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Originally Posted by BuddyManx
More specifically it is a way to help learn the fretboard.
For instance the C major chord can be found as a C shaped open chord or 3 frets up as an A shaped barre chord, or 5 frets up as a Gshaped barre chord,or 8 frets up as an E shaped barre chord or 10 frets up as a D shaped barre chord.
So for example, if you are playing an A shaped barre chord at any fret then the next inversion of that chord up the neck will always be the G shaped barre chord 2 frets up.
Some of those inversions can be hard to play any you may end up only using only some of the notes but knowing the shapes does help you improve your concept of the fretboard.
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Buddy, regarding your first comment about the
CAGED system, how do you know what type of form you are supposed to be using at a certain fret, i.e., when you say "D" shaped bar chord, are you talking about the bar first, then form a d chord with the rest of your fingers like you would a normal "D" chord shape at the second fret?
In reference to your second comment about playing the A shapped barre chord, I thought two frets up would be some form of a "B" as it is a whole step? How is this different with teh CAGED system?
Anthony