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<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail blue">{{top}}<span class="text">[[B Diminished{{Intermediate Lesson Crumbs|B dim]]</span><span class="text">[[Other Open String Chords|Open Chords]]</span><span class="text">[[Music Theory - Minor Keys|Minor Keys]]</span><span class="text">[[Harmonic Minor and Augmented Chords|Harmonic Min]]</span><span class="text">[[Barre Chords|Barre Chords]]</span><span class="text">[[Suspended Chords|Sus Chords]]</span><span class="text">[[Applying Rhythm to Chords|Rhythm]]</span><span class="text">[[Circle of Fifths|Circle of 5ths]]</span><span class="text">[[G Major and E Minor|G Maj and E Min]]</span><span class="text">[[5th Position|5th Pos]]</span><span class="text">[[Scales for all Positions|All Pos]]</span><span class="text current">[[CAGED]]</span><span class="text">[[7th Chords]]</span></div></div>12}}
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E--0-- B--1-- G--0-- D--2-- A--3-- E-----
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E--0-- B--2-- G--2-- D--2-- A--0-- E-----
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E--3-- B--3-- G--0-- D--0-- A--2-- E--3--
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E--0-- B--0-- G--1-- D--2-- A--2-- E--0--
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E--2-- B--3-- G--2-- D--0-- A----- E-----
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Pay attention to the location of the lowest-pitch root note in terms of string and fret for the given position. Notice there are 5 possibilities above: 5th string ring finger (C), 5th string open (A), 6th string ring finger (G), 6th string open (E), or 4th string open (D). If you look at the charts, the bass root note is always on the left or right side of the shape.
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== CAGED - One Major Chord Laid Across Fretboard ==
See how each shape corresponds to a particular position ranging 5 frets?
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== Any Major Chord! ==
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== Minor Chords ==
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CAGED works equally well for minor chords, but it needs ; we just adjust to use the open position minor chord shapes. We've seen E Minor, A Minor, and D Minor, but what about C Minor and G Minor? These unfortunately don't have easy shapes for open position. However, we can still learn their shapes and plug them into the CAGED method.
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E--3--
B--1--
G--0--
D--1--
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E--0--
B--1--
G--2--
D--2--
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== How Do We Use This? ==
A--3-------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
C shape E shp D shape C shape E shape
For the C chord, we start with the open position C shape, then move to the 8th position E shape. For A minor, we use the nearby Dm shape. For G, we use the C shape, then go back to the E shape for C. Here's the root position notes for each shape:
A--3----------10-------------10------10--------
E-------------8----------------------8---------
C shape E shp D shape C shape E shape
== Homework ==
* Revisit the open position chord shapes above, and make sure you can easily make them as barre chords.
* Arpeggiate each of the shapes, including the notes below the lowest-pitched root note.
* Pick random major and minor chords, and arpeggiate them up and down the fretboard, moving from one CAGED shape to the next (C > A > G > E > D > C ... C > D > E > G > A > C ...).
* Create or find some chord progressions from earlier lessons, and arpeggiate the chords, staying in roughly the same position, using the CAGED method. Try the same progressions in various positions on the neck.
** Repeat but try to move your position higher and higher up the neck throughout the progression. Then try the progression moving lower and lower.
== Q & A ==
== Related Lessons ==
[[Category:Guitar]]
[[Category:Intermediate Lessons]]
[[Category:Chords]]