The CAGED Concept

Artist Series: Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham (Lesson 23)

Calum Graham
Standard tuning

= 120
Can move chord up by using 4th, 3rd & 2nd finger...
Scene 1 @ 1:11 - C Arpeggio and Chord

S-Gt

0
1 1
0 0 0
2 2 2
3 3 3

Scene 1 @ 2:13 - Moving the "C" Shape Up the Neck (Using a Bar with 1st Finger)
C D E F G A B C

0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12
1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13
0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12
2 4 6 7 9 11 13 14
3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15

Scene 1 @ 3:27 - Moving the "A" Shape Up the Neck

A B C D E F G A

2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
0 2 3 5 7 8 10 12

Scene 1 @ 4:35 - "G" Shape Moveable Chord

G A B C D E F G

3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15
0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12
0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12
0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12
2 4 6 7 9 11 12 14
3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15

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Scene 1 @ 5:41 - "E" Moveable Shape Chords
E F G A B C D E

0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
1 2 4 6 8 9 11 13
2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14
2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14
0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12

Scene 1 @ 6:35 - "D" Shaped Chords

D E F G A B C D

2 4 5 7 9 11 12 14
3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15
2 4 5 7 9 11 12 14
0 2 3 5 7 9 10 12

Scene 2 @ 0:22 - "D minor" Shapes

Dm Em Fm Gm Am Bm Cm Dm

1 3 4 6 8 10 11 13
3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15
2 4 5 7 9 11 12 14
0 2 3 5 7 9 10 12

*In a major key, the 7th scale degree is typically a half diminished chord, instead of a fully diminished chord.
Scene 2 @ 1:43 - Playing the Chords in the key of D major Using the "D Major & Minor" Shapes
D Em F m G A Bm C dim7* D

2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14
3 5 7 8 10 12 11 15
2 4 6 7 9 11 12 14
0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12

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Scene 2 @ 3:17 - Moveable A Minor Shape Chords
Am Bm Cm Dm Em Fm Gm Am

0 2 3 5 7 8 10 12
1 3 4 6 8 9 11 13
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
0 2 3 5 7 8 10 12

Scene 2 @ 3:38 - Cm Shaped Chords

Cm Dm Em Fm Gm Am Bm Cm

1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13
0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12
1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13
3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15

C shape A shape G shape E shape D shape

Scene 2 @ 4:11 - Various "Open" Chord Shapes at the 7th Fret
G E D B A

7 10 7 9
8 9 7 7 10
7 9 7 8 9
9 9 7 9 7
10 7 9 9
10 7

Scene 2 @ 4:52 - E Minor Shape Moved Up the Neck

Em Fm Gm Am Bm Cm Dm Em

0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14
2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14
0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12

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 C shape A shape G shape E shape D shape
Scene 2 @ 5:40 - Major CAGED Chords at Fifth Position
F D C A G

5 8 5 7
6 7 5 5 8
5 7 5 6 7
7 7 5 7 5
8 5 7 7
8 5

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