Over 40 and Still Don't Know C.A.G.E.D? (DO THIS!)
For those of you who are not sure what this guitar method actually is, the "CAGED Method," is a path to learning an octave pattern system based off of the root designed octaves of; "C, A, G, E and D," chords found in the open position of the guitar neck.
Some would have you believe that seeing any kind of progress when it comes to learning the guitar after a certain age will be dependent upon resorting to methods like C.A.G.E.D. as a shortcut to more comprehensive development of the fingerboard.
While that is simply not true, this system can still be another learning option that is certainly helpful to most guitar students when it comes to understanding more about how the guitar neck operates for; note names, scales, chords and intervals.
The CAGED Guitar Method:
If you’re a guitar player who’s over the age of 40 and you’ve never understood what this idea is for guitar that you’ll hear about all over the internet called the “CAGED” Method, then this video is going to be incredibly helpful to you.
The CAGED Guitar Method (or sometimes called the CAGED Guitar System or Guitar Theory) is a “pattern system” that focuses on the 5 open position chords of “C, A, G, E, and D.” Along with that, the method also deals with each open chords' octaves.
These five chords each have unique fingerboard patterns which already exist within all of them. The fingerboard patterns include octave layouts that are based off of each chords root notes.
Those root notes each relate to unique shapes for what we call “Octave Patterns” on the guitar fingerboard. Octave Patterns can be very helpful when it comes down to understanding more about; chords, scales and arpeggios, licks, riffs… and pretty much everything that we play!
Grab your guitar along with a piece of fingerboard work-sheet paper and work with me as we start learning all about the; “CAGED Guitar Method.”
THE FIVE CHORDS OF CAGED:
Example 1).
“C” Major Chord from the Open Position. The Octaves are based upon the 5th and the 2nd guitar strings.
Once learned, slide the octave pattern laterally calling out the new notes that are associated to each new playing position.
Example 2).
“A” Major Chord from the Open Position. The Octaves are based upon the 5th and the 3rd guitar strings…
Once learned, slide the octave pattern laterally calling out the new notes that are associated to each new playing position.
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Example 3).
“G” Major Chord from the Open Position. The Octaves are based upon the 6th the 3rd and the 1st guitar strings…
Once learned, slide the octave pattern laterally calling out the new notes that are associated to each new playing position.
Example 4).
“E” Major Chord from the Open Position. The Octaves are based upon the 6th the 4th and the 1st guitar strings.
Once learned, slide the octave pattern laterally calling out the new notes that are associated to each new playing position.
Example 5).
“D” Major Chord from the Open Position. The Octaves are based upon the 4th and the 2nd guitar strings.
Once learned, slide the octave pattern laterally calling out the new notes that are associated to each new playing position.
After that, run through the five “full pattern layouts,”by choosing a note and then linking it laterally along the entire fingerboard, (as shown in the diagrams below).
"C" Note Patterns Across the Neck:
"A" Note Patterns Across the Neck:
"G" Note Patterns Across the Neck:
"E" Note Patterns Across the Neck:
"G" Note Patterns Across the Neck:
