Fretboard theory 1 by desi serna is a great resource devoted entirely to learning the pentatonic system with caged. Many players use the c a g e d system without even being aware of it. To get the most out of this lesson you must know these five chord shapes fig. It is based on five essential guitar chord forms found in the first position. In this post, i will show you the seven caged system shapes and how you use them. Start with the chart below listing the notes of a oneoctave chromatic scale from c to c. The caged system tends to baffle many players but once they understand it, it always opens up a new world of possibilities for necksploration. T he caged system is a way to look at the fretboard that will allow you to learn scales, chords and arpeggios all the way up the neck. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fretboard theory. It is also a very useful method for visualising chord tones across the neck of the guitar. Guitar arpeggios guide for beginners caged charts and theory. If you can easily find the notes on the fifth and sixth strings of the. Guitar scales guitar scales regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage.
The smallest space you can have between two notes is a halfstep, one fret on the guitar. A basic chord progressio n is a set of chords that are common to many songs. The five c age d scale shapes c shape, a shape, g shape, e shape and d shape surround the entire fretboard. Next in the caged system module is the d shape which is a funky little. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. If you know the basics of guitar playing already, then youre familiar with the chords c, a, g, e, and d in the open position that is, at the end of the neck near the nut and utilizing some open strings. You will also find that your rhythm guitar vocabulary will improve as you continue to use these chords. Complete guitar theory including scales, chords, progressions, modes, song. An introduction to the caged system the practice room. The main reason is because the guitar is so visual that a player can learn everything by patterns and shapes.
The full chart is included in a pdf in the downloads. Master the caged system for guitar fundamental changes music. By the end of this tutorial you should be able to construct the pattern for any scale or arpeggio yourself all the way up the guitar neck. It doesnt matter what style of music you play, or if you play acoustic guitar or electric guitar, this method of fretboard navigation is essential for all guitar players. The g major scale that goes with this chord shape is the one that starts with your 4th finger on the 10th fret of the 5th string. The shapes are sometimes also referred to as positions.
It is the method i use to teach my guitar students when they are first learning to solo. As i mentioned before the caged system comes from combining the notes on the guitar neck with the notes of a chord. Music theory space music theory is the lifelong study of all musicians and applies to all instruments of the western world. The caged system is a useful method for organizing all styles of music on the guitar. A shape 1, a shape 2 c shape, d shape, e shape 1, e shape 2. Learn how to convert all open position chords to moveable shapes. Gain access to tabs, exclusive tutorials and other awesome supporter perks at my complete pdf study. The caged system guitar chords and major chords explained. Another way to play pentatonic scales root diagonals once you learn the sound of the pentanonic scales, you really need to learn the diagonal scale system by learning how the root notes create repeating patterns up the neck. These chord shapes correspond to the common chords c. How to memorize the notes on the guitar neck why do it.
Start with each form in its open position, and then move up the neck by using different forms while staying on the same chord. I first became suspicious at music college where i was handed an inchthick guitar theory book which included the infamous caged system. Guitar theory for everybody tonys acoustic challenge. Download the music theory chart that goes with this lesson. Basic caged chord system independent guitar, drum and. You can apply these scale shapes to all 12 keys by simply. In the world of guitar, caged refers to the five basic chord forms played on the neck. Go to any guitar school in the world and this is what youll be taught. Caged system guitar easy guide, 2019 update major scale. These chord shapes correspond to the common chords c, a, g, e and d, hence the systems name.
In this excerpt, raleigh will show you some easy ways to navigate the fretboard by introducing a simple. Its a printable pdf with the chromatic scale wheel, a scale interval list, all the caged chords, and the notes of the guitar neck in standard tuning. The x means that the string is not played and the o means that the string is played open. The caged method takes its name from the fact that there are only five basic chord forms. Play the chord diagram that looks like a c chord with the root note on the 10th fret of the 5th string. Major caged pdf, assuming that it is a 2 column newspaperlike presentation it starts under the legend on the left at d then a, and on the right column goes e, c, g. The caged system is a way to navigate the guitar neck. The 5 major scale caged shapes positions guitarhabits.
See if you recognise the open position chords that you probably learned. Learn the guitar fretboard by adapting licks to each scale position. The caged chord system is the most popular teaching method for. The caged system is a very important concept that applies equally to both rhythm guitar and lead guitar. Caged simply provides you with a broad road map of the fretboard for a given keychord. In the accompanying theory and exercises for these songs youll be invited again and again to say, sing or write the names of the notes of the music youre. Progression 1 4 c f g c 4 play the chord progression using 1st position c chord, 1st po. The caged guitar system can be very useful to help you find your way around the fretboard. Master the caged system for guitar fundamental changes.
Basic chord progressions in a song, chords progress from one to another. Feb 21, 2019 the caged guitar theory system is a way of organizing the guitar fretboard in a meaningful way to allow you to play up and down the fretboard with ease. Nick kellie teaches the caged system and theory of modes based. Identify the location of the root in each shape connect all five caged shapes mapping out the entire neck and be able to do this in any key starting on any one of the five shapes click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. This method greatly helps to simplify the almost endless number of chords that you find in a chord book by replacing them with 5 forms that you can apply across the fretboard. It is considered to be a quite natural approach to learning the guitar and expanding the players knowledge of chords, scales and arpeggios in a logical and. Working through this book will allow you to accomplish two things. The caged system divides the guitar neck into manageable chunks based around five different chord shapes the chord shape of c, the chord shape of a, and. The caged system is something my guitar teacher was crazy about, and after learning it for yourself, you can see why. The first and most common chord grip of the caged system is the e shape, you probably know it already. The one piece of knowledge that is missing with many guitarists, often players who want to play rock styles, is the knowledge of where every single note is on the fretboard.
In this guitar lesson, were going to learn the caged system. It took the help of a good teacher to let go of the caged system and discover that there are other systems out there, more functional and less difficu. A shape 1, a shape 2 c shape, d shape, e shape 1, e shape 2 and g shape. Learn theory and improvisation guitar from nick kellie with an intermediate guitar lesson for caged system. The guitarists guide to the caged system premier guitar. The notes from each arpeggio pattern are used to make all sorts of chord shapes. The caged system divides the guitar neck into manageable chunks based around five different chord shapes the chord shape of c, the chord shape of a, and the chord shapes of g, e and d. The caged system opens up many possibilities on the neck of the guitar. We will approach the chord progressions by working with the keys of c a g e and d. The guitarists guide to the caged system by mike cramer. Next, you need to know where the root of the chord is located in each of the five shapes. The caged system explained music theory guitar lesson. In this post we use the g major scale as an example. This is the foundation to becoming a learned musician, rather than merely a recreational player.
The caged system is based on the recognition that although there are many major chords on the neck of the guitar, there are really only. This printable pdf method provides 101 dominant arpeggio exercises with tab, theory and standard notation for the jazz, blues and rock guitarist. Basic theory the space between two notes is called an interval. The caged guitar theory system guitar chords, music. This is where the caged system for guitar comes in. However, knowing the caged system and the spelling of the chords c, a, g, e, d truly helped my fretboard knowledge and my capacity to play more chords on the fly.
How to connect the five caged forms on the guitar dummies. This figure shows the 5 forms of the caged system in their open positions. If youve ever studied or been forced to study the caged system, you eventually reach a point where you begin to wonder whether the system is actually useful. The letters in caged are for the 5 open major chords. I like to think about note relationships, and eventually chords, spatially. When we play a basic chord progression in a different key, we call that transposing. Truthfully, the basic concept of caged can be learned in, literally, just a few minutes. Complete guitar theory including scales, chords, progressions, modes, song application and more. It is a pattern for telling how chord shapes resulting in the same chord layout across the fretboard. A complimentary music theory overview for the guitarist. In this edition of the theory corner, well take a look at an excerpt from raleigh greens new book, the.
The letters in the word caged are the exact order the chord shapes occur on the fretboard the caged system involves two critical pieces of information. Caged scales are not the only way to navigate the neck of the guitar, and not all guitarists use it. In todays session we will learn about the caged system, and how it can be used to find all the positions of a basic chord across the fretboard. Note that we use roman numerals to identify which chord of the. I will ask you to do it yourself later with other keys. The idea is based on the relationship between common major chord and major scale shapes. The caged system derives its name from five basic open chord shapes. Caged system guitar chords guitar music theory by desi serna.
With the guitar caged chord system, you barre each of the five open forms and move around the neck playing different chords in other positions, but thats only the beginning you see, the caged system doesnt end with making barre chords. The guitarists guide to the caged system 20801 premier. Introduction to the caged system which breaks the guitar neck into five areas of study. Feel free to download the caged system pdf that i have put together for your guitar knowledge. If you have any questions about this or any other topic regarding guitar, hit me. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation.
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