Trying to memorize where all the different major chords are on the neck can be quite a challenge. Think back to when you first learned all your open chords. There were a lot of em, plus all the minors, sustained and diminished chords. It’s a lot to keep in your head. Anything that can make it easier is worth while learning I figure, and that’s why I’m a fan of the CAGED guitar system.
The CAGED system basically gives you a short cut way to remember the different locations and forms of all the major chords at different locations on the neck.
The name CAGED is based on the chord shapes that are used to form the other major chords on the neck. So think about the shapes you make for a C major, A major, G major, E major and D major chord. Using these same shapes in barre chords reveals an easy to memorize pattern for locating 5 versions of all major chords A through G.
The video below is a quick walk through with an example showing you how you can make an E major chord using not just the E open shape but also on the 2nd fret with a D shape, 4th Fret with a C shape, 7th fret with an A shape and 9th fret with a G shape.
A great exercise after watching this video is for you to go grab your guitar and practice finding the variations of other chords on the neck using the CAGED system.
Eventually you’re going to want to try and memorize the locations and shapes for each of these chords but for now this is a just a great exercise to learn where else on the neck you can find for example an F major chord besides a Barre chord using an E shape at the first fret.
So watch the below video and take some time over the next week to play around with the CAGED system. It’s a fun and fast way to learn major chords in different positions on your guitar.
Here’s the video by Ian (thank you!):
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In this guitar lesson video, you’ll see easy tips on how to play basic guitar chords, with pictures of the neck and positions of fingers to start playing basic guitar. This is kindly provided by the Viewdo team.
You’ll learn the C, Em, D, F and much more. Note to you: if you learn these guitar chords, you could probably play over 50 songs, since they form the basis for so many rich tunes out there.
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(Yahoo News) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.
According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side.
He had been hospitalized in February 2006 when he learned he won two Grammys for an album he released after his 90th birthday, “Les Paul & Friends: American Made, World Played.”
“I feel like a condemned building with a new flagpole on it,” he joked.
As an inventor, Paul helped bring about the rise of rock ‘n’ roll and multitrack recording, which enables artists to record different instruments at different times, sing harmony with themselves, and then carefully balance the “tracks” in the finished recording.
