CAGED System for Guitar Explained Quickly – C Shape

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CAGED System for guitar explained quickly: we will step through the chord, pentatonic, and diatonic scales you need for the C shape, all in C major. So if you want a refresher, check out this CAGED short for classical guitar. (FREE cheat sheet below.)

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CAGED System Cheat Sheet – C Major

This video is a bare bones walk through, quickly, of the C Shape scales. Each chord in the CAGED system has a pentatonic (Blues scale), and diatonic (Sound of Music Doe-a-deer scale) with it. That’s why it is so magical to learn. It opens up your fretboard and allows you to see the harmony you are playing, not just the finger directions.

Brouwer uses this system in his infamous introduction to Danza del Altiplano. Check out the video below to learn it, and see if you can spot the shapes and keys he uses. Spoiler alert: I do tell you.