The real magic of the CAGED SYSTEM | From n00b to PRO

[@moonrunnner]

Paul I gotta tell you, you are the Bob Ross of guitars man. You have such a calming voice

[@pageluvva]

Ha Ha. Well said 👏

[@stevieholland3579]

I want him to record bedtime stories on audio books

[@dawggolfer5380]

Here's a happy little arpeggio....

[@juaneato]

Paul is the Bob Ross of Cool Hand Luke.

[@robbybiddle9236]

You’re only saying that because he has a sexy accent.

[@AndyNyle]

This is actually the most valuable lesson ever, not for chords, but also for melody lines that follow the chord. a warm welcome to the world of inversions, simplified.

[@NikhilRaviShankar]

He's the AthleanX of guitar. Any Jeff's fans here? Just learn playing guitar with both your hands to avoid any imbalances.

[@NikhilRaviShankar]

@@kpcrisp3789 Filming the video prolly..

[@GregSB1]

Do your face pulls to avoid Hetfield style slouching...

[@stevenswisher4339]

Yes! Jeff's a beast!

[@The_Kirk_Lazarus]

That's why I taught left and right handed students.

[@timothylevi]

I would NOT wanna get jeff started on how many muscular imbalances can occur from not playing ambidextrously

[@RC32Smiths01]

CAGED is one of those systems that seems fairly complicated at first, but like with all ideas on guitar, it's way more beneficial than harm in my honest opinion. Always was a fan of the system since the day I found out about it! Cheers!

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Yeah,its a good trick

[@walterobrien467]

Triads changed my life

[@ianrichardson3968]

The guitar is a complex instrument,but its' complexity doesn't need to be that complicated. If you don't know what a mode is you didn't do your basic scale theory. So it's complicated. As will be things like the circle of 4ths and 5ths, Knowing your intervals, building chords and scales. Learning your way round your fret board. If you skip the first chapters of a book then the plot won't make so much sense. If you read the chapters in the right order more will make sense.

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@ianrichardson3968 Ahh that is very and brilliantly well put my friend. True indeed

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@wesleyAlan9179 Ahhh indeed my man

[@JoeFeloni]

I've been teaching this for decades and just felt the need to tell you that your video explanation was perfect. I will tell my students to watch it. I have no need to do the video myself since you have done it exquisitely! Namaste

[@MiguelMakesMusic]

DUDE! I've seen CAGED mention since the 2000s and I've never seen it explained in such an intuitive way. amazing video!

[@destondauncey9884]

Until watching this video, I had never heard of this or even thought of it outside of traditional bar chords. This is an absolute game changer!

[@shaihulud4515]

CAGED sets you free - if that's not irony, then what is?

[@maxwatkins5166]

...sets you free to sit in your room and practice practice practice, the irony runs deep

[@maxwatkins5166]

@@joebryant8500 who are we?

[@maxwatkins5166]

@Vladimir Demirev Maybe not free. But surely you agree CAGED is a great progression from open chords, particularly for beginner/intermediate players. Nothing sets you free, you'll either be master and slave to your self, or, just a slave to other masters

[@Etiennecollard]

Oxymoron

[@Ben-yy7io]

Learn triads instead

[@danilobriz8499]

CAGED is THE guitar neck visualization system, it's organic, it serves any melodic or harmonic purpose accepts a lot of tweaks, it's easily understandable it's perfect, it's the natural way of the instrument.

[@zootsoot2006]

I still don't get it. What's the value in calling an A Major barred chord and E? Makes no sense to me, just unnecessarily complicates things.

[@TheBestofJuan]

@@zootsoot2006 youre playing an A Major chord barred, using the E major shape. The E major shape comes from the E major open chord that beginners learn. the reason why we say is a A major chord with the E shape is because you simply move that open chord up the fret, but barred instead. i hope this helps. if not, look up barre chords and how they work (assuming you already know youre open chords)

[@mayhem2648]

A friend of mine introduced me caged almost an year ago when I started studying solo guitar (was a vocalist and rythm guitar player) nowadays I can solo and improvise over everything (sounds corny sometimed lol), thats how powerful it is, and theres much more to learn because as you said, apllying scales to it and bringing everything together really takes time but its rewarding. Amazing content :) very smooth to hear/learn music theory from you.

[@chsinger96]

I saw your previous video on the CAGED system and it helped my riff writing abilities very much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, we love you Paul❤🎸

[@TheMelody911]

I love your camera work and the cutting! And you make me feel like I can't play the guitar at all....and I do since 1983 and played 30 year's live in bands

[@bendurian4487]

This man is by far the most knowledgeable/hip/engaging guitar guru on KZbin. Straight facts, lads

[@tunod-]

Any beginner could agree that Justin and Paul are THE BEST teachers you could find for free and theyre superb at it. Couldnt thank them both enough

[@RickPlems65]

His editing skills are as good as his guitar playing. Love this guy. 👍🏻

[@DrDothraki]

I'm feeling guilty for watching this video for free

[@jimjim3394]

Jedidiah Daniel BEST COMMENT

[@dongdelacruz1250]

Hahaha

[@musicfriend2051]

your parents are guilty of not teaching you " nothing is free' deal

[@der_der_ich_bin8950]

pentatonic guy at level 5? I see what you did there Paul....

[@HigherPlanes]

Pentatonic is the easiest to play as a beginner but the hardest to master so it sounds good.

[@KentQuickstad]

@@HigherPlanes How so? With only five notes in the scale, chances are any one of your given note options won't clash with any underlying chords.

[@HigherPlanes]

@@KentQuickstad I'm saying it takes some skill so it sounds good, otherwise it sounds like every other pentatonic scale. Like employing slides, bends, vibrato, etc helps, and some knowledge about music theory is helpful in note selection, also having a good ear, stuff like that you know.

[@KentQuickstad]

@@HigherPlanes Fair enough. I guess if you define sounding "good" as sounding different. I see what you're saying though.

[@HigherPlanes]

@@KentQuickstad Yeah man.

[@RobMichael]

Kudos Paul. This is the most comprehensive 10 minute guitar lesson I've ever seen.

[@sumathiwilson9650]

Wow sir you here!

[@oscarhogggomez7184]

My guitar teacher started teaching me this 2 weeks ago. I wish people talked about this more frequently

[@tommore3263]

Beautiful lesson delivered clearly and constructively. A door opener. Thank you sir.

[@delamar6199]

After many years of taking lessons by trained scale shredders and memorizing all that stuff it wasn't until my last teacher (simple blues guy) brought up the CAGED system that I truly understood the connection of everything on the neck. This concept is pure gold and should be teached right away.

[@aa.mirezZ]

Caged is the holy grail of guitar playing. It literally is what FINALLY unlocked the guitar for me. Caged can be applied to EVERYTHING on the guitar. It covers all the modes, it bridges over to Melodic minor etc, it helps understand the intervals, it helps with chord inversions; just all around great road map for understanding the guitar. Mastering the caged system will definitely help lay the foundation for much more advanced music theory concepts, because it allows you to understand where the notes are at any given time while playing.

[@duncan1386]

Paul- Brilliant video! All guitar players should watch this- Beginners and advanced players can all get something from it and that’s an incredible thing to do in a short video! CAGED started with Nashville session guys for a good reason, it’s great way to map out the neck, keep up to speed and not get lost in any situation! Keep up the great work.

[@808toker]

So impressive with your delivery when explaining everything. You're a legend brother 💪

[@marcus8442]

The quality of these videos is incredible

[@ryanforster474]

You know you are doing alright when the sponsor of the video is you. Not a burn. Just kinda funny 😁. Love your stuff as always. Always happy to find ever more great content. I've just cracked into the CAGED system after many years of playing and I'm astonished how much it opens up. Great lesson Paul. Thank you.

[@PanSkrypciK]

That was the most inspiring guitar tone I've heard IN A WHILE!

[@vojtasks]

Truly, finding CAGED system (actually by myself accidentally) completely changed the way I play and I advanced so far since then. Everything started to make sense. It made eg. transposition so incredibly easy, I don't have to think about it now. I just play the song in barré style and then I just transpose wherever I want. Just beautiful.

[@slumvillagecitizen1137]

Thank you Paul you are a great theacher . Easly to understand . Greatings from Switzerland 👌

[@migorvortis]

Ye gods my man, I feel educated and entertained at the the time. It's like you love what you're doing...

[@marlobrandon6358]

Helped me so much in soloing over chord changes. Knowing the scales that lie over eachother helps so much

[@basyamasaki82]

Even not playing songs, just teaching, this tone is always amazing!

[@jimamsden]

Paul Davids is a very nice man. Thank you for what you do.

[@CMM5300]

Great lesson! The first one to finally fully explain the caged system! Bravo!

[@ReeWebster]

Great tut. I wish more were like this. No time wasted going over obvious things, makes you think, gives you the basis to teach yourself instead of just copying and memorising. Awesome, very helpful, thanks.

[@TylersTrying]

For the longest time I thought the concept of CAGED was just to help newbies learn bar chords. I've been playing guitar for 10+ years and this video has given me a ton of great new stuff to work on.

[@WaghRules]

Holy shit I feel like you upped your production level by a ton! Lightning looks great and the edits are siiick!

[@PaulDavids]

Thanks 🙌🏼 I try my best

[@Kipperbob]

Well explained, thanks for the run through, if only I'd had resources like this back in the 80s, took me years to link up what the major scale was for. The access to knowledge that you and your KZbin friends share has to be the single biggest game changer in making it possible for more people to get better access to quality musical knowledge, Thank you! You Inspire exponentially.

[@alfiemillersharp]

Well done on the filmmaking side of things Paul! Not really much of a guitar nerd myself (more keys, voice and violin), but the sharp editing makes it really engaging to watch, even if I don't get the concepts at first. Well done indeed!

[@mjk9833]

The sound of the guitar is so dope 😯

[@H_Oscarsson]

You've gotten way more serious about your editing over summer. I like! :D

[@connor_anthony]

The editing and quality on this video is phenomenal Paul. Great work (and great lesson)

[@neoaureus]

5:05 -5:06 this is so post modern.....Woody Allen , and Monty Python...superb breaking out of the narrative to the editor...who is himself.....whoa...I'm impressed...and I get impressed once in 7 years

[@CargoShorts7]

My God..... That Tele is glorious.

[@tomaskavicky]

must say, I play for years (at least I was thinking I was playing) but after few weeks of watching your videos and learning the whole things behind, i really became a guitarist (still not good :D but I will work on that). Thanks a lot and sending greetings from Slovakia.

[@sporadicblack8051]

Dude this is by far the best vid on caged that I've found. Thank you!!!!

[@TheTrumanZoo]

great that you are able to do this... wheres the lesson?

[@Jbhyers123]

I learned this and the seven modes and how the major scale and the chords line up. It's really incredible how it opens up the instrument and how it works. That being said now I know how much more I don't know. Learn it.

[@rileykrischmusic]

Paul, you're the guitar teacher we all need...

[@sgtlonly6145]

Real eye opener in this video

[@itsblackzz9156]

Hi, I have been seeing your videos on KZbin but i didn't care until today, I watched your "8 regrets video" and i saw myself on that video, "playing only metallica songs","not learning piano" etc. Today i decided to learn a "box" of pentatonic scale.Afterwards checked your pentatonic scale video, seems like I'm in the good path about starting with mastering "one box" and "roots" before learning others, and here you uploaded a CAGED system video. I smiled when i see it was uploaded 12 hours ago :) its all happening in the same day seemed like a miracle to me, anyways.. I really like your channel by so far you seem trying to "give" to your viewers :) I am going to support you as long as you keep doing this! Cheers

[@radosawpendziaek7503]

I love how many subscribers you have by now. You deserve each one of them man! Thanks!

[@MrFuzzBen]

Uh oh, did you end up buying that guitar? Sounded great in the vid with Pete Thorn.

[@cyanidejunkie]

Look through his posts, if I remember correctly he did an entire video on the tele. Be well my friend.

[@cyanidejunkie]

Found it for you, brother. Enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6XXf2N9osZjn7c

[@MrFuzzBen]

cyanidejunkie thank you. Now to get depressed that A- I don’t own it and B-can’t play like him.

[@commentfreely5443]

never played caged as minors; always major

[@commentfreely5443]

caged good for triads on 3 strings

[@edenodisho4634]

I’m disappointed you didn’t go into inversions, the most awesome use for the caged system

[@Logan9Fingers]

You sir, have a new subscriber! This has to be one of the best instructional vids I’ve seen on KZbin

[@TomaszKalusMusic]

Sweeping on telecaster with clean setting.. Chapeau bas

[@njc119]

I feel so good I was being taught CAGED from beginning.

[@markopolo2224]

me too

[@holysmokes4493]

What do people learn besides CAGED?

[@sergeantslowpoke1550]

holysmokes44 they don’t learn to understand the system at all. So basically they never learn you can play an Em with an Am shape in the 5th position

[@anthonyschu5834]

holysmokes44 my teacher only taught me the basic open chords and what barre chords are. Now I’m wayyy behind

[@njc119]

Guys its not that complicated nor something to be much proud of, its like a foundation. Besides now I can play chords all over the neck.

[@rebelba42]

Your Videos are always created in a way so that a part of the energy you put into every video seem to spark over to myself! This is one of many great things of your personality, that keeps me practicing every day since I started your course a couple months ago. No open spot in my practicing calendar so far ;) Thank you Paul for all you do!

[@caretree578]

I appreciate that Level 5 is "That Pentatonic Guy." Nice touch.

[@johnmitchelljr]

You are a very good teacher. Great video. And a guitar to covet. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@RaleighHeckel]

Your production keeps getting better and better 👌 really adds to the experience.

[@vanvictoriano6451]

Number 1 fan here from Philippines!💯

[@chess_is_a_vibe]

This is what I’ve been looking for lately. Yearning for the nirvana. It’s easier on piano to achieve, but this is gonna change everything on my favorite instrument now.

[@realgoodmind]

Wow over 1M. Congrats man that is huge. You deserve it and hope it keeps growing.

[@hotmonkeyfilms]

Love your channel. I've learned so much in a short time with lots of fun. One suggestion? Maybe add the guitar chord tab under your chord names? It would be helpful to see a visual of the fret board as you teach. Thanks, Paul!

[@stephen25uk]

You are as good at making videos as playing guitar, brilliant at both. I am too old to accept the challenge of mastering the instrument, but if I was younger and motivated it would be you that I would choose as a guru.

[@quinnholliday8750]

Paul David's I love you. When I'm not growing my painting business I'm learning on my tele from each video you post. Yr the best, handsome!

[@natalievelasquez2664]

Thank you Paul as always 🙏👊🎸

[@pronumeral1446]

Holy crap Paul the fingerboard on that tele is filthy

[@samyogshrestha998]

Your videos are always amazing Clear and interesting

[@wilhelmrogue1]

I speak english but mr. davids english is how it should sound!! And great vid.

[@craigcalder7264]

A great simple to the point explanation.

[@unordinarydude547]

Thank you Paul for all of your hard work.

[@kieranoloughlin]

Good video Paul. One of your best !

[@gustavotogni1437]

Man I can't believe the way this video helped me! It was like achieving nirvana indeed.

[@Corn3liu]

Amazing lesson, very good examples and crystal clear explanation. Bonus: congratulations on improving editing skills over the last 2 years, the quality increased tremendously. Also, the small jokes and easter-eggs add personality to the video! keep up the good work!

[@m.y.g.e.m3065]

I'm one of your fans who idolize you .. more power ..

[@TravelinChina]

I like watching Paul's videos, but I never actually learn anything. I just go away knowing how good he is without having actually learnt anything practical, that I can go and use.

[@MattMosca17]

Paul i really like the style of this one! super concise and you explain it so simply!

[@scottheaton8469]

Practice a progression up the neck, every position using caged chords. You will thank yourself. vi-IV-I-V in G is a good place to start. You can throw in G pentatonic scales sometimes over the I and vi chords to make it more fun. Great video as usual.

[@jimmymarchisotto8152]

Ok this is the type of stuff I subscribed for! You young whipper snapper I've been playing guitar for 36+ years and you taught me a lot! Thank you sir! Cheers!

[@czh25]

Great sense of humour and great knowledge sharing! Big thanks!

[@pafdrums2977]

Man, you're such a great player and your energy always motivates me to be a better musician and to be happier

[@TaylorTheOtter]

I started learning CAGED and after a while I started kinda forgetting I was using it. Now I realize I've mostly internalized the whole system which is a really nice surprise.

[@BhargavaMan]

This production quality OMG

[@NsteveA]

A two camera shoot with perfect lighting and a 5th(?) wall breaking show within a show? Wow. Now that I'm playing more with other people this is exactly the lesson I needed on chord and arpeggio voicings. I've been messing around with inversions but it never occurred to me to use a G shape as a bar chord or that I could fret all 4 strings and use the C shape everywhere.

[@elwoodroadsmusic9639]

Gorgeous guitar tone

[@odinnhrafnsson6267]

I had intended to go to lay down and watch a movie. But your video inspired me to pick up my guitar and practice. Dank je wel.

[@maxwatkins5166]

...Ava spliff

[@robclancy6001]

Hey hi thanks Paul this is gold you just put all the things I'm working on in one video.

[@trito135]

Love youre humor, and youre teachingskills. Keep up the good work, man.

[@tzelayaish9268]

Thanx ! That revealed a whole new realm for me. I appreciate it.

[@1989eol]

I was very irritated by your by your attitude at first. Your way of making videos was weird to me. And today, nothing has changed... But I still love most of your videos. Very informative, high quality, not too hard to follow but not too easy to grasp at the same time. Just very wonderful YT-content. People like you make this platform great!

[@thinginground5179]

Unexpected

[@Shinigaami5]

Finally a educational video

[@AnimationArrow]

Love your videos man, and this was really helpful. One little bit of feedback though would be to include chord diagrams on the side as you play. I know we can figure it out from your fingers, but that would just make it a bit easier.

[@CMM5300]

Yes it's a useful hack for beginners. If you truly love guitar you will learn, and know every system intimately.

[@birdthailandguitar4601]

I will try my best Every level Thank you From Thailand

[@colaboytje]

That guitar does sound bloody amazing

[@Olysterz]

Incredible tone !

[@erickwindholz971]

Things just made sense Thank you so much

[@tourezee]

Man that guitar has a dope tone