The CAGED System
By Vicki Lynn
The CAGED system is a way to memorize the finger positions for guitar chords A, C, D, E, and G. You can play chords higher up on
the fretboard by playing the next CAGED sequence. The lower notes of the next sequence will always overlap the previous sequence.
The CAGED system applies equally to rhythm and lead guitar and is beneficial in learning chords, scales, arpeggios, and other
concepts. It does not matter if you play an acoustic, or an electric guitar, or play country, rock, blues, jazz, or any other
style of music, the CAGED system applies equally.
There are 5 basic open chords in the CAGED system, C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major. See Image One below.
The open chords in Image One are movable down the fretboard. The two bar chords in Image Two below are the 6th string root note
E major bar chord and the 5th string root note A major bar chord.
You can change chords just by moving up or down the fretboard. You can move the C chord up two frets barring it at the 2nd fret,
and it becomes a D chord. And the G chord and D chord can likewise be moved up the fretboard. See Image Three below.
The C chord becomes the basis for the C shape, which can be linked to other chords moving up the fretboard. See Image Four below.
Next, we will use an A shape to play a C chord. By moving the chord down to the next root note it becomes the root of the next
chord shape. See Image Five below.
By visualizing the C shape and A shape together and remembering the root notes you can better memorize each shape. See Image
Six below.
The G chord shape can be accomplished by moving the A shape further up and using the root note in the G shape. See Image Seven below.
You can combine the A shape and the G shape and remember their shapes as one, and where the root notes are located. See Image
Eight below.
The E chord shape is a standard E bar major chord. See Image Nine below.
Visualize the two shapes together and move them up and down the fretboard between the two shapes. And again, remember the root
notes. See Image Ten below.
The last shape is the D chord shape. Find the highest root note in the E shape and use it as your lowest note in the D shape.
See Image Eleven below.
Combine the shapes, remember the root locations, and practice moving between the two shapes. See Image Twelve below.
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