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== How Do We Use This? ==
CAGED is useful for several reasons. It is best considered a roadmap of the fretboard. Instead of seeing 6 strings and 24 frets, we see 5 fret shapes that overlap at the edges, vastly reducing the number of notes on the fretboard.
* It helps us know which chord shape to use once we find a root note.
* It allows us to quickly move from one chord shape to the next in sequence.
* It prevents us from getting lost when soloing, able to quickly find the notes for the accompaniment chords.
* It allows us to outline chords when soloing in any position.
* It can help us move up the fretboard when soloing.
* It can help us infer other notes in the scale, if we know the chord's number in the key. For example, Dm in the key of C is the ii chord. See [[Modes]].
Here's an example of arpeggiating some chords while using CAGED:
C Am G C
E----------0-3-/8------------10-7--------------8--
B--------1--------8-------11------8----------8----
G------0------------9---9-----------7------9------
D----2---------------\7---------------9-10--------
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:
D---------------------7---------------------------
A--3----------------------------10----------------
E---------------8-----------------------8---------
C C A G C
== Homework ==
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