Overview of The CAGED System – Lesson 23

[SynGates.com]

In this lesson we introduce you to the CAGED system.

 

[zulvkar]

Nice one

 

[Calvin Phillips]

These are the lessons that changed everything for me.

 

[Tonnie Van Dorland]

great lesson, can't wait to apply it to my playing

 

[zombiebros2012]

Can someone tell me why this is? Suppose you are doing the E shape on the CAGED system. First you start with that camfire chord E. Okay, now you switch to fret 2 and do a D shape. Notice your pinky is the 5th fret. (D shape = one of your fingers will be on 5th anyway) Now you can finger the C but you go on fret 4 not 5. Why is that? Is it because you go where the last note goes or what?

 

[idssdi]

Can someone tell me why this is? Suppose you are doing the E shape on the CAGED system. First you start with that camfire chord E. Okay, now you switch to fret 2 and do a D shape. Notice your pinky is the 5th fret. (D shape = one of your fingers will be on 5th anyway) Now you can finger the C but you go on fret 4 not 5. Why is that? Is it because you go where the last note goes or what?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean but of you play an E chord it always had the notes E-G# and B in it and that's the way you accomplish that with the shape. Also, notice your pinky is on the 7th fret of the A string in the C-shape because that's the E note, in the D-shape you pinky is on the fifth fret because that's the E note.

 

[Calvin Phillips]

C and d are essentially the exact same pattern.the only difference is you always start the shape on the last fret you fretted for the previous shape. So from c to d.. your fingering will have to change a bit. The pinky becomes the index believe. I'd have to actually play the chords.

 

[Edward John]

What is the point of the CAGED theory?

 

[idssdi]

What is the point of the CAGED theory?

Finding the same thing everywhere on the fretboard. It's effectively something you study religiously and when you know it very well it becomes second nature to the point where you forget it again while still being incredibly important

 

[David Deatherage]

Did anyone else have trouble fingering any of the shapes going up the neck as bad as me or is my posture extremely horrible?? I can get past the original C shape with my 2nd 3rd and 4th fingers fine move that up into the A shape I'm still fine but when I go past that into G shape I find it a huge stretch and just get clunkers super frustrating but not going to give up!!!

 

[zombiebros2012]

I'm not entirely sure what you mean but of you play an E chord it always had the notes E-G# and B in it and that's the way you accomplish that with the shape. Also, notice your pinky is on the 7th fret of the A string in the C-shape because that's the E note, in the D-shape you pinky is on the fifth fret because that's the E note.

Notice for my "D Shape" my pinky is on the fifth fret. I was under the impression that your index finger goes to whichever fret your finger was furthest up on, but when you go up and switch to the "C Shape" your barre finger (index) goes to fret 4 and not fret 5.

 

[zombiebros2012]

Notice for my "D Shape" my pinky is on the fifth fret. I was under the impression that your index finger goes to whichever fret your finger was furthest up on, but when you go up and switch to the "C Shape" your barre finger (index) goes to fret 4 and not fret 5.

Here Is my theoretical "C Shape" on fret 5. But you play it, it is not a E chord like it should be.

 

[idssdi]

Notice for my "D Shape" my pinky is on the fifth fret. I was under the impression that your index finger goes to whichever fret your finger was furthest up on, but when you go up and switch to the "C Shape" your barre finger (index) goes to fret 4 and not fret 5.

Yes that's right. The index finger always plays the lowest frets you need to play so that's fret 4 in the C shape when it's an E

 

[idssdi]

Here Is my theoretical "C Shape" on fret 5. But you play it, it is not a E chord like it should be.

https://syngates.com/threads/caged-system-the-c-shape-lesson-24.25/

 

[Calvin Phillips]

What is the point of the CAGED theory?

Caged does a great job.helping you find your arpeggios for the chords you play. If you're a sweeper it's a must know.

 

[Calvin Phillips]

Did anyone else have trouble fingering any of the shapes going up the neck as bad as me or is my posture extremely horrible?? I can get past the original C shape with my 2nd 3rd and 4th fingers fine move that up into the A shape I'm still fine but when I go past that into G shape I find it a huge stretch and just get clunkers super frustrating but not going to give up!!!

I still cant play the bar chords. The fingering gets better when you jam the arpeggios for a week or two. I'd worry about the arpeggios first. When your happy.. go back and try to finger the entire chord. You'll.be surprised at your progression.

 

[Calvin Phillips]

Notice for my "D Shape" my pinky is on the fifth fret. I was under the impression that your index finger goes to whichever fret your finger was furthest up on, but when you go up and switch to the "C Shape" your barre finger (index) goes to fret 4 and not fret 5.

The only issue here.. is you cant really change your minor into another chord with your pinky in the back.. that's a hard transformation. But I could be wrong.. people finger many chords different ways.

 

[David Deatherage]

I just came to the conclusion that despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a caged system...

 

[Harrison Fontes]

Can someone explain me if I should learn all of these before moving on? I know by heart only the C in the CAGED shapes.

 

[Calvin Phillips]

Do them all.