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Applying Scales To The CAGED System

Written by Danny Poole

Thursday, 23 April 2009 09:50

Around each one of the chord shapes in the CAGED system we are going to fit a MAJOR scale. There will be 5 different scale shapes to learn. The following 5 groups of diagrams show the scale pattern (on the right) that fits over the appriate chord shape (on the left). The scale pattern on the right is also blinking (in red) the chord shape in that pattern. When playing your scale try to visualise the chord pattern in the scale on the fretboard. Be aware of where the chord notes are in the scale that you're playing. This will be useful later on when you start improvising or writing songs and solos.

The following animation is showing how all the patterns fit together over 12 frets. It does look confusing when laid out together, but that's why it is broken down into 5 more manageable sections. It's the same reason why we break music up into bars, to make it easier to remember rather than trying to memorise one long pattern of notes or chords.

Related Video :: CAGED System (Lesson Summary)

This video was taken for an advanced student who had a comprehensive understanding of the Major, Minor & Pentatonic scales. I discuss all advanced topics on the CAGED system and how it works. The video quality is low so it’s hard to make out the strings that we both are playing. If you have a good understanding of the guitar & the scales I’m talking about then you should be able to best guess the notes I am playing. Use this video as a reference on what you need to learn and the importance of learning it.

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Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2009 23:24

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0 #1 confusing — Scuba Dude 2009-07-31 16:17

Hi,

I just registered today as I'm looking to understand how things fit together. I'm an intermediate player (as best I can tell). I felt obligated, as I think you would appreciate, to let you know that I found the mark video that you have linked to the caged system to be very confusing. I think you need to add it after you have described the pentatonic and not after the major scale shapes. I"m still trying to get my head around your shapes and it was confusing. It became more confusing when you injected this video.

I am however, impressed by your site and the wealth of info on it. I'll continue working through it and if it is my holy grail (to understanding that small chunk of how scales relate ) then I'll let you know.

many thanks for this.

if i don't ask questions or discuss then I won't learn, right~

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