Thank you so much I was having a lot of trouble understanding the caged system now its like a light bulb went off and now I also have an idea of what the 3rd and 5ths are you're a genius mate ❤️
This has been a pretty productive day for me; just watching a couple of your training videos. 😊. You make it all so easy to understand. Thanks! Cheers! 🥂
WOW......what an epiphany ! You just managed to plain and easy explain in 18 minutes what many never manage to learn simply because its always brought way to confusing. Thanks Ricky !
I have found just listening to the wave forms of the sounds has helped my playing more than anything. With my eyes closed I have developed a visual context of the instrument. I will admit that it has taken many years to develop but it is an amazing addition to knowing all the scales and modes and chord shapes and progressions
I suspect that you’re comparing yourself to others. Comparison is the thief of joy. Play what you love to listen to. Play what you enjoy. That’s all that matters.
Liked this lesson Ricky ... gonna print out the hand written PDF and add it to my Ebook folder in relation to the earlier "CAGED System Octaves For Guitar Explained - Learn The Fretboard Visualization" video.
I found this explanation regarding finding the octaves in the caged shapes helpful. Its always interesting to see how people interpret the cage system differently or emphasise different aspects of it to make it useful. For me the caged system has been the thing that has really increased my understanding of applying music theory to the fretboard. I wish I had of started working with it decades ago when I first picked up the guitar. Better late than never though eh.
I wouldn't worry too much about not having picked this up sooner, well decades anyway. It's only really gained popularity in the last couple of them. I don't recall seeing it before the 90's if that's any consolation......hang on that's added another decade.... Hmmm not really sure if that was any help😀☺️😉
I had just learned how to find the next recurring note going up the neck. There are five “moves” so to speak going up the neck (octaves). Then repeats. I think the really cool thing about your lesson is, each of the octaves corresponds to one of the CAGED chord shapes . So knowing this, I can find the next reoccurring note and also know the chord shape that goes with it. I know this will be extremely helpful with having other notes to play nearby, playing solos, playing along, etc. So great thank you for this awesome lesson.
Hello. I play violin so the whole concept of shapes is utterly foreign and feels impossible to wrap my head around. I know what all the notes are on guitar and can sightread from sheet music, only because that's how I play the violin so I figured that out first, easy peasy. Turns out that's a useless thing to know unless I hope to be a session jazz player or something... not! My big plan is to watch lots more of these videos and magically pick it up through some kind of musical osmosis.. ! Thanks for the lesson♡♡♡
Don't dismiss your sight reading skills! The violin is tuned in 5ths and you don't really play chords as such. Dyads and single note melodies mostly. Am I right? (I don't know much about violin). I think it's easier to see shapes on guitar because of the fret wires dividing the length of the neck. Violin not so easy to see divisions. It might be possible. Joe Pass (Virtuoso jazz guitarist) introduced the whole CAGED system thing so he would be worth checking out!
Yes, single note melodies mostly, standard classical training. It's a different world. Hardly any theory. Just the notes and sightreading. Not helpful in getting beyond the orchestra. I do play a 5 string Jordan electric. Super fun but I'm lost most of the time if I dont know the song the band is playing..super frustrating because technically I'm a good player. I think I saw Joe Pass play with Al Jarreau in an all star jam years ago
Hey man. I played violin too. I appreciate your desire to learn theory (sticking with your classical training). Let me suggest that don’t sweat learning chords and just learn to be a shredder! It’s the perfect thing for a violinist to do, since all violinists do is zip around and play a bunch of notes. You’re be solid gold! In all seriousness, I hope you are able to pick up shapes. Learn how to play a smoke power chord and you’ll understand a very basic shape. Hopefully that will get you on your way.
If it doesnt click the first time you watch it, thats ok! I didnt get it at first either. Save it to a playlist and come back to it a month or two later and voila!! You'll get it. Happened to me. Dont give up on your dream! Soo many distractions nowdays. Those are super shallow. Learning to play a guitar will give you a life-long warmth in your heart.
NB* The 5 "naked" octaves below the chords are positionless and therefore playable in ALL positions. The first fret is NOT the head nut. If I had kept it within the confines of where the chord lives you would only have the octave in "home" position. In the second half of the video I demonstrate how these move up the neck into other positions. Watch the whole video! The video at the end of this one shows you how they connect. Watch that and it will all make sense. I couldn't put into 1 video as that would have been 40 minutes. PDF here: bit.ly/3phVrXh Buy my book: rickysguitar.com/store
They are the 3rd and 5th of the chord shape. Do you know about scale degrees and how chords are made? If not watch this. th-cam.com/video/PeApNzKQazs/w-d-xo.html
I've watched so many teachers and videos over the years, and most end up being relatively the same. Not that they are bad, all are helpful. But I think your videos are the ones that really translate into useful info. True "A-Ha" moments. And I've been playing for a long time but always improving. Your vids provide different ways of seeing things, and they have helped a lot. Thank you.
67 yo beginner. I've heard about the CAGED system and seen a couple of other youtubers explain it; but, it didn't take. This lesson got through my thick skull. Thanks Ricky
Great Tutorial! 1) Ricky gives the bare bones of notes & chord shapes + a bit more in this video, which compliments his book ( very easy read). 2) Ricky speaks in plain English, he does Not speak as if he's swallowed a dictionary, as some Americans do; so Ricky is easy to listen to. 3) Ricky gives the opportunity & the urge for the viewer to go deeper into music theory for guitar; which follows from his basic lesson. This last point only works if the viewer asks himself more questions that Must be answered, by himself by research into it. More questions = More answers.
0:06 - Intro 1:05 - Explicação 1:38 - Acorde de Dó Maior - C 3:00 - Acorde de Lá Maior - A 4:50 - Acorde de Sol Maior - G 6:47 - Acorde de Mi Maior - E 8:29 - Acordes de 5 cordas vs 6 cordas (2 /3 Tónicas) 9:30 - Acorde de Ré Maior - D - Acorde de 4 cordas ( 2 Tónicas) 11:42 - Aplicação da forma de C ao longo do Braço 13:35 - Aplicação da forma de A ao longo do Braço 14:31 - Aplicação da forma de G ao longo do Braço 15:40 - Aplicação da forma de E ao longo do Braço 17:18 - Aplicação da forma de D ao longo do Braço
Good lesson, Another way I remember what note I am playing when playing at the 5th fret is to remember the open note of the string below it (EADGBE= ADGBE), 4th fret when playing the G string
Your lessons are so easy to understand Ricky, you truly have a gift. One of the biggest mistakes I made when I started was not learning the notes on the neck. Playing a bass taught me a few but not enough and this had a knock on effect where I got frustrated and stagnant which led me to putting the guitar down for 20years. Thankfully got back into it a couple of years ago and straight away knew that I had to do it right this time!! I am as passionate about the theory side as the music because I know from experience it is a benefit to my playing. I heard someone say that you must invest in yourself if you want to get better and I think of this daily. Anyway, thanks for another fantastic lesson and would love to see a video of you talking about your journey in guitar and teaching. It would be a way for us to connect with you even more.. have a wonderful Bank holiday, peace, love, joy and happiness to you and your family (and beautiful dog too!) ❤️
@@Tupelo_Honey77 Ok. The C (base note of the chord and scale) + the 3rd note (E) of the scale + the 5th note (G) of the scale (C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) = the C chord (triad). Triad, meaning three notes making up a chord. Always B + 3 + 5 = triad (chord). It's clearer when looking at a piano keyboard. C CHORD: 1 - C - MAJOR (BASE) 2 - D 3 - E (THIRD NOTE) 4 - F 5 - G (FIFTH NOTE) 6 - A 7 - B 8 - C
I have not seen anyone present CAGED in this method on TH-cam. From my perspective, this is a great and simple way for people learn the fretboard. Good job sir I will drop this tool into my toolbox. Very nice
Hi Ricky, Possible future upload. Do you have any suggestions for incorporating licks into your musical vocabulary? Rather than learning someone else’s lick by rote, and trying to shoehorn it into your playing, do you have any suggestions for experimenting with someone else’s idea and making it your own? There seems to be a shortage of info on TH-cam for developing your own musical vocabulary. Happy Bank Hols, good sir.
Yes. Think of them as positionless and therefore any position. Tomorrow’s follow up video goes into that specifically. A 40 minute video would have been too much for most folk to watch
@@rickysguitar I think that, what is confusing many here is the bottom schemes... Not after print it out and analyzing, it came to me like just a pattern, it´s not related to the fretboard itself (the Top scheme is). Right, Ricky?
A lot of the criticisms here are misplaced. This video is simply showing how to quickly find your octave intervals from any fret on any string. Its a first step to learning how to quickly find any interval from any string. And it makes sense to use the basic chord shapes as a starting point.
👆This! Daniel gets it! Some folks just like to dispute anything they haven’t thought about enough. There’s a saying I think is apt. “It’s impossible for a man to learn what he already thinks he knows”. There are so many ways to learn guitar. I’ll continue to do my thing because I know it will help someone! Thanks for your comment Daniel!
I like your shape approach. I memorize the positions like that too. I am surprised you do not give the universal formula with the G-to-B string hop exception.
Very helpful, but not practical to memorize the shapes because of the inconsistency of 3 down 2 over, 2 down 2 over, 3 up 3 over...etc. It's hard for some to know which way to move first (up or down then over) and how many when it's not all the same pattern. I still enjoyed the video, but this is why frustration sets in with stuff like this when i really want to learn this!
Hi Ricky! What a fantastic video. Finally, the CAGED system makes sense. Thanks! I can't save this to a play list though. This seems to happen when videos are intended for children, which this isn't... not really.
Figured this out when i was around 14, after getting sick of playing random shit for a few years and wanted to learn music theory. My way of remembering it was, you get an octave with 2 frets right 2 strings up, or 3 frets left 3 strings up, except the only quirk is: when you cross the G to B string gap you need to compensate by moving the upper note 1 fret up. Eventually the patterns get burned into your brain :)
Understanding that we typically eliminate the 6th string (low E) for some open chords... but for this exercise wouldn't it be good to include it on C and A? The low E on open C is thr 3rd and on the A is 5th. Thoughts?
You could. I did a lesson on the 3 master triad patterns in my Facebook group and how they merge into the CAGED system. However I think it’s important to define how many strings each of the CAGED chords use so you can see the patterns. Wait for the follow up lesson to this that drops next Sunday!
This video is only to enable locating explicit notes. Like I said in the video. It could be to find all the 3rds, 7ths. Nominate a note. That way you can play explicit notes that affect the harmony and create a reliable method of creating an emotion, (tension or release). The flaw with only having the root note as the lowest tone in the chord you miss out on inversions. I switch my chords up a ton by playing them as inversions as it enables voice leading in the bass. 3 years of writing Bach Chorale exercises in music college taught me that! It also enables me to be efficient with positions on the neck and keep all the chords in the same voice. After teaching classes and individuals for over 30 years, the point imho is not be "correct", it's to be creative and make music. I have a follow up video coming on Sunday which offers further insight. It's impossible to publish a video that covers absolutely everything on the topic.
"Octave formula - up 3 frets, over 2 strings". Not many things repel me better than those magic formulas, so I'll put down the alternative approach, which I found much better fitting my mind. The adjacent strings are 5 semitones apart (4 for the 3rd), and any relative note value can be easily figured out from that. E.g. we are on C3 (5th string, 3rd fret). To get an octave up, we go up 3 strings (5 + 5 + 4 = 14) and 2 frets down, which gives us 14 - 2 = 12 - an octave, here's your "C" shape; another way to get an octave is to go 2 strings up (5 + 5 = 10) and 2 frets up 10 + 2 = 12, here's an "A" shape, you got the idea). And while this arithmetic might take a while to settle on the execution level, it is not something one can forget and applicable to any note in any situation.
Knowing the mathematics / intervals is incredibly useful, and should be part of any study. Memorizing shortcuts and patterns is important; however, one must understand the theory of why the shortcuts and patterns work, otherwise the brain is stunted.
Ricky, in your presentation of the "E" chord, when you drop down to the simplified diagram, you placed the "E" root on the "F" note on your chart. This is going to play with some viewers that do not have their basic chords memorized. I think, other viewers have reported this to you as well. Great video for training.
Have you read my pinned post in the comments? There’s nothing more I can do once the video is published. I say the lower diagrams are all positions in the video.
@@eazyrider6122 the C shape has both octave C's on the fretboard already as a "cowboy chord", the other chord shapes are "open chords" meaning the root (R) is a non-fretted note. When you move the pattern of those chords the root most follow too and be fretted.
This is too much too soon for you. Focus on gaining control of your hands first. Learn some single string riffs and melodies. Play things you recognise and make you happy. Technique comes before theory!
On their website it says 3 to 5 working days. Hope you enjoy it. Make sure you join my Facebook group.Messages get lost here on TH-cam. facebook.com/groups/rickysguitar
To be fair to those watching this video, the point of the CAGED system is for the player to understand that any chord can be played in these fived basic 1st position chord shapes (C-A-G-E-D). Therefore, an E chord played in the first position with the 3, 4 and 5th finders and shifted up the neck one fret, while forming a barre on the first fret with the first finger (where the nut is for the E chord) becomes an F Chord. This is true of any 1st position chord, played up the neck. A first position A chord, for instance, played on the 7th fret while barring the 5th fret becomes a D chord, etc.
CAGED isn't just for transposing chords. It's notes, intervals, scales, arpeggios and everything else. Everyone stops at chords and misses out on the other utilities of CAGED. That's the whole purpose of this video. Tomorrow's video goes into more depth with how valuable it is to learn. There will be more videos on using it too!
It was how power chords are formed that made me think about it being like chess moves. I think of them as how the knight moves. E and A shaped octaves are similar but you add another string. It makes sense to me!
Ricky - thank you for all the countless lessons and knowledge you provide. Also bought your book and already can hear improvements in my guitar play. If I could ask for one thing it would be to use less jump cuts in your videos - it just sounds unnatural and is unnecessarily distracting from the (stellar) content. Thank you and rock on :) iV
Thanks for your feedback. I’m always looking for better ways to create a better viewer experience. I use jumpcuts so I can get videos out more readily. What did you think of the zoom in on the things I’m writing/playing?
@@rickysguitar The production value of your recent videos is great. Your style of teaching and explaining music theory continues to be spot on and has really helped me a out a lot since I never had any formal training. The zoom in is clear and looks great. Thank you for your reply and all the best to you from Germany :)
Likely the distance from the root note. Depends where on the scale it is imagine piano keys, start counting from the root note up the scale including the black and white keys and that's where you land at the 3rd and the 5th.. for our ear the tone of a note is not as important as an interval between two notes. What sets the mood is a transition from one note to another.
C major is C D E F G A B C - the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes are C, E and G which is a C major chord (also known as a triad). A minor is A B C D E F G - the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes are A, C and E, which is an Am chord. The exact same pattern transposes across all 12 keys, so that's really all you need to know.
Hmm. For me, I think I will just to keep the idea consistent of going up or down a number, and then another down or up over. Will that mess it up down the line?
@@rickysguitar I don't think it's an adequate analogy. Basically, playing in P4 tuning gives consistency in the intervals when playing anywhere on the neck and between any strings. In this way, the guitar is played with much greater pleasure, melodies can be played much more easily directly from the head, and not so much pre-learned and practiced by muscle memory.
OMFG. Brilliant. I've been playing over 40 yrs and have never heard it explained as well as this. Thank you, kind sir.
Love your user name! Young ones reference? “May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman”. Glad it helped!
Thank you so much I was having a lot of trouble understanding the caged system now its like a light bulb went off and now I also have an idea of what the 3rd and 5ths are you're a genius mate ❤️
This has been a pretty productive day for me; just watching a couple of your training videos. 😊. You make it all so easy to understand. Thanks! Cheers! 🥂
This information is invaluable to anyone searching for there own voice .
Thanks Ricky .
WOW......what an epiphany ! You just managed to plain and easy explain in 18 minutes what many never manage to learn simply because its always brought way to confusing. Thanks Ricky !
I have found just listening to the wave forms of the sounds has helped my playing more than anything. With my eyes closed I have developed a visual context of the instrument. I will admit that it has taken many years to develop but it is an amazing addition to knowing all the scales and modes and chord shapes and progressions
I know all this and am still crappy on guitar. Explain that Ricky.
Creativity is needed when playing
I suspect that you’re comparing yourself to others. Comparison is the thief of joy. Play what you love to listen to. Play what you enjoy. That’s all that matters.
I'm learning that listening is just as important as playing. Listen and change what's crappy.
Watching TH-cam guitar content without a guitar in your lap? That's my problem anyway, you might have missing fingers so check that first.
A solitary self-appraisal is usually not accurate. Is it possible you're adept at guitar, maybe you don't have a audience that can encourage U?
Liked this lesson Ricky ... gonna print out the hand written PDF and add it to my Ebook folder in relation to the earlier "CAGED System Octaves For Guitar Explained - Learn The Fretboard Visualization" video.
Thanks for watching Phil! Bit more in depth this version!
I found this explanation regarding finding the octaves in the caged shapes helpful. Its always interesting to see how people interpret the cage system differently or emphasise different aspects of it to make it useful. For me the caged system has been the thing that has really increased my understanding of applying music theory to the fretboard. I wish I had of started working with it decades ago when I first picked up the guitar. Better late than never though eh.
I wouldn't worry too much about not having picked this up sooner, well decades anyway. It's only really gained popularity in the last couple of them. I don't recall seeing it before the 90's if that's any consolation......hang on that's added another decade.... Hmmm not really sure if that was any help😀☺️😉
I had just learned how to find the next recurring note going up the neck. There are five “moves” so to speak going up the neck (octaves). Then repeats. I think the really cool thing about your lesson is, each of the octaves corresponds to one of the CAGED chord shapes . So knowing this, I can find the next reoccurring note and also know the chord shape that goes with it. I know this will be extremely helpful with having other notes to play nearby, playing solos, playing along, etc. So great thank you for this awesome lesson.
Hello. I play violin so the whole concept of shapes is utterly foreign and feels impossible to wrap my head around. I know what all the notes are on guitar and can sightread from sheet music, only because that's how I play the violin so I figured that out first, easy peasy. Turns out that's a useless thing to know unless I hope to be a session jazz player or something... not! My big plan is to watch lots more of these videos and magically pick it up through some kind of musical osmosis.. ! Thanks for the lesson♡♡♡
Don't dismiss your sight reading skills!
The violin is tuned in 5ths and you don't really play chords as such. Dyads and single note melodies mostly. Am I right? (I don't know much about violin). I think it's easier to see shapes on guitar because of the fret wires dividing the length of the neck. Violin not so easy to see divisions. It might be possible. Joe Pass (Virtuoso jazz guitarist) introduced the whole CAGED system thing so he would be worth checking out!
Yes, single note melodies mostly, standard classical training. It's a different world. Hardly any theory. Just the notes and sightreading. Not helpful in getting beyond the orchestra. I do play a 5 string Jordan electric. Super fun but I'm lost most of the time if I dont know the song the band is playing..super frustrating because technically I'm a good player. I think I saw Joe Pass play with Al Jarreau in an all star jam years ago
That's the key to becoming great!
Hey man. I played violin too. I appreciate your desire to learn theory (sticking with your classical training). Let me suggest that don’t sweat learning chords and just learn to be a shredder! It’s the perfect thing for a violinist to do, since all violinists do is zip around and play a bunch of notes. You’re be solid gold! In all seriousness, I hope you are able to pick up shapes. Learn how to play a smoke power chord and you’ll understand a very basic shape. Hopefully that will get you on your way.
Thanks!
Thank you Michael
This was REALLY a great bunch of work! And I finally saw the "building"! Ahhh Babylon Tower of Debauchery, here I come! Cheers Mr. Ricky 😊
Anything coming from your YT channel is inspiring and helpful! Great job Ricky 🙌 Max from Venice 🇮🇹
Simplest method I have ever seen to navigate the fretboard. Thank you, Ricky!
If it doesnt click the first time you watch it, thats ok! I didnt get it at first either. Save it to a playlist and come back to it a month or two later and voila!! You'll get it. Happened to me. Dont give up on your dream! Soo many distractions nowdays. Those are super shallow. Learning to play a guitar will give you a life-long warmth in your heart.
Excellent explanation. Thank You
Thanks once again Ricky. Amazing class. I´m gonna buy the book.
GREAT Practical theory! A NEW subscription! Thanks!
NB* The 5 "naked" octaves below the chords are positionless and therefore playable in ALL positions. The first fret is NOT the head nut. If I had kept it within the confines of where the chord lives you would only have the octave in "home" position. In the second half of the video I demonstrate how these move up the neck into other positions. Watch the whole video! The video at the end of this one shows you how they connect. Watch that and it will all make sense. I couldn't put into 1 video as that would have been 40 minutes.
PDF here: bit.ly/3phVrXh
Buy my book: rickysguitar.com/store
Book for sale is spirial?
3 versions. Paperback from Amazon, Spiral bound from Lulu, ebook from my webstore :)
@@rickysguitar so. What is the 3. & 5. 🌹🤔🌹
They are the 3rd and 5th of the chord shape. Do you know about scale degrees and how chords are made? If not watch this. th-cam.com/video/PeApNzKQazs/w-d-xo.html
I've watched so many teachers and videos over the years, and most end up being relatively the same. Not that they are bad, all are helpful. But I think your videos are the ones that really translate into useful info. True "A-Ha" moments. And I've been playing for a long time but always improving. Your vids provide different ways of seeing things, and they have helped a lot. Thank you.
67 yo beginner. I've heard about the CAGED system and seen a couple of other youtubers explain it; but, it didn't take. This lesson got through my thick skull. Thanks Ricky
Wow. Thank you thank you thank you. This concept was way simple to understand. Really opens the whole fret board after playing off and on for decades.
Great Tutorial! 1) Ricky gives the bare bones of notes & chord shapes + a bit more in this video, which compliments his book ( very easy read). 2) Ricky speaks in plain English, he does Not speak as if he's swallowed a dictionary, as some Americans do; so Ricky is easy to listen to. 3) Ricky gives the opportunity & the urge for the viewer to go deeper into music theory for guitar; which follows from his basic lesson. This last point only works if the viewer asks himself more questions that Must be answered, by himself by research into it. More questions = More answers.
0:06 - Intro
1:05 - Explicação
1:38 - Acorde de Dó Maior - C
3:00 - Acorde de Lá Maior - A
4:50 - Acorde de Sol Maior - G
6:47 - Acorde de Mi Maior - E
8:29 - Acordes de 5 cordas vs 6 cordas (2 /3 Tónicas)
9:30 - Acorde de Ré Maior - D - Acorde de 4 cordas ( 2 Tónicas)
11:42 - Aplicação da forma de C ao longo do Braço
13:35 - Aplicação da forma de A ao longo do Braço
14:31 - Aplicação da forma de G ao longo do Braço
15:40 - Aplicação da forma de E ao longo do Braço
17:18 - Aplicação da forma de D ao longo do Braço
Good lesson, Another way I remember what note I am playing when playing at the 5th fret is to remember the open note of the string below it (EADGBE= ADGBE), 4th fret when playing the G string
If you like that method you’ll love this video th-cam.com/video/nXN7hYNMfhA/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic lesson as ever Rick 🤘🤘🤘
Excellent presentation! Thanks
Your lessons are so easy to understand Ricky, you truly have a gift. One of the biggest mistakes I made when I started was not learning the notes on the neck. Playing a bass taught me a few but not enough and this had a knock on effect where I got frustrated and stagnant which led me to putting the guitar down for 20years. Thankfully got back into it a couple of years ago and straight away knew that I had to do it right this time!! I am as passionate about the theory side as the music because I know from experience it is a benefit to my playing. I heard someone say that you must invest in yourself if you want to get better and I think of this daily. Anyway, thanks for another fantastic lesson and would love to see a video of you talking about your journey in guitar and teaching. It would be a way for us to connect with you even more.. have a wonderful Bank holiday, peace, love, joy and happiness to you and your family (and beautiful dog too!) ❤️
Any chance you can run a follow-up on applying CAGED over minor scale? Always intrne how the shapes line up different from minor to major.
The octaves are the same for Major and minor. I did some videos on the minor pentatonic and octaves. th-cam.com/users/livev7D2_pOwceg?feature=share
I bought your book, I love it! it is excellent, money very well spent!
Brother this is actually amazing
Excellent teaching I would like to know how the 5 and 3 came from or how to count to get there! Same thing how to find the sevenths sixth, ninth, etc.
One word: "Scale". Root + 3rd + 5th (notes) of the scale. (C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) = C+E+G (triad). 👍
@@stephensmith60 could u elaborate a little more 🤔 I'm starting to understand you
@@Tupelo_Honey77 Ok. The C (base note of the chord and scale) + the 3rd note (E) of the scale + the 5th note (G) of the scale (C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) = the C chord (triad). Triad, meaning three notes making up a chord. Always B + 3 + 5 = triad (chord). It's clearer when looking at a piano keyboard.
C CHORD:
1 - C - MAJOR (BASE)
2 - D
3 - E (THIRD NOTE)
4 - F
5 - G (FIFTH NOTE)
6 - A
7 - B
8 - C
I have not seen anyone present CAGED in this method on TH-cam. From my perspective, this is a great and simple way for people learn the fretboard. Good job sir I will drop this tool into my toolbox. Very nice
This is amazing 🔥🔥🙏🏼 thank you man
Thank you for your explanation, it has been of great help to me.
Hi Ricky,
Possible future upload. Do you have any suggestions for incorporating licks into your musical vocabulary? Rather than learning someone else’s lick by rote, and trying to shoehorn it into your playing, do you have any suggestions for experimenting with someone else’s idea and making it your own? There seems to be a shortage of info on TH-cam for developing your own musical vocabulary. Happy Bank Hols, good sir.
Great idea Mike. I'll put it in the video ideas list
When you rewrite the notes on the fret board diagrams on the second row you are putting them in different positions?
Yes. Think of them as positionless and therefore any position. Tomorrow’s follow up video goes into that specifically. A 40 minute video would have been too much for most folk to watch
Isn't the bottom E graphic wrong? I've been learning from you and just want to make sure. Great videos!
Looks correct to me!
@@rickysguitar I think that, what is confusing many here is the bottom schemes... Not after print it out and analyzing, it came to me like just a pattern, it´s not related to the fretboard itself (the Top scheme is). Right, Ricky?
Sundays video will sort that out. I had to split it in two. Make sure you watch it :)
A lot of the criticisms here are misplaced. This video is simply showing how to quickly find your octave intervals from any fret on any string. Its a first step to learning how to quickly find any interval from any string. And it makes sense to use the basic chord shapes as a starting point.
👆This! Daniel gets it! Some folks just like to dispute anything they haven’t thought about enough. There’s a saying I think is apt. “It’s impossible for a man to learn what he already thinks he knows”. There are so many ways to learn guitar. I’ll continue to do my thing because I know it will help someone! Thanks for your comment Daniel!
Wow, great lesson! Thanks! :)
I like your shape approach. I memorize the positions like that too. I am surprised you do not give the universal formula with the G-to-B string hop exception.
Very helpful, but not practical to memorize the shapes because of the inconsistency of 3 down 2 over, 2 down 2 over, 3 up 3 over...etc. It's hard for some to know which way to move first (up or down then over) and how many when it's not all the same pattern. I still enjoyed the video, but this is why frustration sets in with stuff like this when i really want to learn this!
Watch video 2 for context
Very interesting. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" has 2 of the same notes when it opens, but they are an octave apart.
Yes! You’ll never unknow that!
Hi Ricky! What a fantastic video. Finally, the CAGED system makes sense. Thanks!
I can't save this to a play list though. This seems to happen when videos are intended for children, which this isn't... not really.
I’m not sure why that’s happening you end Roger?! I’ll have a look my side and see if there’s a duff setting
Figured this out when i was around 14, after getting sick of playing random shit for a few years and wanted to learn music theory. My way of remembering it was, you get an octave with 2 frets right 2 strings up, or 3 frets left 3 strings up, except the only quirk is: when you cross the G to B string gap you need to compensate by moving the upper note 1 fret up. Eventually the patterns get burned into your brain :)
Shouldn’t that R of the A shape that you transferred down to the more visible diagram be an open string (A) and not on the first fret 🤔
No Joe. It’s every position and therefore positionless. Video 2 should clear it up!
I see , thanks
best video I've seen on the subject
Understanding that we typically eliminate the 6th string (low E) for some open chords... but for this exercise wouldn't it be good to include it on C and A? The low E on open C is thr 3rd and on the A is 5th. Thoughts?
You could. I did a lesson on the 3 master triad patterns in my Facebook group and how they merge into the CAGED system. However I think it’s important to define how many strings each of the CAGED chords use so you can see the patterns. Wait for the follow up lesson to this that drops next Sunday!
@@rickysguitar Epic!
You are right but I think that it would be confusing. It's pedagogic to have the root (R) as the lowest tone in the chord.
@@michaelkarlsson5966 pedagogic? Damn, I don’t think I’m smart enuff for this! 😟
This video is only to enable locating explicit notes. Like I said in the video. It could be to find all the 3rds, 7ths. Nominate a note. That way you can play explicit notes that affect the harmony and create a reliable method of creating an emotion, (tension or release).
The flaw with only having the root note as the lowest tone in the chord you miss out on inversions. I switch my chords up a ton by playing them as inversions as it enables voice leading in the bass. 3 years of writing Bach Chorale exercises in music college taught me that! It also enables me to be efficient with positions on the neck and keep all the chords in the same voice.
After teaching classes and individuals for over 30 years, the point imho is not be "correct", it's to be creative and make music.
I have a follow up video coming on Sunday which offers further insight. It's impossible to publish a video that covers absolutely everything on the topic.
what type of pen are you using??? Very important to me thank you for all your wonderful music advice!
Love your explanations, thank you!
Don’t SKIP THIS VIDEO! For some reason this guy explains this in way that even I finally had that ahhh haaaa moment.
yea, had the same reaction when i finally understood modes. Very gifted teacher.
Man, that is a deadly sharp pencil 😮
Wow im so thankful I found this, Thanks a lot!
"Octave formula - up 3 frets, over 2 strings". Not many things repel me better than those magic formulas, so I'll put down the alternative approach, which I found much better fitting my mind. The adjacent strings are 5 semitones apart (4 for the 3rd), and any relative note value can be easily figured out from that. E.g. we are on C3 (5th string, 3rd fret). To get an octave up, we go up 3 strings (5 + 5 + 4 = 14) and 2 frets down, which gives us 14 - 2 = 12 - an octave, here's your "C" shape; another way to get an octave is to go 2 strings up (5 + 5 = 10) and 2 frets up 10 + 2 = 12, here's an "A" shape, you got the idea). And while this arithmetic might take a while to settle on the execution level, it is not something one can forget and applicable to any note in any situation.
Watch video 2. I have a video on my channel using your approach. th-cam.com/video/V3dwOz86YK4/w-d-xo.html
Knowing the mathematics / intervals is incredibly useful, and should be part of any study. Memorizing shortcuts and patterns is important; however, one must understand the theory of why the shortcuts and patterns work, otherwise the brain is stunted.
An octave is 2 strings over, 2 frets up.. except when crossing the 'b' string
Ricky, in your presentation of the "E" chord, when you drop down to the simplified diagram, you placed the "E" root on the "F" note on your chart. This is going to play with some viewers that do not have their basic chords memorized. I think, other viewers have reported this to you as well. Great video for training.
Have you read my pinned post in the comments? There’s nothing more I can do once the video is published. I say the lower diagrams are all positions in the video.
Thank you Ricky.
You’re welcome! Thanks for your continued support!
Thanks for the aha moments can't wait to practice 😊
About time for us Struggled Musicians!> Thx
Great lesson,cheers.
Whoa, whoa. I am new to your TH-cam videos. I think they are great. But, I am being bounced around. Where do I start and what is the progression?
Are you a beginner, novice or experienced?
That you said shapes and not chords and that, thats why im watching 😃👍
Instant sub just for the accent alone!
Eyup!
Your second example drawings on the lower grids are a fret to high because you started them on the 1st fret not the nut.
On the bottom row? I’ve drawn it so it’s positionless and therefore fits any fret.
@@rickysguitar Ok thankyou. The C shape was correct thats why i thought about the others.
@@eazyrider6122 the C shape has both octave C's on the fretboard already as a "cowboy chord", the other chord shapes are "open chords" meaning the root (R) is a non-fretted note. When you move the pattern of those chords the root most follow too and be fretted.
looks awesome!!
It is! Use it!
the D shape is really just the C shape.
cool video, making me think. there's really only two major triad shapes then ? before inversions ?
😅 I've been learning electric guitar nearly 10 hours. But I'm still confused about this and a bit frustrated!
This is too much too soon for you.
Focus on gaining control of your hands first.
Learn some single string riffs and melodies.
Play things you recognise and make you happy.
Technique comes before theory!
@@rickysguitar 🙏 Hi Ricky, your advice is very useful for me! Thank you so much!
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Hi Ricky, I’ve ordered your book! Roughly, how long does it take for delivery in UK South Wales?
Eyup Dave! Depends who you ordered it from. Amazon or Lulu?
@@rickysguitar Lulu
On their website it says 3 to 5 working days. Hope you enjoy it. Make sure you join my Facebook group.Messages get lost here on TH-cam. facebook.com/groups/rickysguitar
@@rickysguitar Thank you Ricky! I’m looking forward to more learning with you.
To be fair to those watching this video, the point of the CAGED system is for the player to understand that any chord can be played in these fived basic 1st position chord shapes (C-A-G-E-D). Therefore, an E chord played in the first position with the 3, 4 and 5th finders and shifted up the neck one fret, while forming a barre on the first fret with the first finger (where the nut is for the E chord) becomes an F Chord. This is true of any 1st position chord, played up the neck. A first position A chord, for instance, played on the 7th fret while barring the 5th fret becomes a D chord, etc.
CAGED isn't just for transposing chords. It's notes, intervals, scales, arpeggios and everything else. Everyone stops at chords and misses out on the other utilities of CAGED. That's the whole purpose of this video. Tomorrow's video goes into more depth with how valuable it is to learn. There will be more videos on using it too!
Awesome ❤❤
which chess piece move the way you told?
It was how power chords are formed that made me think about it being like chess moves. I think of them as how the knight moves. E and A shaped octaves are similar but you add another string. It makes sense to me!
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You rock, ricky!!
Ricky - thank you for all the countless lessons and knowledge you provide. Also bought your book and already can hear improvements in my guitar play.
If I could ask for one thing it would be to use less jump cuts in your videos - it just sounds unnatural and is unnecessarily distracting from the (stellar) content.
Thank you and rock on :)
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Thanks for your feedback. I’m always looking for better ways to create a better viewer experience. I use jumpcuts so I can get videos out more readily. What did you think of the zoom in on the things I’m writing/playing?
@@rickysguitar The production value of your recent videos is great. Your style of teaching and explaining music theory continues to be spot on and has really helped me a out a lot since I never had any formal training. The zoom in is clear and looks great. Thank you for your reply and all the best to you from Germany :)
Ricky I think I just purchased the ebook. I haven’t received the link yet. Can you check?
Eyup Gregory! Can you check your spam folder. Sometimes the email hits that first!
Great book and great lessons on YT
Thanks Ricky
Good to know, but for me, it'd be better if I knew why or how the 3rd and 5th is named that.
Likely the distance from the root note. Depends where on the scale it is imagine piano keys, start counting from the root note up the scale including the black and white keys and that's where you land at the 3rd and the 5th.. for our ear the tone of a note is not as important as an interval between two notes. What sets the mood is a transition from one note to another.
C major is C D E F G A B C - the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes are C, E and G which is a C major chord (also known as a triad).
A minor is A B C D E F G - the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes are A, C and E, which is an Am chord.
The exact same pattern transposes across all 12 keys, so that's really all you need to know.
@Thomas Sicard Thanks Tom. This helps a lot. Now, I know what it means when someone says, "...just take your Root, your One, and your Five, and..."
@Stitch Grimly Thanks much STITCH!...Are you the STITCH of the STITCH method?
@Oleg Thanks Oleg. I appreciate you.
I love your teaching style. The Northern accent helps. I'm a Manc living daan saaf. Lol
LoL. What's that mean? I'm American. Sometimes I hear British accents and can't understand two words.
@@roberteberhart1824 its an abbreviation for Laugh Out Loud
Thank you !
Of the open D and G string is written as a D# and G# which is a little confusing.
That diagram is for all positions. If you keep watching I demonstrate on guitar later on in the video. Sunday’s video should make it all make sense!
I am new to the guitar and play everything using Chords! My wife said “Damn you missed the ship!”
Very cool.
Why are the G# notes the root notes on your diagram?
Read the pinned comment
Excellent
Went a bit wrong on the A at the beginning when it was transferred but know what you mean.😀
Check my pinned comment!
Cool as always
on the A why did you circle the C# as the 3rd, isn't it C
The bottom diagrams are positionless. They apply to all positions
In an A major chord, the 3rd is C# ( A, C#, E). In an a minor chord it is c natural (A, C, E).
Thank you you
Stroogling on tha fretbard sounds like a local problem.
GREAT VIDEO!! Quick question, this is a Scottish accent, correct?
id say north england. definitely not scottish, said a scotsman.
New Zealand
England..
Are you from Northern England?
Cool mate ❤
thanks
I’m confused. How come you didn’t make the C shape a right angle like the others?
You could. I prefer use the C shape itself as it’s more direct
Hmm. For me, I think I will just to keep the idea consistent of going up or down a number, and then another down or up over. Will that mess it up down the line?
I think I just need to listen and watch here a few more times. Thx.
Ok. So this is getting interesting. Starting to get the hang of it. 😊
❤️ 😍❤️ thanks!
Play in P4 tuning and get rid of the complication.
Or play bass…seriously I love all the janky chord shapes standard tuning offers.
Why make it simple when it can be complicated.
Driving an automatic car is easy but using a stick shift is more fun!
@@rickysguitar I don't think it's an adequate analogy.
Basically, playing in P4 tuning gives consistency in the intervals when playing anywhere on the neck and between any strings. In this way, the guitar is played with much greater pleasure, melodies can be played much more easily directly from the head, and not so much pre-learned and practiced by muscle memory.
Why are you drawing the bottom chords to look like you’ve moved the nut ?
To show them in any position on the neck. My next video coming on Sunday is the next step you need to take.
Your second figure for A shown as B not, (wrong locatio)
Read my pinned comment