...for those who are curious, here's the foundation of the the CAGED chord system



...the RED/PINK indicate the ROOT notes in each of the chord-shapes (key-of-C example); the BLACK indicate the other Major triad notes in the respective chord-shape.

...notice how each ROOT note (on E6, A5 and D4 strings) has two possible directions: UP (R-to-5) and DOWN (R-to-3)!

Old tele man I have read your post and I think its great thank you  but way over my head would it be possible that you could start a tread for beginners on theory im sure loads of people would appreciate it thanks for all the efforts thus far

beth -- are you interested in the CAGED system, music theory in general, or both?  My first question to you is which do you prefer playing: single-notes (melody) or strumming chords (rhythm)?

wow never knew there was so many parts to theory whats the difference  and as for what i like playing i like playing chords but on my electric i wont to get into lead  if thats single notes (melody) would be so great to get some help

beth -- do you want to continue into "theory" in this posting, or would you prefer that we begin in a new posting? That way the "title" might help others who are interested...because CAGED isn't about theory but about chord "shapes" being movable.

...I'm a rhythm person, who worked into chordal jazz, which is where the melody notes are played "out of" the chords...so, the whole song ends up being played as chords, with LOT's and LOT's of chord changes being made in order to get the melody note played as the last (highest) note played.

...as you can imagine, this is NOT a style of music for fast-paced rock-n-roll, but rather medium to slow songs.

...however, the music theory about those notes *IS* the same for melody or rhythm.

what do you think i should do  i did'nt know what caged was about but after you explain i think it would help or should i go  into theory like does theory cover caged sorry im bad ok what ever you say we will do and yes start a new posting if we are doing theory thankyou
lets go im excited and ready

beth wrote:

i did'nt know what caged was about but after you explain i think it would help

...take a look at this lesson about CAGED: http://www.gnat-notes.com/lessons/caged/

...and let me know if it makes sense to you or not.

...like I said, CAGED is mostly about "how" the 5 different chord-"shapes" are movable up/down the neck; knowing the 5 different "shapes" is very useful because it provides you with five "alternate" ways (and sometimes more) of playing each chord.

i know the chords but not a lot of sence oops

what is ment by voicing i can See where they are similar but not sure whats going on are they like barre chords

may be we should start a new post on theory first

...the definition of a chord is three or more notes sounded simultaneously.

...a "voicing" is playing the same chord notes, but in different order. For instance, the simplest chord contains only three notes (called a "triad"): a ROOT(R), a THIRD(3), and a FIFTH(5). So, the different voicings possible are:

R, 3, 5 <---the "standard" bass to treble chord
3, 5, R <---the 1st "inversion" or voicing
5, R, 3 <---the 2nd "inversion" or voicing

...we'll begin with a new posting called "Music Theory 101," OK?

that would be great  oh thank you so much for taking your time