CAGED System for the Ukulele
5 Open Position Chord Shapes (C, A, G, F, and D)
C A
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0 0
0 1
0 2
C Shape
C C©
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0 1
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A Shape
A B¨
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0 1
0 1
1 2
2 3
G Shape
G G©
° w
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3 4
2 3
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G F D
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2 0 0
3 1 2
2 0 2
0 2 2
D E¨ E F
3fr 4fr 5fr
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bbw
w n#nw
w w
w
w bw
w nw
w w
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2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5
B C C© D
4fr 5fr
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w
w w
w ww #w
w
2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5
3 4 5 6
4 5 6 7
A B¨ B C
3fr 4fr 5fr
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ww n##w
ww ww
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5 6 7 8
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 F Shape
F F© G G© A B¨

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2 3fr 4fr 5fr
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w w #w
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0 1
1 2
0 1
2 3
2 3 4 5
3 4 5 6
2 3 4 5
4 5 6 7

D Shape
D E¨ E F F© G

°
4fr 5fr

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

C Shape I IV V chords in A Shape I IV V chords in G Shape I IV V chords in

the key of C the key of C the key of C
C F G C F G C F G

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5fr 5fr 5fr

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3 0 2 3 3 2 7 8 5
0 1 3 3 5 3 8 5 7
0 0 2 4 5 2 7 5 7
0 2 0 5 5 4 5 5 7

F Shape I IV V chords in D Shape I IV V chords in

the key of C the key of C
C F G C F G

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7fr 8fr 7fr 1 0fr 1 0fr 1 0fr

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7 8 10 10 12 10
8 8 7 12 13 10
7 9 7 12 12 11
9 10 7 12 10 12