Pete Madsen

THE CAGED SYSTEM FOR GUITAR, A Clear-Cut Guide to Learning the Entire Guitar Fretboard . SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD & GUITAR TABLATURE . 

LIBRO METODO DI MUSICA CON CD.
SPARTITI PER CHITARRA CON :
ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE. 

 
Series: Guitar Educational
Format: Softcover with CD - TAB
Author : Pete Madsen

The CAGED system, applicable to all playing styles, will help you clearly map out the fretboard with recognizable forms and shapes that intertwine sensibly. The result is equal comfort with all areas, and the confidence to play what you want, where you want! Break free from the prison of unfamiliarity - get CAGED! Covers major, minor and 7th chords, song structures, shortcuts, and info on studying theory. 48 pages

With the CAGED System for Guitar, you'll no longer look at the guitar neck as a mysterious landscape of lighness or darkness. This powerful concept, applicable to all playing styles, will clearly map out the fretboard with recognizable forms and shapes that intertwine sensibly. The result is equal comfort with all areas and the confidence to play WHAT you want, WHERE you want. Break free from the prison of unfamiliarity! Get GAGED!

LESSONS INCLUDE:

GAGED Major Chords

GAGED Minor Chords

GAGED Seventh Chords

Song Structures

Shortcuts

Riffs

How to study Theory

Those of you familiar with the first position chords C, A, G, E, and D may not know it, but you have a powerful tool at your disposal for navigating the entire fretboard. These simple chord shapes can be repeated all over the neck, allowing you to play several different "voicings" of the same chord and create chord inversions (same chord but with the notes arranged in a different order). Why is this valuable? Well, let's say we are playing a simple three-chord song with C, F,and G chords. You're playing the third verse, and say to yourself, "I need to make this more interesting .. .increase the drama." If you can move the same three chords up the neck, the sound automatically becomes more interesting because the higher pitched notes give the impression of "movement" within the piece without overcomplicating things.

There are several books and internet sites that describe the CAGED system in significant detail. However, few (if any) give the student concrete examples of how to apply the system. In this book, we will examine the basic system as it applies to major chords, minor chords, and seventh chords, then apply that knowledge with chord progressions, songs, and riffs. Whether you realize it or not, every scale, riff, or lick that you play or hear can be related to one or more of these five CAGED chord shapes. It is my hope that, after reading through and playing the examples in this book, you will gain the knowledge to take this system and apply it to any playing situation-whether that be as a composer, improviser, or just somebody who wants a better appreciation of how the guitar fretboard is laid out. I playa fair amount of fingerpicking blues and have found the CAGEDsystem invaluable as a resource for coming up with interesting variations on the standard three-chord, 12-bar blues form. Indeed, I feel the true strength of the CAGED system lies in exploring the possibilities of simpler song structures, such as those found in blues, rock, and popular music; I also believe that it can provide insight for the guitarist in any playing situation, whether that be in blues, rock, jazz, or classical styles. Part of the beauty of CAGED is that, at its core, it reduces the guitar down to five simple visual components: a C chord, an A chord, a G chord, an E chord, and a D chord. From there, we can expand outward to grasp as much of the complexity of the instrument as we wish. Most people are visually inclined and can lock into this system of chord shapes easier than, say, having a teacher explain a lot of theory, which assumes a level of abstraction that mayor may not be useful to the student. Of course, having some theoretical knowledge is useful, so at the end of the book, you will find an appendix devoted to explaining how chords are built. It's placed at the end so that you can use it as a reference or tackle it at a time when it suits you. Keep in mind: the CAGED system is a VISUALsystem, but music is heard and not seen. The chord shapes are consistent in their relationship to each other, but the notes-the actual pitches we hear-will be different depending on where the shapes are played on the neck. This concept is crucial to developing a thorough command of the fretboard.