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Post by michaelm on Jan 4, 2015 19:19:46 GMT
Seeing as it's the new year, here's something I've been meaning to do... There are some things that I just "know" (not necessarily guitar related) having studied/practiced them intensely. When it comes to the guitar, there are things I know - or more accurately I am aware of but don't know them well enough... A while back (some years!), I bought Ernie Hawkins' CAGED dvd's, but there's so much to assimilate, that although I'm aware of what's happening, I have to think and work out what I'm doing. So my New Year's guitar related resolution is to learn this properly (i.e. slowly ). Thought I'd post it here on the off chance anyone else is interested.... Week one: Play C Major Arpeggio by note name and scale degree. ("This".)Play and get used to thinking about the I, IV, V chords in the key of C. A couple of mins of that a day for a few days over the next week will hopefully "bed it in", then I'll try the next chord
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Post by michaelm on Jan 12, 2015 21:00:21 GMT
Back due to underwhelming response Just like last week, take the Amajor Arpeggio, and play both by note and scale degree (1,3,5). ( AMjor Arpeggio PDF) Play and become familiar with the I, IV, V chords in the key of A. "Why am I doing this?"I learned the 1,3,5 Arpeggio and the I, IV, V chords in the Key of C last week, and the same in the key of A this week. Using what (little) theory I know, if I play an A chord, bar it and move it up a fret I get A#, move it up another fret I get B. Move it up another fret, I'm now barring the third fret and playing an "A shape" which just happens to be C major. o now I can play my arpeggio either out of a "C shape" C major, or an "A shape" C Major. C major Arpeggio & "A form" C major Arpeggio. Similarly, in the key of C I play the I, IV, V chords (C, F, G), when barring the third fret I can play the I, IV, V using "A form" C, "D form" F, and "E form" G. Blues in C using both forms. More next week as I learn it myself - stay tuned
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Post by vikingblues on Jan 12, 2015 23:01:58 GMT
I had thought I would take to trying to learn the CAGED system as my best progress in improvised guitar playing has invariably been from teaching where fretboard patterns and shapes were primarily used. But despite several attempts it just fizzled out every time. Good luck with your progress on this Michael - I know of lots of players have found great benefits from it. Mark
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Post by creamburmese on Jan 16, 2015 16:26:53 GMT
I feel like I ought to do this... but I'm currently struggling with some Villa Lobos prelude that is already challenging my ability to move around the fretboard enough... so good luck from the sidelines
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Post by ekhohead on Feb 2, 2015 11:12:54 GMT
I'm a little confused! Is there any difference between an 'A shape' C major and a 'C shape' C major?! Why not just call them an A major and a C major? I feel like I'm missing something!
Let me know if you find it a useful approach.
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 2, 2015 11:50:20 GMT
I believe Michael is referring to -
"A shape" C major is 335553, ie an A major shape (002220)moved up to the third fret, which gives a C major chord.
"C shape" C major is referring to the "usual" first position shape for C major 332010 (or whatever variant you like in this position).
ie different , but familiar shapes to give different inversions of the same chord.
Keith
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Post by ekhohead on Feb 2, 2015 13:22:28 GMT
Ahhh, I see! Yes I get that now. Thanks.
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