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| Know What A Caged Method Is |
| Written by Christy Smith |
| Wednesday, 28 July 2010 08:17 |
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As interesting as it is, CAGED in guitar playing, is more of just a label, than a method. And CAGED actually stands for each letter that corresponds to a guitar chord, C-A-G-E-D. These five major chords establishes its connection with the guitar.
As interesting as it is, CAGED in guitar playing, is more of just a label, than a method. And CAGED actually stands for each letter that corresponds to a guitar chord, C-A-G-E-D. These five major chords establishes its connection with the guitar. Basically, these five letter chords are the only open major chords that can be used to play in an open position. Aside from the minor ones like E-minor, A-minor and D-minor, these five major chords can also create some good shapes and patterns, that can be well demonstrated on the guitar neck. Also, each chord has a corresponding shape (and its pattern), as well as a scale. Now when you're playing a few keys from your guitar, it'll be good to know that you're well-familiarized with the CAGED label (especially with the shapes and patterns part). You'll be in a very good position to play any key (just by moving these around) if you get to memorize all these five patterns and chord shapes. One of the great things about the guitar is that you can learn a lot of patterns. You can also move these patterns to other places without necessarily knowing much about the real key you're in. So, if you could understand the shapes of the Caged group, as well as its patterns, then you'll be able to play any key. To give further details on this subject, you can learn a few more things from having the F key as an example. You should know that by using the F key with another chord, you'll be able to stretch this out into patterns that can actually be used for making guitar leads. Variations for the F key (or for any key) can also be made useful for things like playing a song, using a second guitar with a guitar clamp. With the F key, you'll also be able to use and play these in five variations (using each of the five major chords). The first variation for it can be combined with an E shape (at the first fret). The second variation is combined with a D shape (at the third fret). The third variation is combined with a C-shaped (at the fifth fret). The fourth variation is combined with an A shape (at the eight fret). Last but not the least, the fifth variation, which is combined with a G shape (at the tenth fret). Based from this general idea, you'll notice that the CAGED label is a concept that is a bit complicated. Apart from having a few more categories to it, it is actually recognized as a labeling pattern, and is a way of learning the chords by heart. It shouldn't also be confused with being a method. About the Author: Christy Smith has been playing guitar all their life. If you would like to know how to learn guitar visit TotallyGuitars.com |