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1. Is caged system good?
2. What does the caged system do?
3. What is wrong with the caged system?
4. Is the caged system the same as pentatonic?

Is caged system good?

The CAGED system is worth learning because it brings the fretboard into order by providing a pattern. It increases the speed at which one learns and memorizes chords including the process of learning the major scale. Thus making learning other scales or modes a much more efficient process.

What does the caged system do?

The CAGED system works by using common open chord shapes to map out the guitar neck into five distinct sections. It helps simplify the fretboard by revealing the relationship between common open chord shapes and note/interval arrangement on the guitar.

What is wrong with the caged system?

Problem #1: The CAGED system makes it harder to develop your guitar speed… and makes it impossible to reach your maximum speed potential. Picking motions are inconsistent as you move from string to string. This inconsistency requires more muscle memory training to play guitar accurately at fast speeds.

Is the caged system the same as pentatonic?

The CAGED scale shapes are scale shapes built around the chord shapes. You can build a pentatonic scale or the full diatonic scale around the chord shapes, so no, CAGED is not the same thing as pentatonic scale shapes, but you can build the pentatonic scales around the CAGED chord shapes.