Archive for CAGED system
Learn the Major Scale Across the Fretboard With 5 Simple Shapes
Posted by: | CommentsLearn the Major Scale Across the Guitar Fretboard With 5 Simple Shapes. Great system for learning your guitar scales, as it greatly reduces the amount of things you need to learn on the guitar.
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Soloing Over Difficult Chord Changes
Posted by: | CommentsTo solo over chord progressions that change key (in fusion and jazz for example) is difficult because the proper notes to use keep changing (as opposed to a song that stays in one key). This example uses Greg Howe’s Bird’s Eye View chord progression Cm7, Am7, Abmaj7 G7 as an example.
5 CAGED Shapes Lesson
Posted by: | CommentsPlease have a look at my blog post on the CAGED shapes and make sure you understand the 5 shapes.
For further study on your own, check out Ernie Hawkins: C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy, Vol. 1 2 and 3
And/or if you’d like to study the CAGED system with me, check out Online Guitar Coaching
How to Solo Over Chord Changes
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a good example of getting prepared to solo over chord changes with a jazz chord progression. You basically learn the arpeggios of each chord in each of the 5 CAGED shapes I’ve talked about. Then you play one chord tone per beat (quarter note) and when the chord changes, switch to the closest chord tone of the next chord in the same direction (ascending or descending). The 3 chords are:
Dmin7 – D F A C
G7 – G B D F
Cmaj7 – C E G B
Locate these notes in each CAGED shape and go from as low as possible to as high as possible within each shape.
Please have a look at my blog post on the CAGED shapes and make sure you understand the 5 shapes.
For further study on your own, check out Ernie Hawkins: C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy, Vol. 1 2 and 3
And/or if you’d like to study the CAGED system with me, check out Online Guitar Coaching
