In this guitar lesson, we're going to learn the CAGED system. The CAGED system is a very important concept that applies equally to both rhythm guitar and lead guitar. It doesn't 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 first step to understanding the CAGED system is knowing 5 basic open chord shapes. These chords are C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The next step for getting a grasp of the CAGED sequence is understanding that all these open chord shapes are moveable. A great example of this, is the two standard bar chord shapes that you probably already know. These are the 6th string root note E major bar chord shape and the 5th string root note A major bar chord shape.
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The thing a lot of players don't know is that you can apply this same concept of movability to your other chords as well. For example, you can take your C chord and make a D bar chord by moving it up 2 frets and baring at the 2nd fret. The same sort of thing can be done with our G chord and our D chord as well.
C Shape: Since we're using the C chord as our very first chord. The C shape is just our regular open C chord.
A Shape: Now we'll use an A shape to play a C chord. Whenever we move to our next shape, you can look for the root note of the starting chord that's furthest up the fretboard. That note will become the root note that's lowest down your fretboard in your next chord shape.
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The key here is to visualize both your C shape and your A shape together. Memorize the root note locations to make it easier to recognize these shapes.
G Shape: The next chord in the CAGED sequence is the G chord shape. The same rules apply here: Take the root note furthest up the fretboard from your A shape, and use that as the root note lowest down your fretboard in the G shape.
Put your A shape and your G shape together so that you can visualize the two shapes as one. Again, be aware of where all your root notes are.
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E Shape: The next chord shape in the sequence is the E shape. This one is pretty standard since it's just a regular E major bar chord shape.
Visualize the two shapes together and make sure you know the locations of your root notes. Try moving back and forth between the two shapes.
D Shape: The last shape in the CAGED system is the D shape. Look for the highest root note in your E shape, and use that as your lowest root note in your D shape.
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The CAGED system applies to guitar playing in a ton of different ways. The great thing about it is that it's used equally in both rhythm guitar and lead guitar. You'll find it applies to learning chords, scales, arpeggios, and a vast number of other concepts. I've included a jam track that you can download at the top of the page. You can use this track to practice moving between the different shapes. It's important to drill the CAGED system by going one chord at a time. Once you have the C chord down, move onto applying the CAGED sequence to other chords and keys.
When you're ready for the next step, sign up for The Major Scale Masterclass. It's a completely free series that will help you to understand more essential guitar theory and how to better navigate your fretboard.Guitar players who know CAGED chords (the open MAJOR chords C, A, G, E and D) have the basic tools to begin unlocking the fretboard. The CAGED system is a way to begin conceptualizing the notes on your guitar through chords you already know.
When you think of a C chord, you think of a certain shape. When you think of an A chord, you think of a certain shape. When you think of a G chord, you think of a certain shape, etc. An important concept to understand is that these shapes are not unique to the chords themselves. The open chord shapes that you’re familiar with will repeat all over the fretboard, once we close them.
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Let’s take the C chord, for example. In order to move our C chord up the fretboard, we have to make it into a closed chord, meaning that there are no open strings. The open strings in a C major chord are G and E. Here’s what a closed or barred version looks like, moving chromatically up the fretboard:
The order is important. And it’s what makes this method so readily useful. If we start on a C-shaped C chord, the next C chord we can play will be an A shape chord (4th chord chart above). The next C chord we can play after that is the G shape, then E shape, then D shape, then back to C. If we start with a G shaped G chord, the next G chord we can play will be an E shape, then D, then C, then A…you get the picture.
So the first step in utilizing CAGED chords for implementing the CAGED method is to learn where your C-shaped C chord lives, where your A-shaped C chord lives, where your G-shaped C chord lives, where your E-shaped C chord lives, and where your D-shaped C chord lives. Here’s an example:
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This might seem overwhelming, but trust me, it is worth it. Once you learn how to move around with these 5 CAGED chords, you will be able to use them everywhere, in every key.
What’s truly beautiful about the CAGED method is that from the 5 CAGED chords’ shapes, you will access pentatonic scales, major scales, arpeggios, and more that accompany the chords. We’ll cover how to begin tackling that in the next section!
In the first section we covered some basics of the CAGED method, namely, how the C-, A-, G-, E- and D-shaped chords (CAGED chords – the method’s namesake) can be moved all around the fretboard. Remember, these shapes can be used in every key. You can play a C-shaped C chord, but you can also play an A-shaped C chord, a G-shaped C chord, etc.
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After finding all the C chords in every CAGED shape, you’re ready to apply scales to these positions. Every chord has a pentatonic scale that goes with it. Every chord also has a major scale, arpeggio, and a lot more fun stuff associated with it. Let’s stick with the pentatonic scales for now.
I’m going to start at G, which means we’ll find the G-shape C chord, and then apply the scale. I like to start here because the G-shape chord is the strangest to play, but the pentatonic scale tied to it is the most familiar.
The G chord is the toughest to “close” out of all the CAGED chords, but there are two great work-arounds. Instead of trying to bar an open G like the first diagram, try playing smaller versions of the chord like in the second and third diagrams. (I don’t know any guitarist that actively uses the first diagram.)
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This is why the CAGED method is so useful. Your chords become your anchor points. When you know where your chords are, you know where your scales are.
The E-shaped barre chord butts up next to the G-shaped barre chord. In the key of C, they share the 8th fret. Here is the pentatonic scale that exists on top of this chord:
The D-shape chord butts up against the E-shape chord via the 10th fret in the key of C. Here is the pentatonic scale that exists on top of this chord shape:
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The next chord available to us is the C-shaped C chord. We’ve reached the end of the word CAGED by tackling G, E and D. So, now we start at the beginning of the word. Here is a diagram:
The C shape butts up against the D shape via the 12th and 13th frets. Here is the pentatonic scale that exists on top of it:
Finally, we have our A-shape C chord. I’m going to show this chord starting on the 3rd fret and how it connects to the G shape. However, you can continue up the fretboard to the 15th fret and do the exact same chord/scale there. Here’s the chord diagram:
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The A shape connects to the G shape via the 5th fret in the key of C. Here is the pentatonic scale that exists on top of it:
We have now completed a full cycle of the CAGED method in the key of C. We’ve used all 5 C Major chords and applied all 5 pentatonic scales that go with them. I hope you see that the chords and the scales are all connected. C touches A, A touches G, G touches E, E touches D, D touches C, etc.
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