Eli5 CAGED system on guitar
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Scrap everything that every other comment has said.
Take a C chord. X-3-2-0-1-0
That is the C chord played in a C shape
Now watch. We will now learn the C chord in the A shape, the G shape, the E shape, and the D shape. This is specifically the order that you can ascend the neck with. That is why it’s called CAGED.
C shape: X-3-2-0-1-0
A shape: X-3-5-5-5-3
G shape: 8-7-5-5-5-8
E shape: 8-10-10-9-8-8
D shape: X-X-10-12-13-12
Notice how at least one string in each shape will share a fret with the shape below it? This is what CAGED is about.
Now then, you can use this with any major chord, you will just have a different starting place. You can also use it with any minor chord, diminished, augmented, whatever.
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