CAGED Basics II | 2 | C Shape
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Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Lesson 2 of CAGED Basics II. Please watch Lesson 1 first.
In this lesson, I'll help you get much more familiar with the relationship between the C shape triad, the A Minor shape triad, and the C shape pentatonic scale. Check out the PDF attached at the bottom of this post.
Each episode of this series has a Lesson section, a Homework section, and a Practice section. My goal with this format is to first get you familiar with the concept in the Lesson section, then let you get to know the concept for yourself in the Homework section, then finally give you something to play that uses the concept in the Practice section. You can find bookmarks embedded in the video above for each section.
Here are the BPM tracks for the Practice section. Keep in mind, to move on to the next lesson, you don't need to be able to play the track faster than 60BPM, but I've provided faster tracks for those of you who might enjoy the challenge.
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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
CAGED Basics II | Lesson 02 | C Shape (current lesson)
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.
After completing this series, you may want to try my CAGED Soloing Series.
Comments
Can’t say enough how wonderful the homework and practice is to driving home the lessons thanks!
Erin
2025-04-11 15:31:44 +0000 UTCYou got it. Thats it
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-11-14 01:54:30 +0000 UTCWow, that is a lot of dots! Tell me does it make sense to say... "every pentatonic pattern has inside it, both a major and its relative minor scale?" Or is there a cleaner way to say this?
Richard Finlay
2023-11-13 22:37:12 +0000 UTCAwesome thank you! Are we gonna study Minor pentatonic as well?
blase.tattoos
2023-08-17 15:50:51 +0000 UTCMajor pentatonic scale
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-08-17 04:00:48 +0000 UTCThanks for this lesson! I have one question, are we learning the major or minor pentatonic scale? For what I understood it’s a major but I want to be sure
blase.tattoos
2023-08-17 02:30:10 +0000 UTCYo Scott, out of curiosity. Wich fingers do you use for each snare? I get conflicts in which fingers should go where. This playin with a pluck is not doable for me cause then I can't pluck 3 strings at the same time. I mean the fingers of your right hand, I was too fast with my question. I did not finish the lesson and in the end you tell how you play. Thanks!
Wouter Driesen
2022-10-23 19:12:05 +0000 UTCWhile I was filling it out? I just watched. Good catch. I did miss one. I'll talk to my editor to get an updated video
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-10-19 19:54:05 +0000 UTCGood call. I should adjust that. The top table is the C Major Scale, and the bottom table is the C Pentatonic Scale
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-10-19 19:51:22 +0000 UTCI think you forgot a G note in the Bb pentatonic in the Homework section.
Escanor
2022-10-19 15:45:05 +0000 UTCThanks for letting me know. I'll fix that soon.
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-10-19 02:03:05 +0000 UTCHi Escanor - These concepts are covered in Music Theory for Guitar. I highly recommend checking that out first!
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-10-19 02:02:53 +0000 UTCOn page 3 of the lesson pdf, I assume that the table contains the C Major Scale and the C Major Pentatonic Scale? It somehow looks if C Major and Pentatonic Scale don't belong together. Maybe use colors to make it clearer it is one sentence?
Escanor
2022-10-18 16:31:58 +0000 UTCKind of embarrassing to ask this, but how is a Key created? Don't really understand how Dm follows after C...
Escanor
2022-10-18 16:26:56 +0000 UTCThere is an error on the first page of the lesson pdf. It says "Below, you can see the A Major Shape on the right", but it should be on the "left" instead.
Escanor
2022-10-18 16:22:01 +0000 UTCI chuckled at the part where it was mentioned that the pentatonic scale makes you sound good even if you didnt know what you're doing. I find it really true
Leon Neri
2022-08-15 13:14:20 +0000 UTCLittle lovely tune an end here to play Mr. Well done. It is exactly what I am into... connecting chords shapes and melody together. I would love to see this also with the modes and more chords progressions on different places on the guitar. I know... the title is "CAGED BASICS". Probably you will bring into the CAGED soloing. I hope! You engaged the fire. Now you have to burn it out. 💥🔥
DeDé
2022-05-25 09:50:15 +0000 UTC
