After learning the CAGED system, I would say knowing how to play seventh chords are essential as well. If you look up "how to play seventh chords" you'll find dozens of usually good videos explaining them.
So what I'm really trying to say is, it's more important to know how to play chord shapes first, and get them under your fingers. Once you're familiar with them, it's a good idea to learn the music theory of them (the intervals that make them up). Knowing these things will make learning most songs by ear a breeze.
So what I'm really trying to say is, it's more important to know how to play chord shapes first, and get them under your fingers. Once you're familiar with them, it's a good idea to learn the music theory of them (the intervals that make them up). Knowing these things will make learning most songs by ear a breeze.
There's a lesson on here called "the CAGED system", and it takes you through the campfire chords, but shows you how to play them all over the entire fretboard. Trust me, this is going to blow your mind. Memorize these shapes, and then learn the names of every one:
For ex: if you play the normal G chord, well, you're playing a G major. If you play the same G shape, but up two frets, you're playing the A major chord. This sounds much more complex in writing than it actually is. Hope I don't confuse you.