[carol m]

Originally Posted by Sentry

I know most of Fur Elise.

That must be your problem - it's too cat friendly.

[Sentry]

Oh, Carol. The pun..... it hurts......

*grasps chest melodramatically and falls to the floor*

[RockaBilly]

Yo sentry, the CAGED system covers a lot. the C A G E and D is the major chord shapes and always in sequence IE, EDCAG, AGEDC, etc.

Under each chord shapes there are scales, pentatonics, triads, inversions, and modes that are exclusive to that shape. Take it in bit by bit and before long you're all over the fretboard.

Now that we're talking cats and dogs my dog got good ears for music. He always sleep by me while I'm jammin' and when I missed/flubbed a note or chord he opens his eyes and look at me. Every time. Maybe I should give him my guitar.

[Sentry]

Originally Posted by RockaBilly

Yo sentry, the CAGED system covers a lot. the C A G E and D is the major chord shapes and always in sequence IE, EDCAG, AGEDC, etc.

I understand that part now.

Originally Posted by RockaBilly

Under each chord shapes there are scales, pentatonics, triads, inversions, and modes that are exclusive to that shape.

That's the part I'm fuzzy about. Once my Planetalk package arrives I'll try to wrap my mind around it, and if my learning centers in my brain fail to kick in I'll ask lots of annoying questions on the Planetalk forum. I think it's great that Kirk is so accessible and that there's so many other experienced guitarists here as well. It's almost as good as having a personal teacher (which I sadly have neither the time nor the money for).

Originally Posted by RockaBilly

Now that we're talking cats and dogs my dog got good ears for music. He always sleep by me while I'm jammin' and when I missed/flubbed a note or chord he opens his eyes and look at me. Every time. Maybe I should give him my guitar.

Heh, even with paws for hands he could probably do barre chords better than I can.

[RockaBilly]

Oh you'll get it once you get your PT. PT makes it easier.