Breaking these well-known chord shapes down into single notes or triads creates a road map for experimentation, improvisation ...

You may recognise the A and E forms of the CAGED system as your existing 5 and 6 string barre chords. ... Taking a minor chord (In this example, an Am7 played in the thumb and triad style) and ...

It's time to throw some shapes on the fretboard, navigating using the CAGED system, and deploying chord choices that makes players like John Frusciante such great rhythm players ...

This turns the major chord to it’s relative minor. In the case of this chord, it becomes an Amin. ... This inversion roots the major 3rd in the bass but comes from the G form of the CAGED system. In ...