CAGED Basics II | Lesson 03 | A Shape (Patreon)

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Hi Everyone,

Welcome to Lesson 3 of CAGED Basics II! Here is a link to Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 if you need a review!

Check the chapter markers on the video above for the Lesson, Homework, and Practice sections and download the PDFs at the bottom of this post.

In this video, I break down the A Shape, it's relative minor shape (the G minor shape), and how the A Shape Pentatonic scale overlays on top. There is a huge difference between knowing your pentatonic scales vs seeing how they interact with the CAGED System. As this lesson continues, I hope you start to appreciate how the CAGED System helps music theory come to life on the guitar neck.

Here are the BPM play-along tracks for the practice section. Remember, you don't HAVE to go faster than 60BPM to move on to the next lesson, but I've provided faster tracks if you want the practice:

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Also keep in mind, you don't need to play along for the entire duration of the track! You only need to play the 8 measure tune laid out in the Practice PDF below. The practice tracks loop over and over for practice.

CAGED Basics II:
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 11 | Full Circle
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 10 | Pentatonic Pit Stop
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 09 | D Shape
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 08 | Pentatonic Pit Stop
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 07 | E Shape
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 06 | Pentatonic Pit Stop
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 05 | G Shape
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 04 | Pentatonic Pit Stop
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 03 | A Shape (current lesson)
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 02 | C Shape
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 01 | Overview

If you've got questions, eureka moments, or you'd like to share a clip of your progress on the play along tracks, do so on the community forum.