Scales equal chords & vice versaĭid you know that the pentatonic scales are also chords/arpeggios? The major pentatonic is a 6 add9 chord, while the minor pentatonic is a minor 11 chord. Let’s take a look at the pentatonic scale and how it is really an arpeggio. That’s really all it is – using the different positions to move around the neck. So try sliding to another position to play a different chord voicing or to do a simple riff from the pentatonic scale in a different position. Next to each pentatonic, I have a major and minor chord that you can see within the scale. Some people think that the CAGED system is only for major chords – they’re wrong. Always know where your root and tonic notes are!īelow are the 5 CAGED positions for both the major and minor pentatonic, but this works for any scale. Just move that root to any key you want to play. Here are the closed chord voicings for the 5 CAGED major triad shapes. The CAGED system isn’t only for chords, but also for chord partials, intervals, scales, arpeggios, licks, bass lines, you name it. For E major, the first closed chord shape after the open E shape is D, then C, then A, etc. Though you can switch which letter starts that pattern like EDCAG or AGEDC.Īfter the open C chord (x-3-2-0-1-0) is a closed C major as an A shape, then as a G shape, then as an E shape, then as a D shape, and finally a repeat of the open C major as a closed C major at the 12th through 15th frets. There is a reason why the letters are CAGED and not in a different order, and that is because the chords move in that pattern. The CAGED system frees you from only playing open chords, but can lock you up again into position playing. What you gain is the ability to play more types of chords than you can in the open position. There is an easy fix to breaking out of the CAGED position problem and that is by playing inversions of triad arpeggios. It locks you into a new position – all the closed positions. What is the main problem with the CAGED system? Open chords lock you into the first few frets. It breaks you out of the open chord position. What is the main benefit of the CAGED system? That is the CAGED system and it is excellent for beginners. And the pattern of always moves in the order of C-A-G-E-D-C-A-G-E-D, etc. The point is that you can turn any open chord into a closed chord in the same key, or different keys, anywhere along the fretboard. You could also play those chords as closed chords in the C, G, E and D positions/voicings, although, not of those chords are possible in the other positions. Those open chords are all in the “A” position/shape of the acronym CAGED. Here is a list of basic open A chords that you should know:Ī, A6, A7, Amaj7, Am, Am7, Asus4, and Asus2
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