The C Shape, an Octave Up: The CAGED System (Scale 7 of 7)

Scale 7 of 7The CAGED System

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No 7 The C Shape, an Octave Up

Frets: 12-15 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7

The C Shape repeated at the 12th fret, C major scale, Fretly rendering

Here the system closes. Fret 12 is the octave, so it behaves exactly like fret 0: the C shape returns, note for note, one octave higher. Compare this board with shape 1 and you see the same pattern, moved 12 frets along.

That is the whole point of CAGED. Five shapes cover the neck, and then they repeat for as long as the frets last.

The C major chord grip for this CAGED position — The chord form this position is built around

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Backing tracks

Jam this scale over these. They open on the track page.

C major scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

How to play this position

How the CAGED 'C' chord shape connects

Triads

CC, E, G Csus2C, D, G Csus4C, F, G DmD, F, A Dsus2D, E, A Dsus4D, G, A EmE, G, B Esus4E, A, B FF, A, C Fsus2F, G, C GG, B, D Gsus2G, A, D Gsus4G, C, D AmA, C, E Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E BdimB, D, F

Seventh chords

Cmaj7C, E, G, B C6C, E, G, A Cmaj7sus4C, F, G, B Dm7D, F, A, C Dm6D, F, A, B D7sus4D, G, A, C Em7E, G, B, D E7sus4E, A, B, D Fmaj7F, A, C, E Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E F6F, A, C, D G7G, B, D, F G6G, B, D, E G7sus4G, C, D, F Am7A, C, E, G A7sus4A, D, E, G Bm7b5B, D, F, A

This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly