Demystifying Triads and CAGED: Unlock the fretboard and improvise freely
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Published 2023-02-08
► Keywords: CAGED system, triads, guitar lesson, pentatonic scales, music theory, major scale modes, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Phrygian
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► Recommended video viewing order:
Full playlist: • Guitar scales made easy (Recommended ...
Individual videos:
1. Use "the warp" to reduce memorization: • HOW TO VISUALIZE CHORDS & SCALES: A s...
2. Master the pentatonic scale with the rectangle and stack: • Two Simple Shapes UNLOCK the Pentaton...
3. Learn the notes!: • Memorize the fretboard: 3 reasons why...
4. Intervals: Guitar's secret decoder ring: • Intervals: guitar's secret decoder ring
5. Understand the modes: • Demystifying the modes on guitar: it ...
6. The best way to learn/play the modes: • This hack makes learning the modes on...
7. Another easy way to play the modes: • Learn ALL the Modes on Guitar in Just...
8. The CAGED system and triads: • Demystifying Triads and CAGED: Unlock...
9. The 3nps system: • Unlock the fretboard with three notes...
10. Instant harmony: • Easy Double-Stop Harmonies: From The ...
► Chapters
00:00 - Introduction & CAGED System overview
02:38 - Triads, simplified
05:15 - Triad inversions
07:47 - Modifying fingerings to change triad types
08:31 - The CAGED system - altering notes to change chord type
09:50 - The CAGED system - the pentatonic layer
11:44 - The CAGED system - adding the modes
12:40 - Using the CAGED system for improvisation
► Thanks again to Dave DiCenso, Jeff Gilman, and Jake Shapiro for the exit music "Sea Horses" from the Kilgore Trout Sessions.
All Comments (21)
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If you're new to the channel, I'd like to offer a warm welcome! To see how this video fits into the big picture of fretboard understanding, check out this overview video: https://youtu.be/tpC115zjKiw or download a FREE 12-page overview e-book: fretscience.myshopify.com/products/building-fretbo… Individual cheat sheets and a heavily discounted bundle are available for purchase at: fretscience.myshopify.com/ 🎸🧪
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I am a Guitarist and secondary school (12-18 year olds) music teacher of 25 years. This by far the best video I have ever seen giving a practical approach to putting scale and harmonic theory onto the fret board. Absolutely love it... Thank you for your great work.
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As someone coming from a piano background and trying to make sense of the fretboard I cannot thank you enough. This video has taught me more in 15 minutes than any other source has in the 6 months I've been attempting to learn. I really appreciate this video's focus on bridging the gap between theory and shapes as all other videos seemed to focus on the latter without really explaining why these shapes work!
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These lessons have been a Godsend. My playing has improved tremendously and my understanding of the fretboard has been growing exponentially. Thank you for helping me out of a decade long rut. 💯🎸
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This is the best explanation I have ever seen. There are so many so called teachers on YouTube that can’t explain this, I get it now, so many lightbulb moments here. You just put my puzzled brain back into pieces. Thank you so much.
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This is seriously one of the best lessons I've ever seen on this subject!
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Top class stuff this guy is unreal imagine all the video editing he has to do for these detailed diagrams it’s not simple great job thanks my man cheers from Ireland 🇮🇪!!! Brian
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This is gold! For me, this is the best fretboard lesson I have seen on YouTube by far! 👍👍👍
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The video is amazing you know the "Rectangle Triad Pentatonic" is something new after two decades of learning guitar this is the first time someone teaches this 2 a humble server...
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These videos have been great for me, want to seriously thank you for your effort, time and passion to do this. Connecting the dots would be the biggest understatement of the century of what you have brought to my playing with these concepts.
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Possibly the best CAGED lesson on YT. Amazing.
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Yippee!!! Thank you. I am going to be spending some time on this one. I really appreciate all you are doing for the guitar players community.
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Refreshing! Finally a unified way of navigating the fretboard. It really makes you learn your scale degrees. Bravo!
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By far the best, most succinct and information packed video about CAGED I’ve ever seen. I have a lot of work to do. Thank you for opening up the fretboard to all of us here💙🎶🎸👏🏻
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I am 71 years old and your videos break things down in a way that I just love! They have helped me tremendously! I feel like you keep giving me "cheat sheets" for a learning exam! Thank you for your hard work, well done!
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Massive thank you Keith - purchased the 'cheat sheet'. The cheat sheet fully complements the video and is strongly recommended to anyone practising these concepts - massive thank you
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A freaking big high five and a big thanks
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What a great video as it fully explains the entire guitar theory that everyone who loves playing guitar is hungry for. GB you the provider and presenter.
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Another great video helping connect ideas together. Major kudos on the improvisation hierarchy, what a way to think about it. Also, my software engineering brain is liking the structure of this series a lot. Thank you, Fret Science!
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Subbed. Watched all of your videos. Made my purchase of your bundle to support your channel. As a 60-yr old Mechanical Engineer, I love your systematic approach to teaching music. Thank you.
