THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON EVER: the single piece of knowledge that will change your playing. 

folks, listen to this man right here!

you should have called Mel Bay

Very glad to hear my friend. Be welcome to the channel

Wow ! Hello Kampsen! I'm so glad to read your comment! I do believe this information is a door for all guitar players to understand the instrument and a bit of how music works! Once you diggest that and begin to see it applied in everything, it should enlighten your relationship with music making

You were smart enough to notice, I suggest get over it and use your ears more than your eyes, but your eyes will help too. Break past that frustration.

I wrote in the description this was a 7 string. Next time I'll say it in the video, sorry about that

Yes, the 7 string tripped me up too.

I thought my glasses had gone wonky until I counted the number of tuning keys. Great video, though. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Dave, very glad to know this was helpful

Thank you bro! Welcome to the channel

As a beginner you ar very fortuned to get this knowledge.

Glad it was helpful!

Ditto.

Merci mon ami

Caged is the fretboard, its not a system, its how the guitar can be understood intrinsically, either that or you can take to trying to learn every note visually for years, you crack on with that buddy ! @@TomGibbons-ll2wy

Always welcome!

Hey man it really makes me glad to hear that!

Ah thanks man.. you're just being nice.. this channel would not be if it wasnt for you my friend

Sure thing! There are many vídeo lessons here in the channel... subacribe a choose your subject!

Welcome bro! It will turn the light on

Welcome my.friend

Thank you much man! I do offer lessons online

Olhaa que surpresa my noble! Saudades do irmão

Thank you so much García.. trying to do a good job

Go for it!

Right on I agree

Same here!

Thank you! Be welcome my friend! Make sure to check the music vídeos made with that 7 string here in the channel!

Why would that matter, there is no right or wrong way of playing as long as it sounds okay!

Some of the most iconic solos are just simple, pentatonic scales. Less is more.

Understanding how each of the 12 notes _feel_ against the chord you are playing over _and_ the key you are playing in is the key. How they feel and where they lead you in terms of the next note. That suddenly opens things up so you can not only explore that _extended harmony_ but it also gives you an _exit strategy_ when you hit a _spicy note_ If you want to sound more melodic in your playing, look at using the third of the chord. That’s what makes the chord sound major or minor. Works especially well on chord 5 as that is the note below the root note of the key you are in. It will push the melody to resolution. It gives the melody a sweetness and tension all at once.

@@MidlifeRenaissanceMan thanks, I do that often. I need to get more discipline and learn more technical things instead of just jammin. I enjoy it and it's fun, I'm not gigging or anything like that so it's about joy in the end. I have enough knowledge to have fun. I even bought a sunburst 1961 American vintage ii strat to give myself the motivation but nope 😂. Still too lazy, one day I guess? I've had my made in Japan 62 sunburst reissue strat since 99 and its given me so much through the years.

@@rickysubie it’s all about having fun. I only took up guitar, as a performance instrument just on 11 years ago, in my 40s. Working on my singing now. Played bass for decades though, so I had experience working at a professional level I tend to practice my craft rather than just learn songs or tricks. More working on how to adapt and integrate something into my playing, discovering how to make something stick, or work out a melody through some chord changes that makes for a tasty and more textured feel. While I rarely use theory to guide me, I’ll use it far more often to analyse and give language to what I’ve played. A few well placed interesting notes can more than make up for a flurry of minor pentatonic notes.

Haha, if you say so bro...

Welcome friend

Welcome bro. Hope it helps!

Caged is king, brother.

Of course my friend. It will be a pleasure to take you on as a student. Just send me a message. Heres my whatsapp 55 48 99967 1344. Or reach me through Instagram.

I know there was a bit a echo there, but to say you cant understand me, thats pushing it

Sorry I wanted to hear, understand and take away from your wise words. I meant no disrespect, just trying to make you aware that some of us (me 74 y/o) older musicians may not have the best hearing anymore. @@FelipeCoelhoGuitar

My aunt made is for me by hand. Isn't it precious?

True. I mentioned it on the description though ! Thank you my friend

Oh, in the description! Oh, right, right, right. Good for you boyo 👍. Write it down. Why say it IN THE VIDEO? Everybody wants to read when they’re searching for videos.

Well just by trying its already an exercise. And also you dont necessarily have to play the entire shape. The point is to know where the chord tones are. One if you have just three notes, one T, one 3 and one 5th, its already enough

Do what you can bro! Congrats on your bravery

I think tô Master means to understand it, to speak through it, to Express yourself through it wihthout it being an obstacle but rather a tool. I invite you to check some of the performances and compositions in this channel

@@FelipeCoelhoGuitar But where should we define the boundaries of when one "understands" and does not understand, that is what I was thinking about with mastery, that no one understands all. Surely mastery is higher than competency or fluency, just as a language competency in English language is not as capable as fluency in the English language, but someone with a Bachelors degree, or...😐Masters degree, Doctorate or Post Doctorate in the English language is on another higher level. So it seems to me that these things must be relative to those most capable, those who have been the most competent of humanity. I kind of think of it more as the quest to gain competency, and then fluency in a language. Mastery being on a different broader level which also pertains to learning broader knowledge of language itself and overall, because comparison is needed so too bilingualism I would think be needed to be a master.

Yes I meant to say A shape* !! I am playing C major, you are correct, using the "A" caged system shape

@@FelipeCoelhoGuitar I see... and thanks for your valued vids...

I agree man. I fix that problem for the next vídeo. Thank you for your honest and construtive observation

I have no idea what you are talking about. Go ahea and set your action low then and see if your playing gets any better

SO TRUE!!!! I forgot to say that

That caught me out too .

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The diagram doesn't make any references about fret numbers. Only shape, and it identifies R, 3rd, 5th. You are right about the 8th fret. Nowhere in the video it says 7th fret

Yes I realize that and will make it better

Yes to all questions

It's also about positioning, say you want to play B-major and Eb-minor back to back. If you play B-major in the E-shape and the Eb-minor in the A-shape you don't have to jump up and down the fretboard between the chords like if you were to play both chords in the A-shape.

@@kebb0 great! thanks all I have a long journey ahead of me! :) If anyone could post links of players who use the caged system on youtube that would be great to see how it is used in practice.

@@stevenponte6655 Hmmm, from my understanding (I think differently from CAGED-system as a guitarist) every guitarist use the CAGED-system whether they're aware of it or not technically. It's a tool more than a technique kind of. If you want to relate to piano, I'd see the CAGED-system as inversions on the piano, where instead of only the 1st and 2nd inversions you have 3 more inversions. Just remember that guitar works different from piano and you only have to memorize those 5 shapes and you can use them anywhere on the neck.

Hey brother! I dont have a book. But I do offer private lessons online

Ir wasnt on purpose. I didnt even think about it. But wrote in the description

@@FelipeCoelhoGuitar Oh yes, I took a second look and found it in the description, but if you could make it show in the visible part of the video title, it'll catch everyone's eye in an instant. Anyhow, I've seen guitars with extra strings, but I'm not entirely convinced more strings are always the way to go. Check out what this fellow does with the 'Tanbur.' Now, the 'Tanbur,' being a Kurdish/Persian instrument, typically has just three strings - one for melodies (the lower two strings are tuned to the same note with a range of about an octave and a half), and the upper string acts as a bass, often played open. Anyway, I gotta say, give this man, Sohrab Pournazeri, an instrument with more strings, like a guitar, because he's absolutely slaying the 'Tanbour! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RhaA9S5H6cM.html

Wont help reading music, but understsnd what you are playing when you read Yes. Unless you are one of those who like to memorize pieces without even knowing what chords are being played