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Wolf Marshall’s GUIDE TO C-A-G-E-DThe C-A-G-E-D System is a useful method for organizing all styles of music on the guitar. It is based on five essential guitar chordforms found in the first position: C, A, G, E and D.
The C-A-G-E-D System provides a simple way of grouping melodies with their related chord shapes. That is useful for understandingthe physical structure of guitar harmony, hearing note–to–chord relationships, and using chords and licks purposefully in your music.
Wolf Marshall is internationally acclaimed as guitarist, authorand educator. Through his many products and recordings, Wolf has attained a worldwide following and status and has been listened to and watched by generations of aspiring and professional guitarists. Wolf is on the faculty of UCLA and has performed with Kenny Burrell, Burt Bacharach, BB King, and many others. He leads his own groups in the Southern California area.www.wolfmarshall.com
Watch Wolf Marshall demonstrate the different shapes ofthe C-A-G-E-D system by scanning theQR code on the leftor go to daddario.com.
C
A
G
E
D
3
5
G G
G E
B
C
3
5
G E
E
C
C
3
5
BE E
EB
G
3
5
D
A
D
F
3
5
A
A
E
E C
12
15
E
E
C
C
3
5
C G
ECG
3
5
G D
E A
A AD
C G
ECG
3
5
DF
E A
A AD
F
B
B
G C G
ECG
9
7
C
C
CG
G
E
9
12
C
C
E
12
15
EE
A
D GG
E
C
C
12
15
E
F
G
F
G
E
E
C
C D
AB
5
7
G EC
C
E
C
A
A
AD
D
G
5
7
A A
BB
GF
D G EC
B
DAE
C C
9
7
C
C
CG
G
E
AB
B
D DAF
BDE
F
9
12
C
C
E
A
AE
F F
B
D
D
D G F
B E9
12
C
C
E
A
A
D
E
E
D
D
G
9
7
C
C
CG
G
E
A
A
D
DD
E
ChordsLinked UpC / G / D
ParentOpen
Chords
MajorPentatonic
Scales
MajorScales
Shapesin C
ChordsLinked UpA / E / C
5
7
G E
E
C C
C
F
GG G
G GDA
F
G BDA
EG
15
12
9
7
5
3
15
12
9
7
5
3 C G
G EC
C
CG
CG
E
C
C
E
E
C
C
E
C C
C
C
E
CG E
E
G G
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