Work with the patterns, and soon you’ll be able to choose how you want to play a chord, to make quicker chord changes, create chord melodies, move bass lines, and make other artistic choices. The CAGED system lets you play the same chord in different places on the neck, by changing the chord shape and the fret.
How to Use CAGED for Any Major Chord on Baritone Uke Use the word CAGED to remember the order. See the diagram below to use all five shapes to play a C major chord. Or, play a C major by using the A shape on 3rd fret. Play a C major by using the open C shape on the “zero” fret. Change the shape as you change frets to play the same chord in a different way. Move the same shape up two more frets to play an E major, and so on.Ģ. Move the C major shape from the open position to the 2nd fret to play a D major chord. Use the same shape on different frets to play different chords. There are two ways to use moveable chords on a stringed instrument:ġ. The stars of Orion rise in the east, move across the sky, and set in the west, but they always form the shape of the Hunter relative to each other.
The pitch changes (higher or lower), but the relationship between the notes stays the same. The chord quality - major, minor, major seventh, dominant seventh, and so on - doesn’t change when you use a moveable shape. Remember that a major chord shape will always give you a major chord, regardless of where you move it. Two Best Ways to Use Moveable Chord Shapes on Baritone Ukulele Just slide your hand up the fretboard one or two frets for each change. You won’t need to change the position of your hand and fingers. Each fret is a half-step higher in pitch. The pattern continues all the way to the end of the fretboard. Below, we see how to play all four chords with the same shape: Here’s how:Ībove, we see these four chords played in “first position,” they way we learn them when we first pick up a bariton uke. But what if you could play both F major and A major with the same chord shape? In fact, you can use the same shape to play E major, F, major, G major, and A major (and more). Changing back and forth between the F shape and another shape, say the A shape, can be even more awkward. Most beginners find the F shape to be challenging at first.
Why bother with the CAGED pattern at all? Why would you need four or five ways to play the same chord? The top reason for beginners is faster, easier, smoother chord changes. Why Learn More Than One Way to Play a Chord?