CAGED – 12 Must Have Triads

[Laurel C]

Hi Am’ers,

This a visual overview in finding the connection of these 12 Must Have Triads on the fretboard using the A, C and E Shapes. Just knowing how Triads can be unpacked into digestible parts can make make it easier to connect the dots when you know what you have to play with.

In Summary:
These triads can be divided up into 6 Major Triads and 6 Minor Triads.
The Major Triads consist of: 2 x A Shape – 2 x C Shape – 2 x E Shape.
The Minor Triads consist of: 2 x Am Shape – 2 x Cm Shape – 2 x Em Shape.

The video will demonstrate how these triads fit into these 3 shapes from CAGED, and also their respective scales. It will also cover how this effects the overlap when using the D and C Shape scales and the A and G Shape scales when using the A-C-E shape triads.

Also attached are two PDF’s complementary to the lesson and for further use.

[JoeD1]

Excellent lesson Laurel…thanks very much.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Laurel C]

Thanks Joe, appreciate it. Thanks for receiving it in the spirit it was given.

[JoeD1]

Also, I enhanced the diagram you sent me. I made it fit an 8.5″ x 14″ paper and added intervals and notes. I thought you might like to see a copy I’ve attached.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Laurel C]

That’s great Joe. Having one that includes the intervals also helps especially with Brian’s latest lesson ML136 on highlighting knowing the intervals. It all helps to make that connectivity, thanks for sharing this.

[Michael Krailo]

I totally understand that diagram, but boy was it confusing when I first saw it. Brian talks about five basic patterns, not 10 as shown in the diagram. I get it, but it would be much better if it was explained that the pattern that root notes makes alone is the real underlying connecting structural pattern and CAGED pattern #2 maj pentatonic fits over CAGED pattern #1 minor pentatonic perfectly over that underlying structure. I don’t think I ever saw Brian describe it the way it’s shown in that diagram in any of his lessons. Maybe I missed it. I have seen many other guitar teachers teach it that way though.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

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