Guitar Secrets You Should Know

With this fun but very eye opening article I will reveal to you how to memorize the fret board with these six simple steps, and the best part is that anyone like you can do it. It does not matter if you started playing guitar last year or 14 years ago. This lesson will sky rocket your skill level if you follow it closely. You may already be familiar with this lesson; it is referred to as the caged system. It is created on the open chord shapes of the guitar. The C chord, the A chord, the G chord, the E chord and finally the D chord. Essentially all someone has to do is begin each chord in there open position and then slide the pattern down the guitar neck. It can be a little hard the first time you perform this exercise. You will need to bar the previously open string with your first finger as you slide down the guitar fret board using the various chord shapes. Let us begin at the open C shape which you would perform using your second finger, your ring finger and your pinky. This may feel strange at first but you will need to play the chord this way in order to allow you to bar the previously open string with your index finger as you work your way down the neck. Pay close attention to the root note of each chord, this is not just a finger exercise. The aim of the caged system is for you to picture the notes and chord shapes that are available to you, over the entire fret board.Take your time with this lesson; paying close attention to what notes you are performing and how everything fits together, it is crucial to your progress. Not only will your fingers become more loose but you will also expand your knowledge of the note placements up and down the whole fret board. The next goal is to move to the A major chord shape, first performing in the open pattern and then sliding the pattern up the neck as you did with the C shape. Once again you will be using your first finger to bar all the strings that were previously open as you slide up the fret board. You should find this shape a little easier to fret as you experiment with the various chord positions. The next chord shape is the G major chord pattern and I believe by now you should be understanding the idea of what is coming up. Once again you will use your index finger to fret the open notes up and down the fret board. Once you feel at ease with this pattern move on to the E shape and D shape. This lesson will be quite a struggle for you the second time you try it. But ignore the urge to give quit. It will become simpler for you in time. That is the, caged blueprint taught by guitar teachers all around the world. I suggest you add this exercise into your practice schedule starting right now. In a few short months you will notice a dramatic improvement in both your playing and the way you visualize the notes up and down the fret board.