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Interactive CAGED System Visualizer

Connect open chord grips (C, A, G, E, D) to movable scale patterns and triad inversions across the entire guitar neck. Strum chord shapes, arpeggiate notes, and unlock complete fretboard freedom.

1. Select Root Pitch

Key Center:C Major

2. Choose CAGED Form (Neck Position)
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🎸 Fretboard Map: C Shape (C Major)Pentatonic Box 5

Primary root located on string A (2th string).

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Top 3-String TriadStrings 1-2-3 (E-B-G)

1st Inversion (3rd in bass)

Interval Formula: 5th - Root - 3rd

Warm, melodic triad voicing frequently used by Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, and Eric Clapton for vocal-like fills.

Fretboard Superpower & Applications

Why Master the C Shape?

  • ✓Unlocks beautiful open-string and partial triad arpeggios on top 3 strings.
  • ✓Perfect for sliding double-stops and country/R&B hammer-on embellishments.
  • ✓Directly links downward into the D shape and upward into the A shape.
Heard In Classic Riffs & Solos:
🎸 Under the Bridge (Intro)🎸 Castles Made of Sand🎸 Little Wing
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The 5 Interlocking Shapes

The letters C-A-G-E-D spell out the exact order that chord shapes appear as you move up the neck for any key. Once you hit the D shape, the sequence loops back to the C shape an octave higher.

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Chord-to-Scale Bridge

Every CAGED shape directly overlays one of the 5 Major Pentatonic boxes. If you can see the chord shape under your fingers, you will never get lost while improvising solos.

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Triads Cut Through the Mix

Don't just play full 6-string barre chords. Isolating the top 3 strings of each CAGED form gives you nimble 3-note triads (Root Position, 1st & 2nd Inversions) ideal for funk, R&B, and rock fills.

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