, across the fourth and fifth strings. And that is how you spell CAGED. In order to change keys, simply move that entire net work up or down the fret Board. Pro tip! The sea and G shape are essential for soloing in major keys! Good luck! I hope this is helpful. Everyone just send me $20! L O L

[@deannemiller891]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@NcessNasya]

Can the Caged system prevent you to blabbering about your age? Looks like it can't. 😢

[@quitodbq]

Prerequisite for being a KZbin guitar teacher is crazy long fingers….I can barely barre the C and D chords….

[@CryingBlossom814]

I thought that was obvious. Like… I just developed this kind of shapes on my own.

[@D4DDY_]

Not that cages i mean YOU JUST GOT CAGED

[@jamesvales9512]

Wait that's a Huge help .... I've been wondering my friend's Dad invited me to jam with them in their house at my friend's birthday and They keep mentioning Notes at my Bar chords... It's that simple i see

[@sublimingmule6356]

Okay, but why is any of this a "system" ? Like, people have slapped a fancy name on something I've done for years, 2 of which are just *gasp* power chords

[@joshs9441]

He said and finally the E shape. I thought it was CAGED, so wouldn't the final shape be D?

[@rohiogerv22]

D was omitted, which makes sense because regular D is a bit of a stretch, but the D7 shape is easy and gives you access to some usually fairly difficult chords, like Eb7 or an F7 that doesn't sound like muddy garbage

[@ThatRipOff]

Really never understood why people yell this from the mountaintops as if it’s a revolutionary, yet hard-to-grasp concept that all guitarists must learn. I noticed it basically immediately. Literally all basic barre chords use this system. Do people really just play an F and never realize it’s just an E shape barred up a step? Not to mention, it’s fundamentally flawed. C and D essentially share the same underlying shape. Same with A and G. That just leaves E, and anybody whose ever played an F has already learned it.

[@guthrie_1]

Feels like every video I’ve ever watched on scales and modes. I always come away thinking “I don’t understand anything you just said. How is this supposed to help me?“

[@6-S.T.R.I.N.G]

I'm gonna say is age is as long as the amount of weeks his course lasts. Seems abt right, why else would he use the number 52?🤧🤨

[@christophercardenas6650]

Bro I'm way ahead of this guy and I started last week just look up guitar music theory intervals and a bald guy will explain why you can slide these shapes without having to chsnge anything

[@michaeljones1445]

whoever told you that is a Bb in the thumbnail needs to give up guitar playing...

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Just because CAGED happens to spell a word, with the letters in the same order as the chord shapes, doesn’t mean that’s the only way that we should think of it. After years of grappling with it, I now think of it as EDCAG-7. By that I mean this: 1) Play E7 at the open position, and also as a bar chord at the 12th fret. Now take that Minor Pentatonic box, the one we all now and love, and you’ll notice that it needs G#, the major 3rd, added to it to make it match with the chord. So do that! Take E Minor Pentatonic, and in the 3 places where G is “in the box”, also play G# (pick it, slide it, or hammer on). Always go UP from G to G#, a chord tone; NEVER DO THE REVERSE; so never play G# to G. - So now we have this HEXATONIC Scale of these 6 notes: 1-b3-3-4-5-b7. 2) Play this scale over E7. Make sure that you always know both the name of the note and the NUMBER of the note (like D = b7). 3) Now play D7 shape but at the 2nd fret, C7 shape at fret 5, A7 shape at fret 7, and G7 at fret 9. THAT IS THE 5 WAYS TO PLAY E7. 4) Now do the same thing with those 4 other shapes. Associate one of the 5 Minor Pentatonic “boxes” with each of those chord shapes BUT ADD IN THE MAJOR 3RD (or they won’t correspond to each other). 4) Once you’ve done that, and can play this HEXATONIC scale (1-b3-3-4-5-b7) over the 5 EDCAG-7 shapes, and can give both the letter name and the number of each note (like B=5), then do this: 5) Add in b5 from the Blues scale (Bb=b5); then add in 2/F# and 6/C# from Dorian. All 3 of these notes can also work over a Dominant 7 chord (2 and 6 require more thought). All we are left with is b2/b6/7 (F/C/D#) and these last 3 notes can work as CHROMATIC PASSING TONES (get off them quickly on your way to another note). So… EDCAG-7… 1-b3-3-4-5-b7, then 1-2-b3-3-4-b5-5-6-b7 and finally ALL OF THE NOTES or 1-b2-2-b3-3-4-b5-5-b6-6-b7-7. - That’s how you can play EVERY SINGLE NOTE ON THE FRETBOARD without ever getting lost or not knowing both the name and the number of the note that you are playing against those 5 chord shapes. That’s for Dominant 7 chords. Start there.

[@itsmorphed6416]

Oh stop it . Your giving me too many ideas and my head hurts lol. Thats the sort of stuff im at in my blues guitar book . Its quite exciting

[@m.vonhollen6673]

@@itsmorphed6416Funny answer! I’m almost 70 and I went to Jazz college for 2 years. I also played live Rock/Pop over programmed backing tracks. Now I only just recently realized some of the ideas that I attempted to communicate. - Play over a 3-chord Blues, like E7/A7/B7. Find those 3 Dominant 7 chords at all 5 positions. As you’re playing along (FUN!), be able to name the note (like say B) as well as number it over the changing chord (so 5/9/1 over E7/A7/B7). Once you can solo all over the neck in E, then start the other keys. This order of keys is good: EADGC, then BF, then the remaining keys. Good luck!

[@lestalkmorebasss]

Moving G gets less hard…..eventually 😅

[@michaelmwm222]

Fūk I wish I could afford to get lessons from this guy!

[@blinkerz4676]

😮😮😮😮😮😮MIND BLOWN IM LITERALLY JIMI HENDRIX NOW THANK YOU

[@onlyusernameleft2]

This is a terrible way to teach or learn the guitar. Not only is there little if any practical application for all but two of these shapes, the difficulty in moving barred "open" chords is guaranteed to frustrate new learners. It's also a crutch that requires you to memorize notes on the fretboard and takes focus away from understanding what you're playing.

[@TravisFebruary]

Seemed like there was an ad every seven minutes. I hope you didn’t get demonetized; otherwise Big Brother is lying on a stack of money.

[@Bruh-bx9mh]

you scare beginners away when you call it a big word like the “caged system” when all you’re doing is moving chord shapes around.

[@anthonyschutz7201]

I started randomly messing with this a while ago. For the D shape i just played the bottom 3 so same exact shape for fingers. Found A in D shape. Then i took the E, or traditional bar chorde, and found all the chords, then the a shape but i only played the three main, no bar. Havent tried a g shape yet. Memorizing it all would be annoying but figuring it out hells me remember it better. Like how A shape is just 5 frets down from that notes D shape. At least i think thats what it was. I love how with this i can get the same note with slightly different tone.

[@Sensei.shonuff]

I never even understand the context of any of this.when ppl talk about caged system To me it just sounds like aimless information flying in the wind it's like Ok do this Now do this ok now do this Ok now do this Can someone tell me why I'm doing this and what the finished product sounds like bcuz to me it's just a bunch of stupid random chords

[@mraycgz]

Why do people make it so hard. I’ve been playing since 1995 and have been intuitively doing some of these for years. At least now I know what it’s called and can put real work into learning the entire system.

[@_ShrewdJude]

Wb D shape ??😢 lol same concept but i would like to see how you fingerrrr it