The Thing With CAGED Is ...

Chords change, so we have to practice changing.
Which means we're never done learning it, and it's never easy.
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[@johnpauldove3892]

Brother... I've said it before, and I'll say it again-- You are the Bob Ross of tasty guitar.

[@scottl5935]

lol…was just thinking the same thing. Eric has that soothing, whisper tone down pat.

[@IrishBog]

Oh man yes!

[@johnpauldove3892]

For the record, that is a tremendous compliment.

[@andrewb8914]

I’ve watched a few of his videos now and you nailed it, he’s so chill and interesting.

[@thebehavioralobservationsp8311]

I can stop reading the rest of the comments now, great observation!

[@joelshields8807]

I've recently started a little improv exercise where I play two chords, 4 bars each at a slow tempo on a looper pedal, then make up leads in each CAGED shape over the chords. So if the chords are E and C, I play a little E in the C shape, then C in the C shape; E in the A shape, C in the A shape, and so forth. Really cementing the connections between chords, triads, scales, and arpeggios.

[@andrewfrancis7739]

Great!!!!

[@weevilsnitz]

1:00 "it's really tempting to shrug and go 'I get it' and then move on to the next shiny hot lick or something like that" Jeez, I needed that. Thank you. And not just for guitar.

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

"That means we're never done learning it, and it's never easy." That is such an important lesson to learn. Got the new course pre-ordered. I get so much out of your lessons. Really appreciate it.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Thank YOU!

[@ohpotatoesandmolasses]

That Silvertone sounds so damn good. Thanks for all the chill, invaluable lessons.

[@cottoneyejoe1able]

you are like a caring father, you have a calming effect.

[@MegaWimberly]

Eric man I wish you could've been my teacher when I was starting out back in the early 90s. Its great that so many ppl can have access to your knowledge and delivery.

[@Kilovolver]

Me too... but Eric was not even born in the early 90's :D

[@rexxi610]

I'm mostly a self guitar learner. Your videos make my random music knowledge organized somehow and they're easy to understand too! Glad I found your channel!

[@petergoddard1960]

After a shitty week with COVID this was the massive hug I so desperately needed. Thank you, man.

[@41DegreesSouth]

All the best mate, hope you feel better.

[@petergoddard1960]

@@41DegreesSouth That’s so kind. Thank you 🙏

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Ugh sorry Peter! My brother got Covid last month - it wasn’t too bad, but slowed him down for weeks!

[@petergoddard1960]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Thank you, Eric. Yeah, it’s not been too bad, but the energy drain is rotten. I have an overnight trip to see Tedeschi Trucks Band in three weeks (first live show in 3 years) and man I want to make that one. They don’t come to the UK that often.

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

Thank you, Eric 🙏 ✌️🍕🤍

[@Pradip5npk]

Why do I feel so peaceful after watching this video ?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay - my "education meditations" format is working!

[@John-ic6zo]

Lovely tone Eric.

[@firdausHITMAN]

you're a great teacher mate and a genuine all round guy. wish you the best man

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks - you too!

[@stephenowen5229]

I'm really looking forward to the new course. I'm still working periodically on your existing TrueFire course, which has really been an eye opener for me in trying to wrap my head around the CAGED system. If the new course is half as good as the old one it'll still be priceless! Thanks for all the hard work Eric!

[@Kilovolver]

Is a new Haugenomics course incoming? I cant wait either (so Eric.. I think I baptized you new course: Guitar Haugenomics).

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

Great lesson! This is what I’ve been focusing on the last year - really getting the shapes under my fingers, switching through different chord progressions, different triad inversions, seeing the flat 3 and flat 7, etc. I really like your point about being patient and being curious. Sometimes I just sit for a couple of hours exploring all of this and the relationships between everything starts showing up in new ways. This is such a big part of really learning the fretboard.

[@ericrudd]

I came up with an adaptation of this idea this morning. For this progression, F Bb Gm, pick a caged position for a pass through, then shift one chord to a new caged position with each repeat. So if a number represents a position… 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2, etc

[@johnnyennis9864]

I could stay here all day just for the tone! Please review your rig! What a perfect clean tone!!!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Johnny! I talk more about it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYPSomV9aJyEfac

[@nicholelevine629]

Thank you for reminding us to be patient

[@Kilovolver]

I am also embracing Haugenomics, I got the CAGED course and I can say its really the most useful info I have come across in years. This is not a sponsored comment, but a recommendation, everyone should do this course. The reason it worked for me I think is because Eric explains WHY he sends you down a path and then teaches. Great stuff Eric (btw that's a sweet sounding Tele right there), this channel is going places.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much man!

[@KnownBeing]

Once again, I thank you for another great lesson. I found it so helpful that you revealed that this is not easy for you and that you have to think it through for each tune. That can really help me adjust my expectations for myself.

[@PaulBoudreau]

damn, it’s all coming together. I’m doing your caged course on TrueFire and it’s blowing my mind how stuff is tying together. THANK YOU!

[@chuck3455]

I appreciate your emphasis on patience and how every song its a different challenge. I've been on a journey to understand how guitarists like Johnny Marr master that rhythm/lead hybrid and what you're saying here demystifies it just a little more

[@davidweier]

Thank you Eric for being true, it meant a lot from someone who has experience like yourself and say that it even takes you a bit of time to map out the chords and know where you are going (unless you're a virtuoso). Makes me feel better that when I'm struggling that I'm not the only one who can't "just do it".

[@hackerbuff]

So excited to hear about another Truefire treat on the horizon!

[@1111MJR]

Awesome. Your previous Guitar Zen course was really good and very relaxing.😊

[@StevenRosenberg]

Eric, I love your lessons. It occurred to me that KZbin hadn't recommended me one of your videos in a LONG time, so I went to your channel and was happy to see that you're still here. Maybe if I watch a few YT will start recommending them again.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Who knows how the almighty algorithm works! I don't!

[@TWC6724]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Because KZbin has an “Alter Algo”

[@samwisegrangee]

CAGED is handy, but it doesn't tell you how minor chords fit in to scales/chord progression. So when I start teaching chord voicings, I also teach my students something I call "CaGed..." 1. Play C-d-e-F-G-a-b chords in the "First position" (C on the 3rd fret of the A string) 2. Play C-d-e-F-G-a-b chords in the "Second position" (C on the 8rd fret of the E string) When they can see how majors and minors revolve around the root on the two bottom strings, transposing and figuring out new keys happens much faster. Right now, we just call one the "C major chord matrix" and the other the "G major chord matrix," and from thereon we do the D, A, E matrices with those notes as the major roots. But the important thing is to know what major and minor chords you have from wherever your root is-and of course, the distance between notes is smaller than you think... Before this, we work on seeing the pentatonic & diatonic scales on 1 string, 2 string, and 3 strings one octave at a time-that's the prereq for doing "full-fretboard" chords. Starting with the traditional 6-string position blocks tends to make students think there are more notes in a scale than there actually are: scales move from tonic to tonic, not low string to high string. I also have a notation system I teach them that keeps the diatonic scale agnostic, ie not major or minor, no note is first or last, etc. It looks like this: ● □ ∆ ■▲○ ∅ (It also helps them see that inside this scale there's just a major root and a minor root, with both having their respective major/minor chords a perfect 4th and a perfect 5th away.) By getting rid of majorhood or minorhoody, as well as "first-and-lastism", my notation system really helps illustrate analogous chord relationships, modes, borrowing colors from other modes, etc.

[@louisaruth]

thank you very much for this post; it is very interesting. i have been practicing the uke for a year now after a ~15 year music hiatus, and your system makes perfect sense to me! ● □ ∆ ■ ▲ ○ ∅ four circles of I(♭III) /vi/(i): I ii iii IV V vi vii° Ionian (C)* (A) (G♭) (E♭); (G)* (E) (D♭) (B♭); (D)* (C♭) (A♭) (F) ♭III iv v ♭VI♭VII i ii° Aeolian (Am)* (F#m) (E♭m) (Cm); (Em)* (C#m) (B♭m) (Gm) ; (Bm) (A♭m) (Fm) (Dm) {*} chords spell CaGed your notation system works well with versions of a matrix i found in tymoczko's a geometry of music (p187)... i stared the roots to highlight one of the patterns i see (a möbius thing, right? a torus that we could also color code (i like cyan(♭VI/#v)yellow(iii/III)magenta(I/i))). the following two matrices are the same, the first ordered C D E F G A B and the second G A B C D E F, to demonstrate how many patterns are hiding in a simple set of modes using no flats or sharps (i have used a sharp and flats to cancel out the key signatures we would normally expect when a given note is root (example: there are 5 sharps in the key of B major, so 5 flats neutralize it into B Locrian (while 3 flats turn it into B Aeolian, aka B minor)): C D E F G A B C D E F G A B I* ii iii IV V vi vii° C Ionian ●* □ ∆ ■ ▲ ○ ∅ ♭VII i* ii ♭III IV v vi° D Dorian ● □* ∆ ■ ▲ ○ ∅ ♭VI♭vii i*♭II III iv v° E Phrygian ● □ ∆* ■ ▲ ○ ∅ V vi vii I* II iii #iv° F Lydian ● □ ∆ ■* ▲ ○ ∅ IV V vi ♭VII I* ii iii° G Mixolydian ● □ ∆ ■ ▲* ○ ∅ ♭III iv v ♭VI ♭VII i* ii° A Aeolian ● □ ∆ ■ ▲ ○* ∅ ♭II♭iii iv ♭V ♭VI ♭vii i°* B Locrian ● □ ∆ ■ ▲ ○ ∅* G A B C D E F G A B C D E F II iii #iv° V vi vii I* F Lydian ▲ ○ ∅ ● □ ∆ ■* III iv v°♭VI ♭vii i*♭II E Phrygian ▲ ○ ∅ ● □ ∆* ■ IV v vi°♭VII i* ii ♭III D Dorian ▲ ○ ∅ ● □* ∆ ■ V vi vii° I* ii iii IV C Ionian ▲ ○ ∅ ●* □ ∆ ■ ♭VI♭vii i°* ♭II ♭iii iv ♭V B Locrian ▲ ○ ∅* ● □ ∆ ■ ♭VII i* ii° ♭III iv v ♭VI A Aeolian ▲ ○* ∅ ● □ ∆ ■ I* ii iii° IV V vi ♭VII G Mixolydian ▲* ○ ∅ ● □ ∆ ■ now that we have seen two different views of the ways we can order a 7 note scale, we can use matrices to see patterns emerging from all twelve tones as we compare their respective 7 note scales to each other. again, the next two matrices are the same, but the first represents major scales and the second represents natural minor scales (the lines for C Ionian(I/♭III)/A Aeolian(vi/i) below correspond to the matrices of modes above): sharp/flat system creates +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- palindrome: G A B C D E F G A B C D E F ii iii IV V vi vii° I F Ionian(I)/D Aeolian(vi) □ ∆ ♭■ ▲ ○ ∅ ● 1 flat iii IV V vi vii° I ii E Ionian(I)/C# Aeolian(vi) #∆ ■ ▲ #○ #∅ ● #□ 4 sharps iii IV V vi vii° I ii E♭Ionian(I)/C Aeolian(vi) ∆ ♭■♭▲ ○ ∅ ♭● □ 3 flats IV V vi vii° I ii iii D Ionian(I)/B Aeolian(vi) ■ ▲ ○ #∅ ● □ #∆ 2 sharps IV V vi vii° I ii iii D♭Ionian(I)/B♭Aeolian(vi) ♭■♭▲♭○ ∅ ♭● ♭□ ∆ 5 flats/7 sharps V vi vii° I ii iii IV C Ionian(I)/A Aeolian(vi) ▲ ○ ∅ ● □ ∆ ■ no sharps/flats vi vii° I ii iii IV V B Ionian(I)/G# Aeolian(vi) #○ #∅ ● #□ #∆ ■ #▲ 5 sharps/7 flats vi vii° I ii iii IV V B♭Ionian(I)/G Aeolian(vi) ○ ♭∅ ♭● □ ∆ ■ ▲ 2 flats vii° I ii iii IV V vi A Ionian(I)/F# Aeolian(vi) #∅ ● □ #∆ ■ ▲ #○ 3 sharps vii° I ii iii IV V vi A♭Ionian(I)/F Aeolian(vi) ∅ ♭● ♭□ ∆ ♭■ ♭▲ ○ 4 flats I ii iii IV V vi vii° G Ionian(I)/E Aeolian(vi) ● □ ∆ ■ ▲ ○ # ∅ 1 sharp I ii iii IV V vi vii° G♭Ionian(I)/E♭Aeolian(vi) ♭● ♭□ ♭∆ ♭■ ♭▲♭ ○ ∅ 6 flats/6 sharps +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- G A B C D E F G A B C D E F iv v ♭VI♭VII i ii°♭III F Phrygian(♭III)/D Ionian(i) □ ∆ ♭■ ▲ ○ ∅ ● 1 flat v ♭VI♭VII i ii°♭III iv E Phrygian(♭III)/C# Ionian(i) #∆ ■ ▲ #○ #∅ ● #□ 4 sharps v ♭VI♭VII i ii°♭III iv E♭Phrygian(♭III)/C Ionian(i) ∆ ♭■♭▲ ○ ∅ ♭● □ 3 flats ♭VI♭VII i ii°♭III iv v D Phrygian(♭III)/B Ionian(i) ■ ▲ ○ #∅ ● □ #∆ 2 sharps ♭VI♭VII i ii°♭III iv v D♭Phrygian(♭III)/B♭Ionian(i) ♭■♭▲♭○ ∅ ♭● ♭□ ∆ 5 flats/7 sharps ♭VII i ii°♭III iv v ♭VI C Phrygian(♭III)/A Ionian(i) ▲ ○ ∅ ● □ ∆ ■ no sharps/flats i ii°♭III iv v ♭VI♭VII B Phrygian(♭III)/G# Ionian(i)#○ #∅ ● #□ #∆ ■ #▲ 5 sharps/7 flats i ii°♭III iv v ♭VI♭VII B♭Phrygian(♭III)/G Ionian(i) ○ ♭∅ ♭● □ ∆ ■ ▲ 2 flats ii°♭III iv v ♭VI♭VII i A Phrygian(♭III)/F# Ionian(i) #∅ ● □ #∆ ■ ▲ #○ 3 sharps ii°♭III iv v ♭VI ♭VII i A♭Phrygian(♭III)/F Ionian(i) ∅ ♭● ♭□ ∆ ♭■ ♭▲ ○ 4 flats ♭III iv v ♭VI♭VII i ii° G Phrygian(♭III)/E Ionian(i) ● □ ∆ ■ ▲ ○ # ∅ 1 sharp ♭III iv v ♭VI ♭VII i ii° G♭Phrygian(♭III)/E♭Ionian(i)♭● ♭□ ♭∆ ♭■ ♭▲♭ ○ ∅ 6 flats/6 sharps 12 scales containing 7 tones, 3 of which can be played using either sharps or flats= 15 scales which can start on any note, including the first note (Ionian) to play a major scale and the sixth note (Aeolian) to play a natural minor scale= 30 total keys for us to learn and practice. so many patterns! if we color code our matrices adhering to CYM, even more patterns jump out, some of which support color theory. when chromatic colors are applied to the circle of 5th/4ths, the "accidentals" are represented by blue colors and "natural notes" create a rainbow. color coding like this would also allow us to skip using symbols for flats and sharps as i did above for the new notation system. but i could be wrong or have some damning errors. maybe i butchered your notation system (● □ ∆ ■▲○ ∅). after all, even after watching the video, i am not totally sure what "caged" is. so thank you, Samuel, for pointing out that it is an acronym for something like a chord progression, as in: (C Am G Em Dm) I vi V iii ii Ionian III i ♭VII v iv Aeolian

[@StratsRUs]

How do you teach the diatonic scale itself directly with the Key of the song? I only ask that because I like to teach how a major scale is the source of everything pertaining to songs.Tell them where triads and minors etc come from.That way they just think of the notes that make up a particular key and instantly see those seven notes all over the neck, the tonal centres and pentatonics etc. Thanks

[@samwisegrangee]

​@@StratsRUs Sure thing. When a student brings me a tune for us to work on, first step is to identify the roots. Most people can pick out the note that feels like the home note that all notes seem to be revolving around pretty quick. Once we know what that one is, I'll ask them "Are we in Minor Land or Major Land?" If they don't know by ear (that comes pretty soon though), they'll play a major chord or a minor chord to see which one it is. From there: A. Let's say we found the major root on the low E string (ex. G major, ●): I point out the fourth a string above (C, ■) and the fifth two frets in front of that (D, ▲). Then they just move that Γ shape back three frets to get their minor root (B, ○), up one string for its fourth (E, □) and up two frets for its fifth (∆). B. Let's say the major root is on the A or D string (ex. C major, ●): I point out that the Γ shape is reversed to ⅃, so from the root (C, ●) we go down one string to get the fifth (G,▲) and back two frets to get the fourth (F, ■). Then they just move that ⅃ shape back three frets to the minor root (A, ○), down one string for its fifth (E, ∆) and back two frets for its fourth (D, □). In either case, one fret back from major root (●) or two frets up from minor root (○) gives them the key's (half-)diminish chord (∅). Now that they found all the chords in the key, here are some example relationships we might uncover: 1. They can see how both major and minor blues are just built on root-forth-fifth (● ■▲, ○□ ∆); 2. They can see how to many tunes just go back and forth between those two (say major ● ■▲ on chorus but minor ○□ ∆ on verses). And they can see that it's the same intervallic movements in both cases. 3. They can see why it's very common to turn the 3rd of the major scale (∆) into a dominant and make it act like a fifth (▲)-because its the fifth from the minor root (○). 4. They can see why both the bluesy IV-V-I (■▲●) and the jazzy ii-V-I (□▲●)-which having their unique character-are similarly rewarding sounds. Ex. If you look up your strings, you can see the chords of a VI, I, and V (■ ●▲, ex. F-C-G) stacked on each other. Now, look up the neck and see how the DGC (□▲●) are all likewise stacked upon one another. Thus they can see that ■ ●▲ & □▲● are all separated by perfect fourths (or fifths depending which direction you're looking). 5. They can see how playing the first inversion of chords fit inside of each other (● ■, first inverted will have a minory shape but retain a majory sound: ○□ ∆, vice versa). 6. Knowing the differences and relationships between these (● □ ∆ ■▲○ ∅) helps illustrate modes. Because if they just look at a chart and see D major/E minor/G major, etc., beginners usually try and move the same basic major and minor shape for each change. But it's not ●○○●○○?●-it's ● □ ∆ ■▲○ ∅. 7. So if we have a tune that uses borrowed chords in its progression like IV iv I, they can see that soloing over that iv will work more like a □ rather than a ○.* In sum, Γ & ⅃ are the two shapes they need to see, and my symbols (● □ ∆ ■▲○ ∅) are an attempt to retain the notes' intervallic relation. Whether one looks up (Γ) or down a string (⅃), that root-forth-fifth structure (● ■▲, ○□ ∆) is common to both "Major Land" and "Minor Land," which are just two sides of the same coin: the diatonic scale. * This notation system is just for teaching beginner students how to identify diatonic relationships between chords, and so they can think in terms of each note's unique character (● □ ∆ ■▲○ ∅) and the relations, "attractions," or "gravity" between them all. This structure seems to help illustrate relationships and enable transposing better than arbitrary note names (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) or making them mere numbers in a finite series (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). But-since this is mostly for helping beginners see foundational relationships-I haven't settled on my diacritics for sharping or flatting a note "out of the scale" or accidentals (In example 3: Does ▲# communicate any relationship to ∅?), signifying if a chord is augmented, diminished, suspended, or extended (Does ●+, ●*, ●~, ●-7 or ●69 work?), or borrowed chords (In example 7: How should I write that our ■ now works like □, but in a different key where our ● is now a ○? Or how should I write that we're doing II7 V7 I rather than ii V I? ). So if I'm at the point with a student where we have to ask those kinds of questions, I think they're capable of reading standard charts. Maybe extending the notation to account for those circumstances might yield a more vivid picture of what's going on-but most of my students are fine using this as a rudimentary model.

[@louisaruth]

@@samwisegrangee 👏

[@maco34576]

what a gifted teacher you are

[@08CC01]

It’s never easy! Love your videos Eric.

[@OrphanRecordingHX]

You are a generous man Eric Haugen. Thanks

[@matta.4816]

Thank you!

[@Theamericantroubadour]

The way you teach has helped me so much! I use your tips all the time and I play the guitar professionally.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Hell yeah brother!

[@tompoynton]

One of my very favourite Velvets tunes, just perfect

[@sir-mike-a-lot]

it's like bob ross for the guitar. happy little clouds on the guitar. happy little mountains on the fretboard.

[@kirkduval1279]

I recently got a bigsby loaded tele style guitar after being jealous of your graceful wang work here sir. I don't know how I lived without this contraption for so long.

[@nathanjacobson9204]

Man, where do I start? Everything about your channel is just right. Tasty guitar playing, lush tone, chill vibes, well spoken and easy to understand lessons. This is undoubtedly the best guitar lesson content I have ever had the pleasure to run across. I have been in such a rut and I have been getting frustrated with my song writing and guitar playing. You have inspired me to dig in a little more into music theory and how it applies to the guitar. I am so excited to absorb the content on your channel and come out on the other side with a greater confidence in my passion for this magical thing we call music! Thank you Eric. Keep up the excellent work! ☮

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Nathan! I really think we don't need to know ALL THE THEORY, just the basic major and minor keys is enough to do a lot of cool stuff!

[@danielhiggs177]

Ah, my hipster sherpa...you are the best, man. Love the caged zen course and love all the content you put out. Thanks so much!!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Daniel!

[@druwk]

Great Post. Appreciate the comments about mapping the shapes out, AND that it gets easier, but never EASY…requires thought. Organizing and attaching knowledge bits to each other so that a shape unlocks possibilities is really where it’s at! Kneading the different chord substitutions and expanding Pentatonic shapes into modes (for basic chords) is where I’m at…playing an arrangement in one small position, but all over the neck. Also, really handy when you need to transpose a tune for a singer!

[@gab_ale]

Really down to Earth and informative lesson. Always loving the mellow style.

[@benjaminsoundandprojects3710]

I love this guy. Bob Ross of guitar as someone else mentioned

[@scottjones6624]

Lovely and encouraging video that reinforces your first excellent Truefire course. The soft delivery and slow pacing is sooo conducive to "hearing" the message and taking it in. Great teaching technique! Thanks.

[@cuellar23]

Another great practical CAGED lesson. Thank you!

[@richardlynch5632]

Great direction Eric😁 Slowing helps not only learning, developing muscle memory etc... But also leads to more ideas for different tunes. That's always a good thing 😉 😎👍❤🖖

[@mkaack]

Keep'n it real ... even about the video titles. I love it!

[@seanmurray976]

Eric - looking forward to the truefire double stops class!

[@Oxtorayk]

to be patient, diligent. curious. i will remember that. Thanks!

[@vennsung]

Appreciate it so much❤. You really push right where my head needs to go with the next steps. And your communication is clear and inspiring and good vibes.

[@andrewroberts9716]

Appreciate you. Thanks for sharing yourself with us!

[@davidhollander829]

I love this. It's the way I really need to practice. I know all the shapes, but the movements you make between rhythm and lead-lines are so sweet and colorful and just lovely, really. And fluid. That's what I'd like for my own playing... this kind of fluidity. Thank you for another fantastic lesson. You're the best thing on the mostly stupid guitar internet!

[@ActuallySettle]

Eric I just checked out your course on true fire. I wasn't aware you were on there. I've been looking for a basic yet intensive course to help get me reacquainted with electric guitar. Can't wait to start it.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

It really is how I see it!

[@macsarcule]

Hooray! I’m so excited about your new course! Thank you, Eric! ✌️😌🎸

[@randyault5293]

Eric......I found you on TrueFire and and am definitely signing up for your next course ! I love your teaching style.....being honest and true to YOU. And that means being open, honest and true to your students. I am following some other teachers too but yours is my 'Home Base' ! And I love listening to you play.....thank you with full hearted appreciation !!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Randy - I try to keep it real!

[@blues61]

Congrats on your new course! Pre-order placed. 😎

[@emilstefanov5864]

Ha, everything ties together! That cover of "I found a reason" you did some years back is what actually reeled me into your channel, so I guess things have come full circle now. And circles are a good way to build an argument. Still love and use that E shape btw! Cheers!

[@DeFiSiYT]

1/ your lessons are always 🔥🔥🔥 2/ your Zen Guitar course on TrueFire is awesome! I restarted it to make sure I got everything! 3/ that Tele is beautiful!!! 4/ I miss your kitchen/dining room set up 😉

[@brucemillar]

Thanks again for the inspiration Eric. Cheers Mate!

[@casadealabanzafortworth]

Great way to look at fretboard when playing with other guitarists. Helps find your place in the song. Cheers 🥂.

[@casadealabanzafortworth]

Also, love your channel. 😁

[@danielpicard3994]

Merci!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much Daniel!

[@davidwarren5785]

I've been busy this year recording my first album. There are three songs on it that have guitar parts specifically influenced by a particular lesson of yours. We're almost done, but on my Christmas list is your first course on CAGED. I'm looking forward to having time to delve into this soon, as it's exactly how I want to play guitar. Thanks for helping me learn in a way that makes perfect sense.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Hell yeah David! Way to go!

[@davidwarren5785]

One of the songs is available for streaming.. The Hard Way David C Warren

[@MlnscBoo]

I just recently started taking the CAGED "system" seriously. When I was younger, any time I saw the word "system" paired with guitar I completely ignored it (and it's Esteban's fault lol). Please if your learning guitar, learn CAGED. It's awesome, and I wish I took it serious sooner.

[@deeforty]

I practice this in "real time", fir example I'll put a backing track on, or a song and figure out the progression, then force myself to stay at say, the 8th fret, I'll then play the chord progression there without moving too far, I also practice finding how many of the same note I can find on the neck in real time, so if the chord changes to a c, I play as many different c, s all over the neck, before the chord changes, I find that helps speed my brain up. Love your lessons mate.

[@brettwall5157]

I read but don't normally write in comments sections. I got the caged course for Xmas and have found it really good, I have been watching Eric's videos for years. I think the course has even improved my timing on the drums which is a bonus. I am normally to cheap to pay for things but I am really glad I got the course. Thanks heaps Eric.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay - that's what I love to hear Brett!

[@andydinesguitar]

Excellent as always Eric, you have the best CAGED lessons on the Tubes along with Papa Stache I reckon! Some supremely tasteful playing too👌

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

That's good company indeed!

[@studentcomposer]

Fantastic Lesson

[@rockinvida1960]

Probably the best guitar teacher on KZbin. (And that’s coming from a fellow guitar teacher.) Bravo! 👏👏

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much my brother!

[@Dram1984]

Your Trufire course helped me more than I say and I can’t wait for the second :) thank you.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! That's what I love to hear!

[@Guitarisforgrins]

Love your vibe as always Eric!

[@Billybolo53]

Awesome lesson Eric. You’ve been such a help and inspiration. Thank you for all the time you put in to these

[@kentbeery4941]

Really nice playing and killer tone as always my Brother

[@arifmemovic3383]

This channel is phenomenal. Thank you!

[@glouismusic]

So cool. Thanks Eric.

[@redguitar6062]

I can hear Bill Frisell throughout this video. Beautiful.

[@moogsick]

wise words from the zen master

[@omarfrommultihibu123]

Damn, your video production leveled up so much!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Omar - I’m always working on it!

[@ClayAllred]

Important content! thanks

[@mantashaft]

The reason is you Eric. The reason was always you.

[@Ganesh.krish0212]

In the beginning I would hum/sing and then get the chord, these days the chords first and I sing along. The moment I play a 7th chord and hum, I automatically start to play other diverse chords. It’s entertaining ..

[@michaelkay6008]

Thanks for your videos Eric!

[@78tag]

This short and to the point talk turns out to be the best "next move" for anyone who has put in the work to learn the first position (or your favorite) of the pentatonic boxes and the five basic shapes of the cowboy chords. How many many of us fit that category? I was just asking myself "why not noodle around with all of the positions instead of just the one I know best?" I wonder how much further I would have progressed if someone had convinced me of this a long time ago?

[@nozzle28]

Awesome video. I really enjoy your channel and plan on taking a lesson from you in the near future. Love your outlook and your phrasing is top-notch!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks JD!

[@cnking27]

My man started the video by answering the question, no one does that It's like he respects the viewers and isn't just trying to keep them around to watch ads, I was forced to watch the whole thing out of respect after that

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thank you - I try not to waste people's time!

[@hardyshmardy]

You always find such nice sounds in the chords! I keep working and working on that. And your recommendations for practicing help a LOT!

[@andy196414]

Love it great explanation and system of organisation! I want to understand as you do Eric, F chord 7th, 6th, sus2, sus4 etc. Scale shape etc Need to work on this

[@omnitrac1024]

Personally I like to organize those as modes

[@TheBanana93]

Im not sure I learned anything in this video or understood much of it... but man it was relaxing and really chill lol

[@brucehelppie6119]

great lesson, i learn alot from your videos. nice guitar, too.

[@ronmorey3475]

I would still gladly click on one of your videos entitled "Eric practices his CAGED shapes". Another great lesson. Thanks!

[@DustyCowdog]

Awesome, as always.

[@GuitarJoLa]

Very inspiring, beautiful song example 👌

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

You know me, Jola - I like to keep it simple!

[@lokijam]

the C and D shapes we bring up the neck can be looked at as one full shape. i find it easier to see it that way.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! They definitely overlap a lot!

[@abrigospardos]

"It's never easy". So true!! In an internet chock full of "snake oil" guitar teachers, all I can say is: thank you for your honesty...

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

ooooof that Suuuuuuuuxxxxxx! My brother got it and it slowed him down for like a month!

[@darbymckilkannoncaid3279]

dude ur tone is sweet

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Darby!

[@erikbholm7268]

Damn that guitar is beautiful.

[@anarchywon4170]

Great video my man. Cheers

[@mdavidhuffman9351]

As soon as he said "velvet underground" I remembered why I'm subscribed.

[@sunsetjunior9313]

opening with yer best bob ross nod....nice...

[@bradgoolsby8648]

Love it!!

[@louisaruth]

so... caged is an inventory system for chords? as a laid-off inventory manager who never learned guitar but always wanted to, this video makes me feel things

[@jackcrook4435]

Youre the only youtuber that consistently teaches guitar using my favourite songs. (Anyone can play guitar dude as well)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I love Adrian!

[@rballz]

Good, as always 🎉

[@hanskung3278]

I fell asleep at the computer listening to your voice.