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| The Workings Of Music The structure of music and theory. Ask your questions here. Songwriting threads can also be posted here. |
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CAGED lesson
There've been a few questions about CAGED ... I forgot that I did a lesson called 'The Anatomy of a C Chord' quite a while ago that goes into it all. It's an old lesson, so the movie is quite blurred.
The Anatomy of a C Major Guitar Chord - The CAGED system
It should shed some more light on the subject.
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Wow - I like this. I've even found a backing track or 2. I've been avoiding improv for 6 months.... now seems like a good time to hit it full on 
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I've never liked the CAGED approach and haven't done much with it - but having seen your reaction to it, Tina, I think I should give it another try.
Play loud.
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I always play loud
I've got 2 or 3 positions of this just about nailed.... and some. I know the chord patterns, its easy to move around and (this might be a bit weird) I can work the pentatonic patterns in. Seems the chords give the pentatonic positions an identity so, all of a sudden, I can move them around.
I said it was weird!!
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Nothing weird about it, tina_ ... it's just the logic of it all becoming clear. Once you know what it is and why it is the notes you twang sound the way they do, the real meaning of the phrase 'to play the guitar' also becomes clear. 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tina_
I always play loud
I've got 2 or 3 positions of this just about nailed.... and some. I know the chord patterns, its easy to move around and (this might be a bit weird) I can work the pentatonic patterns in. Seems the chords give the pentatonic positions an identity so, all of a sudden, I can move them around.
I said it was weird!! |
Nothing weird about that.
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Hey - I'm not weird! Thanks guys 
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Hear that? The penny dropped.
a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment -- Leo Kottke
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Great thread guys lots of good info here!
If any of you get the chance try to get the February 2008 issue of Acoustic Guitar and read the private lesson article by Nina Gerber. She's an acclaimed accompanist and talks about the CAGED system with examples. If you follow the notes around the chords it starts to make a lot of sense. She's pretty good at improv and playing on the fly.
John
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good cripes, this is great! I usually learn other people's songs rote and have been getting tired of it, but after half an hour of this I feel like a guitarist again!
Thx v much
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The GfB&B Guitar Slide Rule
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