THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON EVER: the single piece of knowledge that will change your playing.

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Please notice that I am using a 7 string guitar in the video. If you are using a 6th, ignore my lowest string.
I made this video because too often I see guitar students frustrated with their playing abilities, but when I ask I see they have not cleared this foundation. There is no way one can truly navigate through music with the guitar without having mapped the intervals. One may play by memory but that way you will be imprisioned to never truly expressing yourself, improvising, and discovering your true self in the realm of Music. I welcome you to truly Master the CAGED system and set yourself apart from the other players.

[@reppepper]

It was halfway through the vid that I realized you have 7 strings. Then I was no longer confused.

[@neiltosolini2465]

When the student is ready....the teacher appears, Great job, just what I needed for today

[@migueldelatorre9475]

I was so confused how he was placing his fingers on the fretboard in every shape and finally realize that it is a 7 strings guitar!!😮 …

[@mariacallas9962]

Same here!

[@josemolina959]

Cool! Guitar players definitely should learn this concept, It came to my mind in 1965 and immediately I understood the fretboard like magic. Now 58 years later playing professionally since I was fifteen, I'd say that this concept is a must! 👍😎

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

folks, listen to this man right here!

[@davidrice3337]

you should have called Mel Bay

[@rohit1984koul]

For us beginners, please use a six string guitar as a 7 string is throwing me off slightly... Thanks for the beautiful presentation and sharing valuable info most guitarists don't share for free.

[@LostSoulAscension]

You were smart enough to notice, I suggest get over it and use your ears more than your eyes, but your eyes will help too. Break past that frustration.

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Play E7 at open and at the 12th fret; then play E7 using these shapes D7-C7-A7-G7 at frets 2-5-7-9. Find 1-3-5-b7 first, then also 2-b3-4-b5-6; those are the “inside” notes. Even b2-b6-7 can be used as part of a chromatic passage. Now apply this to Blues tunes on YT.

[@davidbeja]

A great guitar lesson from a humble genius🙌🏻THANK YOU!!!

[@fredjones43]

This is the most instructive guitar lesson I have ever had. I have known these terms but never really understood them. Thirds and fifths; very simple.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Very glad to hear my friend. Be welcome to the channel

[@robertmac7833]

This is amazing and USEFUL teaching!! Thank you a million!! You gained a new subscriber!

[@markdpricemusic1574]

Admirably lucid teaching! Many thanks for this.

[@jaysteele7146]

Love this! This along with the Nashville Number System, and you can do some real damage!

[@steveharper4017]

Wow, thank you 🙏 I’ve struggled with this for years and you just explained it perfectly. 👍👌

[@Angela-jl5ru]

Thank you, Felipe! Big lesson!

[@paveLsTarK]

Thank you Felipe. You literally turned out the lights

[@Dave-gf3kd]

Best explanation of CAGED I have seen to date! Thank you!!!! Had never heard the relationship of the intervals to the tonic/root before!!!!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Hey Dave, very glad to know this was helpful

[@janetrivers7332]

Nice presentation of what can seem complicated, but you simplified it and showed visuals for tonic 3 and 5. Thank you. I will be coming back to this to work on it!!

[@MICHAelE33690]

Waow,, never thought before,,thank you

[@jimbinger]

This is a very good lesson. Thanks for these important insights.

[@adamrohaley6262]

This is what I’ve been missing. Thank you and be blessed, friend🙏

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

Any day I discovered a new great player and teacher is a great day! Great explanation in this lesson. Sub’d!

[@BulletProofBrain]

For me, Mel Bays Rhythm Chord System is the best way of understanding chords and their construction.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Go for it!

[@masterbuilder3166]

Although i already know y the caged system. I agree it is one of the single most important lessons a guitarist needs. Very well presented 👍💯

[@Blaisesongs]

This is amazing! I've accompanied myself on guitar for years, took lessons, etc. NOBODY ever brought this up. Seems like a lot of fun too. Got work to do! Thank you, Felipe!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

There's always something more to learn, isn't there?

[@Angela-jl5ru]

I loved! Big lesson!

[@GrandpaJean]

Great breakdown for a beginner to have an idea where these concepts lead to. Scales are also a nice part of caged sequence. I remember stumbling around learning on my own thinking "I should probably figure out the intervals between these notes in the chord shape" took forever to even realize it having no idea what music theory even was.

[@anaalvarez494]

Wow Felipe! you are a natural leader! thank you for being direct. Great great lesson. p.s. cool guitar 😊

[@stuartduhe1811]

Thank you for an eye-opening lesson, presented with simplicity and mastery. It was easy to digest. I loved your lesson on the modes as well. Many blessings to you 🙏

[@robertnewell5057]

Great. I was slightly confused till my old eyes saw you were playing a 7 string! CAGED is a great way to organise the fingerboard. For me it really took off when I started a) playing the 1,4,5 chord shapes in a single position for each letter of CAGED and superimposing major pentatonics on each letter. Incidentally, you play with beautiful tone even just doing this demo. Thanks.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

I wrote in the description this was a 7 string. Next time I'll say it in the video, sorry about that

[@losmazeman]

Yes, the 7 string tripped me up too.

[@jeffbosch1697]

I thought my glasses had gone wonky until I counted the number of tuning keys. Great video, though. Thanks for sharing.

[@w.l.kampsen7461]

Felipe, this is the clearest and most irenic presentation of this that I have found anywhere. I've watched it now twice, still amazed at how much depth you've presented so simply. Godspeed.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Wow ! Hello Kampsen! I'm so glad to read your comment! I do believe this information is a door for all guitar players to understand the instrument and a bit of how music works! Once you diggest that and begin to see it applied in everything, it should enlighten your relationship with music making

[@craigleadley2472]

I've played guitar for about 40 years as an intermediate player. That video just blew my mind 😂. Thank you!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Thank you bro! Welcome to the channel

[@demej00]

Fantastic. Wish I had known this 50 years ago but never too late to learn.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidtbentley]

Ditto.

[@fauchejuliano]

This is very practical theory, thanks!

[@johnmatallana8106]

Thank you for sharing. I'm saving this video.

[@Tom-mo2dr]

Filepe, awesome lesson my brother. I have been waiting years for it ! 💚🖖🏌️💥🎯

[@jensbomholt4529]

Brilliant advice. ... and the fretboard becomes transparent. ... and the logic of music reveals itself. ... I will spend half of my practising time (e bass and ukulele) on this! approach!

[@B_C1]

Thanks Felipe! Good stuff to practice... now I have to find more discipline.

[@HappyGuitarification]

I've been playing for 43 years and you are exactly right! This is the piece I've been missing all these years to move to the next level. Great video! I have been a Van Halen fanatic The entire 43 years, and my first and base was AC/DC. I have some pretty decent licks and technical ability, but I have never learned anything about music! I've always played by ear and learned all the early stuff off of vinyl with 16 speed! Now that KZbin is here it is so much easier and digital technology also changed the game for getting all the licks as close as I'll ever get to the original. Thanks for the tip's!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Good thing this helped you

[@stephend9899]

One can learn to play others songs(Guitar Hero), but not understand music or songwriting.

[@El-Kurdo]

Thanks for sharing please do share more.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Sure thing! There are many vídeo lessons here in the channel... subacribe a choose your subject!

[@elyasuaral]

Love this caged system 👏

[@reddogdude]

VERY cool vid! Thanks posting! You got a middle-aged novice thinking about his guitar playing.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Thanks man

[@wildowns802]

Very creative tips. Thanks

[@user-pn8qq5fs2j]

Thank you, Clear explananation.

[@loveguitarmusicchords]

Great , Really love it .

[@sarahpalacioflorindo]

Teacher cat, lives in my heart! 🥰🤩

[@echofloripa]

😂😂😂❤❤❤😻😻😻

[@tommydeamon7657]

Nothing substitutes hard work and structured practice

[@malcolmcederberg3388]

Super!!!! Very helpful. Now I'm going to apply this to the cavaquinho 😅🤣😂

[@dcunhaadrian]

Thank You, Felipe! Your lesson was really instructive.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Always welcome!

[@gadymarcus2362]

Magnifico.🌡️🌹💋💕💗🩷

[@milansalidummay]

I thought that I had eye problems when I saw you were pressing the 5th string until I noticed you are using a seven-stringed guitar! This video is really an eye opener for me. THANK YOU Felipe.

[@turrafirmaguitarchannel]

I feel caged, yet uncaged, thankyou ❤

[@herewego034]

Great lesson! Thank you very much! As a beginner, at first I thought that I’ll just learn chords and tabs, but as I’m diving deeper into the theory, I understand how beautiful is the art of music

[@cjklz]

As a beginner you ar very fortuned to get this knowledge.

[@swest88041]

great video, thank you for the honesty of saying "it takes hard work, there is no avoiding it".

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Welcome my.friend

[@SchlimmShadySmash]

best teacher in the biz, hands down

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Haha, if you say so bro...

[@tommydeamon7657]

Thank you brother that put names to alot of nameless things for me well nameless cause I didn't take the time and yeah learning how the notes scale down ir uo depending on location and or tunning is so important espeshilly if explaining ones musical ideas to ither musicians and forget trying to explain musice to the non musical unless they desire to learn than its all foreign language to said people

[@simonriley6832]

Your speed mastery video was one phenomenal video i had watched years ago and this is another ground breaking instruction from you maestro... García

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Thank you so much García.. trying to do a good job

[@enmarcanete468]

Glory To God Sir Felipe your tutorial is so nice and easy to understand ..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊...More God Blessings and Favor To You Sir Felipe and Your Family..

[@iMusicAcademy]

Incredible channel and information. 😎🙏👍😊

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Ah thanks man.. you're just being nice.. this channel would not be if it wasnt for you my friend

[@Gerrybigras]

Helpful, thanks ❤

[@iMusicAcademy]

Best ever!!!!!

[@ComputerzenAu]

awesome bro thankyou!

[@makitahowlstheblues8586]

This is the most clear representation of the caged system I’ve ever seen. As somebody who has attempted to explain these concepts to people, I often over-complicated. I’m going to borrow some of your clear, concise build-up and the powerful concept that are the most important concepts behind these ‘shapes.’

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Hey man it really makes me glad to hear that!

[@joaosilvaentretenimento4831]

Um fera brasileiro, 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@georgerichardson7728]

Thanks Felipe, CAGED is king and can turn us all into better guitarists in time, it just takes patience, in fact, it probably took me a good six months to get it all down.

[@georgerichardson7728]

Caged is the fretboard, its not a system, its how the guitar can be understood intrinsically, either that or you can take to trying to learn every note visually for years, you crack on with that buddy ! @@TomGibbons-ll2wy

[@isaacc.8670]

bonjour Felipe, un remerciement pour cette leçon de guitare, du sud de la France, de Nice.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Merci mon ami

[@franktigertheisen]

Most understandable explanation ever.

[@ChaRahgung]

Thank you so much, I am re-learning Guitar again

[@orlandosanchez3605]

This is an important goal to achieve. Getting to know the diapason by hard. Aside I, as a beginner player, think that reading and playing score music is basic too.

[@stevekirby1202]

Very useful information!

[@rickysubie]

I make the most generic solos using these shapes😊 I still find a way to express myself. I feel guilty when i play for my non musician friends. They think I'm great and I'm self loathing the whole time 😢

[@manithor7572]

Why would that matter, there is no right or wrong way of playing as long as it sounds okay!

[@timetraveller1702]

Some of the most iconic solos are just simple, pentatonic scales. Less is more.

[@MidlifeRenaissanceMan]

Understanding how each of the 12 notes _feel_ against the chord you are playing over _and_ the key you are playing in is the key. How they feel and where they lead you in terms of the next note. That suddenly opens things up so you can not only explore that _extended harmony_ but it also gives you an _exit strategy_ when you hit a _spicy note_ If you want to sound more melodic in your playing, look at using the third of the chord. That’s what makes the chord sound major or minor. Works especially well on chord 5 as that is the note below the root note of the key you are in. It will push the melody to resolution. It gives the melody a sweetness and tension all at once.

[@rickysubie]

@@MidlifeRenaissanceMan thanks, I do that often. I need to get more discipline and learn more technical things instead of just jammin. I enjoy it and it's fun, I'm not gigging or anything like that so it's about joy in the end. I have enough knowledge to have fun. I even bought a sunburst 1961 American vintage ii strat to give myself the motivation but nope 😂. Still too lazy, one day I guess? I've had my made in Japan 62 sunburst reissue strat since 99 and its given me so much through the years.

[@MidlifeRenaissanceMan]

@@rickysubie it’s all about having fun. I only took up guitar, as a performance instrument just on 11 years ago, in my 40s. Working on my singing now. Played bass for decades though, so I had experience working at a professional level I tend to practice my craft rather than just learn songs or tricks. More working on how to adapt and integrate something into my playing, discovering how to make something stick, or work out a melody through some chord changes that makes for a tasty and more textured feel. While I rarely use theory to guide me, I’ll use it far more often to analyse and give language to what I’ve played. A few well placed interesting notes can more than make up for a flurry of minor pentatonic notes.

[@berkyberry]

Beautiful useful liked and subscribed

[@michaelflomer8348]

Cheers!

[@edwinthompson5844]

True fact: no one will ever master the guitar, you never stop learning.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

True dat

[@Soule6]

Excellent use of language and overall approach to communicate inverted shapes. And quickly too. Most teachers can't do it even slowly. 👍👌

[@profgisellefloriano]

amazing!

[@NedBubic]

Just starting out and tried to learn by copying cover tune examples then stumbled on this video. Looks like this is gonna take a ton of work but it feels like its the best way forward. Will try to dedicate 1 hr a day early to trying to learn the Matrix. Super stoked that i found this channel. Thank you for sharing such amazing insight, i hope i can conquer this

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Welcome bro! It will turn the light on

[@bernardsimsic9334]

thank you!

[@congerscott6064]

I was hoping this would be a easy video for me, I feel like I should be a graduate from the juliard school of music to understand it.

[@pontiuspilatus7900]

You lost me, mate! I am a beginner, but many thanks for, first, explaining that there is no shortcut, and second the importance of the CAGED system, which I will practice, and then come back to this video again.👍

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Welcome bro. Hope it helps!

[@georgerichardson7728]

Caged is king, brother.

[@piqueziko]

show off Felipe 😂, here i am just learning how to slide from A major to E major and back for an hour lol 🤣

[@filipequintanilha3847]

Que agradável surpresa o KZbin me recomendar esse vídeo! Conheci o canal agora. Ótimo vídeo, excelente didática. Deixo um grande abraço para o amigo e desejo ainda mais sucesso

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Olhaa que surpresa my noble! Saudades do irmão

[@jteichma]

Thanks great break down. Really like the integration of arpegios.

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Welcome friend

[@thachnnguyen]

CAGED is actually just 3 forms: C/D, G/A, and E. The more important thing is when fingering a chord, one just has to know the tonic, 3rd, and 5th.

[@paulmitchell5349]

I imagine that your phrasing and rhythm and creatitivity have little to do with this system, except when you want to break away from it. Good to know the rule in order to break it.

[@nickg1743]

This is one of the best explanations I've seen. Straight to the point with accurate info and not a load of distracting BS or showing off. Great lesson Felipe

[@Koffieleuter]

Do, a deer, a female deer Re, a drop of golden sun Mi, a name, I call myself Fa, a long, long way to run So, a needle pulling thread La, a note to follow So Ti, a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh

[@redbrown7355]

Oh, you're playing a 7 string Guitar!!! I noticed that your fingers weren't matching up with your fretboard pics and realized after looking in the comment section that you were playing a 7 string Guitar (I didn't even know they made 7 string Guitars). Anyway, I loved the info and also liked and subscribed to your channel. 🤜💥🤛

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Thank you! Be welcome my friend! Make sure to check the music vídeos made with that 7 string here in the channel!

[@DrOrson]

I was wondering why you were starting what was the C chord starting on the D string at the 3rd fret (F)? Did I miss something?

[@bassboy8910]

Felipe, You are a great player. .

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

I know there was a bit a echo there, but to say you cant understand me, thats pushing it

[@bassboy8910]

Sorry I wanted to hear, understand and take away from your wise words. I meant no disrespect, just trying to make you aware that some of us (me 74 y/o) older musicians may not have the best hearing anymore. @@FelipeCoelhoGuitar

[@symjuk132]

My Comment on Lesson --- Thank you, thank you, thank you for this most excellent pointer on how to progress my guitar. I have studied hard and collected a lot of advise until my head is in a spin. Question I ask myself: where do I start from after my overview of this difficult instrument?: Chord, rhythm, pentatonics, major scales, minor scales, caged system, 3nps system, monkey see - monkey do music re, learning lines or just playing over backing tracks to make nice sounds. The picture is now clear - Caged firstly then perhaps Rhythm, follow the changes etc.

[@petergill3452]

Wow! This was incredibly helpful! The caged system has been something that I have attempted to approach in the past and never truly stuck with it. I've seen lessons on it and they never motivated me to invest time and energy into practicing the system. There's something about your approach that ingrained in my mind the benefits of this system and I'm a changed person for that. Perhaps it's due in part to having learned where to find chord shapes up and down the fretboard from practice. But in any case, your approach really helped me to have a core understanding and appreciation of the cage system. You're a great teacher! Thanks!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Thank you much man! I do offer lessons online

[@carlsapartments8931]

never heard about this before and sounds like what I always wanted to know and maybe I would have stayed with my lessons so many years ago. I always want to know how and why things work not just some saying do this or do that...

[@srpskihayk]

Awesome lesson, thank you. But I want that cap!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

My aunt made is for me by hand. Isn't it precious?

[@mattherman6189]

Great vid. I love the strong certitude about your version of CAGED and what is necessary to learn. An absolute truth? not sure... But it's a strong and simple message that is certainly beneficial. Tiny quibble... especially since lesson aimed towards beginners...I think a 6-string would have been a little clearer for purposes of demo....

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Right on I agree

[@GuitSiva]

Good job Felipe.. 👏 Well, guess you should mention that you are demonstrating on a 7 - String* Classical Guitar and from the 6th String disregarding the lower bass (7th.. B) so that beginners could observe without any confusion.. Right..? 👍 Warm cheers😘

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

True. I mentioned it on the description though ! Thank you my friend

[@MrScotts321]

Oh, in the description! Oh, right, right, right. Good for you boyo 👍. Write it down. Why say it IN THE VIDEO? Everybody wants to read when they’re searching for videos.

[@Io-Io-Io]

No idea what tonic, third and fifth are. I play by ear, experience and practice, which bring shapes & scales and the fingers remember them. No idea what notes I play

[@fabiancugbechie2374]

Thank you very much Signor Felipe, I have watched videos on the caged system but got more confused so I dropped it. Just watching you now tells me I do them unknowingly and it really does help me navigate like a pro though a learner. I have vowed not use Capo but learn the principle no matter how hard. It's paying off but very slowly I currently learn with the Gibson guitar tutor and its been very helpful. Yet I love finger picking deeply for it's expreso and life it gives. Please, can you take me on (my guitar was expensive considering exchange rate but I promised my wife I will make it worth the cost). Kindly respond to this request: for it will be the best gift I have received in a while

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Of course my friend. It will be a pleasure to take you on as a student. Just send me a message. Heres my whatsapp [phone]. Or reach me through Instagram.

[@TUBEORATER]

make sure to mention that your action is set so low that there is no attack or sustain. easy peasey for YOU

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

I have no idea what you are talking about. Go ahea and set your action low then and see if your playing gets any better

[@ziblot1235]

My cat is just spellbound by you. She hasnt moved one inch. MAybe it will help her playing.

[@simonbackwash]

I have to admit this would have saved me a lot of times and struggle if i knew that. But i'm kind of to be able to play any note on my guitar including coma, i just know , i hear it first then my brain tells me which fret it is. I can't read music, or knows theories but i think i start to figure out hamonies and chords progression theories. ps: This took me 25 years + 30years😅 i think the key moments has been paradoxically when i didn't played guitar for long time due to travel but listening and paying extreme attention to each notes from each instruments, voices and harmonies, then go back to my instrument (rusty and and getting finger cuts)😅😅

[@randybaker6722]

Nice teaching… now how to get my hand to make the G shape on C with a bar two frets away. Is there a hand stretching class?

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

Well just by trying its already an exercise. And also you dont necessarily have to play the entire shape. The point is to know where the chord tones are. One if you have just three notes, one T, one 3 and one 5th, its already enough