The real magic of CAGED

from n00b to PRO

Paul Davids
Standard tuning

Lvl. 1
C shape A shape G shape E shape D shape

C C C C C
     

4 6


9
 11

    

1     
     
  
od.guit.
9 13
2 6 9 14
 1
3
6
6
6
6
10
11
13
11
4 4 8 11
9 9

Lvl. 2
Am shape Gm shape Em shape Dm shape Cm shape Am shape

Bm  Bm
 Bm
Bm   Bm  Bm

4 7 9 11 14


 








  
2
     
  
 
7 10 14
3 7 12 15
4 4 7 11 11 16
4 4 9 9 12 16
2 5 9 14 14
7 7

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 Lvl. 3
Am7 shape Cmaj7 shape

Am7  Em7 Cmaj7

 Fmaj7
7
  5


    
 

3
   
   
 
0 7 0 5
1 8 0 5
0 7 0 5
2 9 2 7
0 7 3 8

E7 shape

E7 B7 Gmaj7
 Cmaj7
7
  5

      
 
4

     
 


 
  
0 7 2 7

0 7 0 5
1 8 0 5
0 7 0 5
2 9
0 7 3 8

Lvl. 4
Cm shape

 Cm

  
5      
      
  3 3
3 3
11 15 11
1 13 13
0 12 12
1 13 13
3 15 15

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 C shape Am shape with minor third on A-string

11
C 12
 Am
            

         
6    
          

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
12 15 12 12 17 12 12 17 12
13 13 13 13 13 13
12 12 14 14 14 14
14 14 14 14 14 14
15 15 12 12 12 15 15

A shape Gm shape

12
 A  12
Gm

  

     
         
7
           

3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
12 17 12 15
14 14 15 15
14 14 12 12 15 12 15 15
14 14 12 12 12
12 16 16 12 13 13
15

Lvl.5
Em shape Am penta

Am
5


   
  
8

   
    
5 5 8
5 5 8
5 5 7
7 5 7
7 5 7
5 5 8

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 E shape A penta

A
5


   
  
9

   
   
 
5 5 7
5 5 7
6 4 6
7 4 7
7 4 7
5 5 7

D shape G penta

5
G


10
    
    
 
7 5 7
8 5 8
7 4 7
5 5 7

Dm shape Gm penta

5
Gm 


11      
   
 
6 6 8
8 6 8
7 5 7
5 5 8

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 Lvl.6
D shape Gmajor scale

5
G

 
    
12
      

7 5 7 8
8 5 7 8
7 4 5 7
5 5 7

C shape F mixolydian

5
 F


13    
      
5
6 6
5 5 7 8
7 5 7 8
8 8

Lvl. 6
C shape A shape

 C C
 
  
14
   15
  
         
     
0
1 1 5
0 0 2 0 5 5
2 0 1 2 5 5 7 5
3 3 3 3 5 6 7

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 G shape E shape

C C

5


8

 

16
    
17
    
             
8
5 8
5 5 9
5 5 7 5 10 10
7 5 6 7 10 10 12 10
8 8 8 8 10 11 12

E shape D shape

C
C
8
 10

 
       
18
       19       
  

8 8 12
8 8 10 8 13 13
9 7 8 9 12 12 14 12
10 10 10 10 12 13 14
10
8

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