CAGED System Charts for Guitar (PDF eBook)

CAGED System Charts for Guitar

Complete set of charts for both Major and Minor. Learn how 5 simple chords, when interconnected, form the basis of the entire CAGED system and eventually unlock the entire fretboard for you. See how each shape transforms from a simple triad chord to a pentatonic scale, and finally to a full scale at your fingertips.

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Simplified View

Designed to help you see 5 fundamental CAGED chords and how they interconnect across the guitar fretboard to create what's known as the CAGED system. These might be the most important charts that you need to see when you start learning the CAGED system.

Diagonal View

This pattern-per-diagram approach provides a clear visualization of how CAGED patterns progress along the fretboard and where they line up.

Harmonic Layers View

Approach each pattern gradually with 3 harmonic layers: root triad chord tones, pentatonic tones and a full scale. Such separation lets you infuse emotion into your lead playing at the right time by selecting scale degrees strategically.

Interconnected View

Helps you visualize how each of the 5 CAGED shapes connects to the next one like a puzzle. Use this variation as a tool for improvisation or means to break free from playing in a box-like manner, if that is your current goal.

Separated View

All diagrams are isolated from one another to let you focus on just a single pattern at a time.

Adjacent Patterns

This chart variation allows you to "borrow" notes from neighboring patterns, transition between them on the fly, and utilize the entire fretboard rather than be confined to a single shape.

Superimposition View

Visualize how each harmonic layer fits among notes of the full scale.

3 Presentations

Choose between diagrams with note names, intervals (scale degrees) or simply blank circles.

Color Coding

Helps you easily shift your focus between harmonic layers on demand, and then maintain it while the chord is playing in the background.

Printer-Friendly

Every chart comes with an additional grayscale version designed to conserve your printer's ink/toner. Moreover, what's conveyed with colors in the original version is preserved in the grayscale printout.

Fast Access With QR Code

When you print the chart, simply scan the included QR code with your smartphone to instantly access its dedicated webpage. Here, you'll find description, helpful tips, guidance, usage scenarios, links to related content and comments section where you can engage with me and fellow enthusiasts like you.

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CAGED System Charts for Guitar (PDF eBook)

Features Summary

3 types of note presentation: note names, intervals (scale degrees) and blank circles
3 diagram positioning flavors: diagonal patterns, interconnected patterns and separated patterns
3 incremental harmonic layers: root triad chord tones, pentatonic tones and a full scale
Emphasized root tones and color-coded scale degrees
2 fretboard length variations: 13 frets and 22 frets
Extra variations with superimposition of harmonic layers and visible tones from the neighboring patterns
Where appropriate, a small legend is placed on a page that explains the elements of the chart
QR code is placed on every page, providing instant access to a dedicated webpage with helpful info, links, and comments section

What's Included

Complete set of CAGED system guitar charts for Major and Minor scales (including Major and Minor Pentatonic)
63 printable pages compiled in 2 variations: 1 long PDF file with all charts, and 33 smaller PDF files organized in folders
Additionally, each PDF comes in 2 versions: color and grayscale printer-friendly

Details

Type: Digital download (no shipping)
Language: English
Version: 1.0

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