Shapes of D 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 D major. Note that each chord shape plays only the three notes of the D major triad, viz D-F#-A and with D as the bass note.

1. D major in C major shape, i.e. D major in 2nd position,
Played as - x54232:

2. D major in A major shape, i.e. D major in 5th position,
Played as - x57775:

3. D major in G major shape, i.e. D major in 7th position,
Played as - 10-9-7-7-7-10:

4. D major in E major shape, i.e. D major in 10th position,
Played as - 10-12-12-11-10-10:

5. D major in D major shape itself, which is in nut (open) position,
Played as - xx0232:

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

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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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