When we transpose each of the above basic CAGED chord shapes up and down the fret board, we get the following shapes of E major. Note that each chord shape plays only the three notes of the E major triad, viz E-G#-B and with E as the bass note.
1. E major in C major shape, i.e. E major in 4th position,
Played as - x76454:
2. E major in A major shape, i.e. E major in 7th position,
Played as - x79997:
3. E major in G major shape, i.e. E major in 9th position,
Played as - 12-11-9-9-9-12:
4. E major in the E major shape itself, which is in nut (open) position,
Played as - 022100:
5. E major in D major shape, i.e. E major in 2nd position,
Played as - xx2454:
And here is a map of the E 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 G# or B):
Back to Shapes of individual CAGED major chords (CAGED system)
The CAGED System on a Guitar:
1. E major in C major shape, i.e. E major in 4th position,
Played as - x76454:
2. E major in A major shape, i.e. E major in 7th position,
Played as - x79997:
3. E major in G major shape, i.e. E major in 9th position,
Played as - 12-11-9-9-9-12:
4. E major in the E major shape itself, which is in nut (open) position,
Played as - 022100:
5. E major in D major shape, i.e. E major in 2nd position,
Played as - xx2454:
And here is a map of the E 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 G# or B):
Back to Shapes of individual CAGED major chords (CAGED system)
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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