How to use the Caged system to play a solo PDF

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HOW TO USE THE CAGED SYSTEM TO PLAY A SOLO This PDF is a summary of this video: https://youtu.be/0Qp26KcDrGw

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THE BASIC SHAPES All chords are made individual notes. A of guitar, the open C# On shapes are the E chord result of plotting out where those notes are.

C chord

NOTES:

A chord

NOTES:

G chord

NOTES:

E chord

NOTES:

C E G

G B D

E G# B

D chord E

NOTES:

D F# E A

MAPPING OUT CHORDS UP THE NECK C C, A, G, E,

and D shapes appear in order when you map out all the notes in a chord on every string

s h a p e

A s h a p e

E s h a p e

D s h a p e

G s h a p e

CAGED Pentatonic Scales On the left are all the notes in a C Major chord as shown on the previous page. Note names have been replaced with dots.

( Roots = C ) ( Thirds= E ) ( Fifths = G )

On the right, two notes have been added, converting a set of C chords into a set of C Major pentatonic scales. These are the five notes of a C Major pentatonic scale.

(1 = C) (2 = D) (3 = E) (4 = G) (5=A)

Major Pentatonic Root Notes

Major root notes in PURPLE

C shape

A shape G shape

E shape

D shape

Minor Pentatonic Root Notes

Minor root notes in RED Major root notes in PURPLE

C shape

A shape G shape

E shape

D shape

PRACTICE Print out the included “guitar note name scratch paper.”

E A D G B E

E A D G B E

E A D G B E

F

F

F

C F

D G

3. Circle just the root notes of a scale and try to visualize where to play the appropriate scale shape associated with that root note,

G C F

B

D G

5

B

7

B E A D C F

9

B E D G C F A D

E A D G B E

5

A D G C E A

5

F B

7

G C

12

9

B E

E A D G B E F

B E A

15

12

C F

B A D G C E A

G C

9

B E

E A D G B E F

15

B

17

7

12

C F B E A

D G

G C F

B

D G C F A D

B E A D G

B E A D C F

D G C F A D

C F

G C F

3

F

G C

F

D G

G C F B

A D G C E A

F

C F

3

B E A

B

A D G C E A

B E A D

2. Circle the root notes of a major or minor key you would like to practice. Then write in the appropriate scale shapes. Play the scales to confirm they sound like you might expect.

3

B E A

C F frets

G C F

frets

frets

B E A

1.Circle all the names of the notes in a particular chord and notice the CAGED shapes up and down the neck.

C F

A D G C E A

D G

15

A D G C E A

17

G C F B

17...