Shapes of A major chord (CAGED system)

When we transpose each of the above basic CAGED chord shapes up and down the fret board, we get the following shapes of A major. Note that each chord shape plays only the three notes of the A major triad, viz A-C#-E and with A as the bass note.

1. A major in C major shape, i.e. A major in 9th position,
Played as - 9-12-11-9-10-9:

2. A major as the A major shape itself, which is A major in nut (open) position,
Played as - x02220:

3. A major in G major shape, i.e. A major in 2nd position,
Played as - 542225:

4. A major in E major shape, i.e. A major in 5th position,
Played as - 577655:

5. A major in D major shape, i.e. A major in 7th position,
Played as - x-x-7-9-10-9:

And here is a map of the A notes on the fret board to help you understand how they all fit together (the red notes everywhere are E notes and the black ones are C# or E notes):

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The CAGED System on a Guitar:

• Introduction to the CAGED system
• Fretboard layout
• Bar chords and movable shapes
• The basic 5 CAGED shapes
• CAGED Major chords: C Major, A Major, G Major, E Major, D Major
• Non-CAGED Major chords : F major, B major, C#, Eb, etc
• Principle of CAGED system
• CAGED Minor chords
• Fretboard note map
• Extended guitar chords

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