CAGED

Standard tuning

= 120
C chord using "C shape" D chord using "C shape" E Chord using "C shape"
C Shape
E-Gt

0 2 4
1 3 5
0 2 4
2 4 6
(3) (5) 7

Triads in "C shape"

2 2
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
(5) 5 5 5
5 5

A chord using "A shape" Bb chord using "A shape" D chord using "A shape"
A Shape

0 1 5
2 3 7
2 3 7
2 3 7
(0) 1 5

Smaller patterns in "A Shape"

5
7 7 7
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7
5 5 5
5

E using "A shape" D using "A shape" A using "C shape" E using "A shape"
Chord Progression
E D/E A/E E

9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 9
9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 7 7 7 11 11 11 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 G chord using "G shape" A chord using "G shape" G chord using "G shape"
G shape

3 5 8
0 2 5
0 2 5
0 2 5
2 4 7
3 5 8

Chord fragments in "G shape"

5 5
2 2
2 2 2
2 2 2 2
4 4 4
5 5

A chord using "G shape" D chord using "C shape"

Chord Progression
A/C# D A/C# D

3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

E chord using "E shape" G chord using "E shape" A chord using "E shape"
E shape

0 3 5
0 3 5
1 4 6
2 5 7
2 5 7
0 3 5

Chord fragments in "E shape"

5 5 5
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7
5 5

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 D chord using "D shape" E chord using "D shape" G chord using "D shape"
D shape

2 4 7
3 5 8
2 4 7
0 2 5

Chord fragments in "D shape"

4
5 5 5
4 4 4
2 2 2
4

E chord using "D shape" A chord using "G shape"

Chord Progression
E/G# A/C# E E/G# A/C#

0
5 2 0 5 2
4 2 1 4 2
2 2 2 2 2
4 2 4
4 0 4

5 D Chords
D shape C shape A shape G shape E shape

2 2 5 10 10
3 3 7 7 10
2 2 7 7 11
0 4 7 7 12
5 5 9 12
10 10

D minor in C shape
D Dm

2 1
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
4 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5 5
5

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Dm in A shape Dm in G shape

5 5 10
6 6 6 10
7 7 7 7 7 10
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 8 8
5 10

Dm in E shape Dm in D shape

10 10 13
10 10 10 15 15
10 10 10 10 14 14
12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12
10 10 13

Dm Am Dm Am

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7

Dominant Chords
C shape A shape G Shape E shape D shape C shape

3 6 8
1 5 5 8 11 13
3 3 5 9 12 15
2 5 5 8 10 14
3 3 10 15
(8) 8 12

Am E7 Am E7

10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9

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Jam Track
C G Am Em

0 3 0 0
1 0 1 0
0 0 2 0
2 0 2 2
3 2 0 2
3 0

F C G G7

1 0 3 1
1 1 3 0
2 0 0 0
3 2 0 0
3 3 2 2
1 3 3

Variations
C G/B Am Em/G

5 5 5
5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 2 2 2
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3

F C G G7/B

1 1 1 3 3 3
1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7

C G/B Am/C Em/G

5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 5 5 5
5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 2 2 2
3 3 3
7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3

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 F/A C/E G/B G7/D

6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
7 7 7
5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10

Scales
C in C shape

0 0 1 3 1 0 0
1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1
0 0 2 2 0 0
2 0 2 3 3 2 0 2
3 3 3 2 0 0 2 3
3 1 0 1 3

C in C shape

12 12 13 15 13 12 12
13 12 13 15 15 13 12 13
12 12 14 14 12 12
14 12 14 15 15 14 12 14
15 15 15 14 12 12 14 15
15 13 12 13 15

C in A shape

3 3 5 3
5 3 5 6 6 5 3 5
5 2 4 5 5 4 2 5
5 2 3 5 5 3 2 5
3 3 5 5 3 2 2 3
5 3 5

C in G shape

8 5 7 8 7 5 8
5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5
5 4 5 7 7 5 4 5
5 5 7 7 5 5
7 5 7 8 8 7 5 7
8 8 8 7 5 7 8

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C in E shape

8 7 8 10 8 7 8
8 8 10 10 8 8
9 7 9 10 10 9 7 9
10 7 9 10 10 9 7 10
10 7 8 10 10 8 7 10
8 8 10 10 8 7 8

C in D shape

12 10 12 13 12 10
13 10 12 13 13 12 10
12 9 10 12 12 10 9
10 9 10 12 12 10 9
8 10 12 12 10 8
8 10 12 12 10 8

Solo 1

12
15 13 15 12 13 12 12
14

½ ½

12 14 12 12
15 14 14 12 12
12 12 14 14 15
15 15

Solo 2

8 10 8 8 10 8 10 12 10 12
9 7 9 12 (12)
10 9 10

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 full

8 8
6 8 6 5 6 5 6 5 10 8 8 8 10 10
5 5 7
7 5

Solo 3

full full full

15 15
13 13 15 (15) 13 15 13 (13) 13 (13)
12 14 14 14 12 14 (14) 12
14 12 10

full full

8 10 (10)
6 5 5 4 3 3 3 8 10
2 0 9
7 5 5 4 3

full
¼
8 11 10 8 11 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
8 10 10 10 10 810 (10) 8 8 8 810 10 810 810 10 810
79 7

full full

8 3 5 6 7 12 13 15
8 10 10 8 13 15 15 13
10 8 9 4 5 6 7 14
10

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 3 3
3
3
3 3

15 12 12 5 5 8 5
13 13 8 8 10 8 8 5 5 5 5
12 9 7 5 5 5
10 9 7
10 8 7 7 10
10

3
3

full

7 3 3
5 5 5 6 8 6
4 5 5 7 7 9 7 9 7 (7) 5
3 5 7 5
3 3 5 7
1 3 5

3
6
3 6

full

10 10 12 10 12 13 12 13 15 12
10 10 12 10 12 13 12 13 13
7 10 10 12 10 12 12

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