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What is the "CAGED" system?

Understanding it is easier than you think. (Part Two)

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David Garski
Oct 07, 2023
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The eternal mystery for many guitarists is the use of the "CAGED" system on the guitar. Those five letters (CAGED) represent the common open-string chord shapes you already know, that you can use anywhere on the fretboard. If you understand and can play "Barre" chords, you probably already have a pretty good idea on how these shapes appear in Barre chor…

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