Summary of How CAGED opens up your fretboard - Dr. Molly Miller | Pickup Music
Summary
In the video titled "How CAGED opens up your fretboard," Dr. Molly Miller provides an overview of the CAGED system, a method for guitar players to navigate the fretboard using five chord shapes: C, A, G, E, and D. She explains that these shapes can be moved up the neck to play chords in any key, using the example of playing C chords in different shapes. The CAGED system helps players visualize the fretboard, breaking it down into interconnected shapes rather than just focusing on individual notes.
Dr. Miller emphasizes that the CAGED system is not just about playing the shapes perfectly but about understanding how they connect and how to visualize the fretboard. She encourages players to explore the shapes and their connections, noting that each shape is based on familiar open chords. The video includes exercises to help viewers practice identifying and playing these shapes and their roots.
Overall, the CAGED system serves as a powerful tool for guitarists to enhance their playing and improvisation skills by providing a framework for understanding the fretboard.
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— 04:46 — « The CAGED system is not about playing these shapes perfectly up and down your guitar neck, it is about how to see the fretboard, it's unlocking the neck so you can move seamlessly from one end to the other in any key. »
— 05:41 — « This doesn't have to be perfect, don't get stressed out about making sure every note is perfect; more so what's important is that you can visualize it. »