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Minor and Major CAGED/Scales Overlap?

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Hi Tomo,

I've been working on Major CAGED as in your video but since I've also been doing major and minor triads on all strings I started to see how they could connect with each other.

So, I noticed for example that the Am CAGED form appears to overlap onto the C CAGED form. Not exactly overlap but definitely the scale pentatonic and major/minor scales yet with different notes depending on if you are doing the minor or major of what ever key. Then as I continued I saw that the A major CAGED form scale wise not triad or arpeggios seems to map on to the G minor CAGED form in the sense I talked about. I've been learning the arpeggios in each of the forms, the triads forms that correspond and then the scales in major or minor.

So, is that correct? It appears to work out and I've checked to see that that the relative major and minor overlap as well. So, when I played the D major form the minor form is Bm and again it appears to check out. Would I be moving in the correct direction? If so, nice!, and where could I go as move on from there? If not where might those connections lie?

Thanks for your time in answering! Cheers!

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CAGED Forms are based on Major chords so I only think Major chords, Major Scales and Major Pentatonic.

When I think minor triads, minor scale, minor pentatonic. It's different subject so I only think about minor.

Your way is typical visual player who wants mix things. So be careful!

Thank you.

Tomo

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Thanks for your reply! What do you mean by visual player? As in someone who likes to visualize their learning? If that is what you mean you got me down perfectly. When I am trying to sleep at night and relax I often review with my eyes closed and definitely start to visualize what I've been learning. Tonight I'll be visualizing the Drop 2 dominant, major and minor 7th chords lol!

And I will be ultra careful as it can easy to mix them up, for sure!

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Tomo Fujita

You're very welcome! A little more visual & too much thinking & expecting answers (Way too smart to think about guitar playing)
I don't mean anything too specific. It's all in general. To visualize with the sounds & intervals then good! But if you write any shapes down on papers... then no good! Good job! I love R 5 b7 M3 voicing!

Good job!

Tomo

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Tomo Fujita

Good job! Thank you for asking!

CAGED system is all about triads based on chord forms. So main purpose is to teach someone quick as shapes so those who just learn shapes... they will stay in same place! Unless someone took this into more depths with intervals, inversions etc. Once it's based on shapes strongly.... not so great (as results)

1) Root 6th string:
a) Lower part as G form and you can play Major scale, Major Pentatonic
b) Higher part as E form and you can play Major scale, Major pentatonic

2) Root 5th string:
q) Lower part as C form and you can play Major scale, Major Pentatonic
b) Hight part as A form and you can play Major scale, Major Pentatonic

3) Be creative around D form.
a) You can mix D form & C form
b) You can mix E form & D form

Any events, it's better not to write any shapes down.
Once you do... you are following shapes! You will stay in same place!

Thank you.

Tomo

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Thanks I'm not just visualizing shapes, I'm also learning the scales, intervals, triads and arpeggios inside both minor and major CAGED. It's fun to make connections but I am heeding your advice sensei! :)

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Tomo Fujita

Thanks for sharing! With all the details, the sound & all intervals... Good job!

Thank you.

Tomo

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