The BEST Way to Learn Guitar! (C.A.G.E.D. system)

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This method is simply the most effective way to master the fretboard and learn guitar quicker than you ever imagined!
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SECTIONS
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - The CAGED system explained
02:26 - How the forms are connected
04:22 - Application with chords
06:27 - Tonal variation
08:29 - Static chords
10:40 - Melody and single note playing
ABOUT BENNY
Hi I'm Benny. My passion for music and creativity stretches across multiple disciplines and art-forms. I am a founding member and songwriter / lap-slide guitarist for one of Australia's best and most bearded country-bluegrass-folk bands, THE GREEN MOHAIR SUITS. To date the Mohairs have released 4 full-length albums and tour both nationally and overseas.
I am also the Founder and Head Producer of SILAMOR STUDIOS, a boutique studio specialising in Composition for Film, TV and Interactive Media. I write extensively across various instrumental and lyric-based genres and has been commissioned for major projects by Adobe, Cathay Pacific and Audible. I currently release original songs under the name SILAMOR.
I am also passionate about education and have taught song and lyric writing as well as film composition for JMC Academy, Collarts and the Australian Institute of Music. I design and regularly facilitate workshops on creative process and innovation.
Links to Bennny's music are here:
The Green Mohair Suits
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SILAMOR
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www.silamor.com/music
Work Flow Audio: / @workflowaudio-studymu...
ABOUT KEPPIE
Hi I'm Keppie. I'm a professional songwriter, and songwriting teacher. I've been teaching song and lyric writing for over 10 years now for some of the best contemporary music colleges in the world- Berklee Online, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Open Academy, as well as for the Australian College of the Arts. At other times, I've taught for the Australian Institute of Music, as well as the LA School of Songwriting.
My goal is to help people write better songs! My experience in the classroom, with thousands of students at this point (many going on to find careers and success in music), is that your songwriting, like all things, can get better with meaningful, deliberate practice. My intention is to share the skills, knowledge, information, and ideas that I've gathered with anyone who wants to improve their songwriting.
Keppie's music is here:
www.keppiecouttsmusic.com/music
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[@diocletianrecords1089]

Great video.Thanks for the lesson.

[@timball8429]

Thanks Benny. I’m the world’s worst guitar player but this is hugely useful for me for songwriting. I’ve just about mastered the E form and that’s it except for the cowboy chords.

[@htws]

Thanks Tim. I love the term ‘cowboy chords’ - I might make a video with that in the title

[@johnc5160]

​@@htws Hmmm, I find the term quite derogatory. Accomplished guitarists tend to look down on lesser musicians, who only play open chords. Some of the greatest songwriters have written hundreds, maybe thousands, of songs using only "cowboy" chords. Think Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and many many more

[@Shadesingrey]

Fantastic video. Great examples and to the point❤
P.S. this is exactly how I play “save tonight” during performances. Closed and muted bar chords for verses and open for chorus

[@proxied8075]

You're amazing! Thank you for sharing ur knowledge!!!!!!!!! :) Your attention to detail in the editing and even providing a pdf for us is much appreciated!!!! It all rly helps convey the information is an easy-to-understand way!

[@htws]

You are most welcome, glad you found the information helpful. And thanks for your support and feedback on the editing, really appreciate it!
Let us know if you’re interested in specific topics or types of content and we’ll see what we can do.

[@StephenLewisful]

Good stuff as always, Benny.

[@htws]

Thanks Stephen, really appreciate the support!

[@serbianhammer]

If I remember correctly this is the video where I learned CAGED from. Thank you! It changed my playing forever. It even helped me learn and understand the mandolin and banjo too.
On another note do you happen to have an affordable slide guitar you recommend? I'm really just looking for something that'll stay in tune. I really appreciate the work you two do and how much you've taught me!

[@htws]

Delighted to hear that this video was useful for you! With regards to a slide guitar, are you referring to a bottleneck style slide (like a regular guitar) or a slide guitar you play on your lap (lap steel, Dobro) ?

[@serbianhammer]

@@htws Lap steel.

[@htws]

@@serbianhammer in that case, the 'regal black lightning' is a great slide and very affordable - sounds even better if you spend an extra $50 and get a Beard cone put in it

[@polmorgan3533]

The problem with systems is you become trapped in the cage. almost all my tunes you can play a minor blues pentatonic scale over you end up writing the same song over and over.

[@StephenLewisful]

The caged system shows you where the chords are in a Diatonic Key. Many powerful songs have been written using Diatonic Keys but one thing you can do with a minor 3 chord is flatten it and make it major. One of the things you can do is play the 5th of the 5 chord to the 5 of the key before going back to the 1. Knowing the caged system means you also know how to play outside of the Diatonic Keys and make more interesting music. You are stifling your own creativity, the caged system is not doing that. Learn Creep and watch how Radiohead plays the 4 chord, a major chord, then changes that same chord to minor. It's called a Plagal Cadence and is ubiquitous in music. Use these in your own songs and you will bring new life to them.

[@dalemullen96]

If you do not have enough flexibility in your ring finger to hold down three strings (e.g., D, B, and G strings) without touching other strings, then this system is not for you, especially chords derived from the A position.