CAGED System Chord Forms

C Form Fingering A Form Fingering

1 1
2 1
3
4 3 3

X 1 3 5 1 3 X 1 5 1 3 X
Scale Degrees Scale Degrees

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 CAGED System Chord Forms

G Form Fingering E Form Fingering

1 1
1 1
2 2
3 4 4 3 4

1 3 5 1 3 1 1 5 1 3 5 1
Scale Degrees Scale Degrees

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 CAGED System Chord Forms

D Form Fingering

1 1

2 3
4 4

X 5 1 5 1 3
Scale Degrees

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 CAGED System for Major Chords

C FORM 5 Root Maj Pent

3 5 3 3 6 2 5 3
1 1
3 3 6
5 1 5 5 1 2 5

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 CAGED System for Major Chords

A FORM 3 Root Maj Pent

3 3 6
5 1 5 5 1 2 5

5 1 3 6 2 5 1 3 6

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 CAGED System for Major Chords

G FORM 6 Root Maj Pent

5 1 3 6 2 5 1 3 6

3 3 6 2
1 5 1 1 5 1

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 CAGED System for Major Chords

E FORM 4 Root Maj Pent

3 3 6 2
1 5 1 1 5 1
3 3
5 1 2 5 1 6 22

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 CAGED System for Major Chords

D FORM 2 Root Maj Pent

3 3
5 1 2 5 1 6 22

3 5 3 3 6 2 5 3
1 1

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 EDCAG System Chord Forms

Em Form Fingering Dm Form Fingering

1 1
1 1 2
3
3
4 4 4

1 5 1 e3 5 1 X 5 1 5 1 e3
Scale Degrees Scale Degrees

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 EDCAG System Chord Forms

Cm form Fingering Am form Fingering

1
2 3 X 1 1
2
4 3 4

X 1
e3 5 1 X X 1 5 1
e3 5
Scale Degrees Scale Degrees

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 EDCAG System Chord Forms

Gm Form Fingering

1
2

3 4 4 4

1
e3 5
e3 5 1
Scale Degrees

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 EDCAG System for Minor Chords

b3 b 7 b3
Em FORM 6 Root Min Pent
1 5 1 1 4 55 1

b3 5 1
b3 b3 5 1 4
b 7 b3

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 EDCAG System for Minor Chords

Dm FORM 4 Root Min Pent

b3 5 1
b3 b3 5 1 4
b 7 b3
b3 5
1 4
b7 b3 5
1 4

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 EDCAG System for Minor Chords

C m FORM 2 Root Min Pent

b3 5
1 4
b7 b3 5
1 4
b7
5 1 b3 5 5 1 4
b3 5

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 EDCAG System for Minor Chords

Am FORM 5 Root Min Pent

b7
5 1 b3 5 5 1 4
b3 5

b3 5 1
b7 b3 5 1
4
b7

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 EDCAG System for Minor Chords

Gm FORM 3 Root Min Pent

b3 5 1
b7 b3 5 1
4
b7
1
b3 5 1 1 4
b 7 b3 5 1

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C form E Major Arpeggio C form G Major Arpeggio

Add Scale Degrees 2 & 6 Add Scale Degrees 2 & 6

To form 5 Root Maj Pent To form 5 Root Maj Pent

3 6 2 5 3
1 3 6 2 5 3
3 6 1
5 1 2 5 3 6
5 1 2 5

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