Fantastic video. Great examples and to the point❤ P.S. this is exactly how I play “save tonight” during performances. Closed and muted bar chords for verses and open for chorus
Thanks Benny. I’m the world’s worst guitar player but this is hugely useful for me for songwriting. I’ve just about mastered the E form and that’s it except for the cowboy chords.
@@htws Hmmm, I find the term quite derogatory. Accomplished guitarists tend to look down on lesser musicians, who only play open chords. Some of the greatest songwriters have written hundreds, maybe thousands, of songs using only "cowboy" chords. Think Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and many many more
You're amazing! Thank you for sharing ur knowledge!!!!!!!!! :) Your attention to detail in the editing and even providing a pdf for us is much appreciated!!!! It all rly helps convey the information is an easy-to-understand way!
You are most welcome, glad you found the information helpful. And thanks for your support and feedback on the editing, really appreciate it! Let us know if you’re interested in specific topics or types of content and we’ll see what we can do.
If I remember correctly this is the video where I learned CAGED from. Thank you! It changed my playing forever. It even helped me learn and understand the mandolin and banjo too. On another note do you happen to have an affordable slide guitar you recommend? I'm really just looking for something that'll stay in tune. I really appreciate the work you two do and how much you've taught me!
Delighted to hear that this video was useful for you! With regards to a slide guitar, are you referring to a bottleneck style slide (like a regular guitar) or a slide guitar you play on your lap (lap steel, Dobro) ?
@@serbianhammer in that case, the 'regal black lightning' is a great slide and very affordable - sounds even better if you spend an extra $50 and get a Beard cone put in it
The problem with systems is you become trapped in the cage. almost all my tunes you can play a minor blues pentatonic scale over you end up writing the same song over and over.
The caged system shows you where the chords are in a Diatonic Key. Many powerful songs have been written using Diatonic Keys but one thing you can do with a minor 3 chord is flatten it and make it major. One of the things you can do is play the 5th of the 5 chord to the 5 of the key before going back to the 1. Knowing the caged system means you also know how to play outside of the Diatonic Keys and make more interesting music. You are stifling your own creativity, the caged system is not doing that. Learn Creep and watch how Radiohead plays the 4 chord, a major chord, then changes that same chord to minor. It's called a Plagal Cadence and is ubiquitous in music. Use these in your own songs and you will bring new life to them.
If you do not have enough flexibility in your ring finger to hold down three strings (e.g., D, B, and G strings) without touching other strings, then this system is not for you, especially chords derived from the A position.
Great video.Thanks for the lesson.
Fantastic video. Great examples and to the point❤
P.S. this is exactly how I play “save tonight” during performances. Closed and muted bar chords for verses and open for chorus
Thanks Benny. I’m the world’s worst guitar player but this is hugely useful for me for songwriting. I’ve just about mastered the E form and that’s it except for the cowboy chords.
Thanks Tim. I love the term ‘cowboy chords’ - I might make a video with that in the title
@@htws Hmmm, I find the term quite derogatory. Accomplished guitarists tend to look down on lesser musicians, who only play open chords. Some of the greatest songwriters have written hundreds, maybe thousands, of songs using only "cowboy" chords. Think Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and many many more
You're amazing! Thank you for sharing ur knowledge!!!!!!!!! :) Your attention to detail in the editing and even providing a pdf for us is much appreciated!!!! It all rly helps convey the information is an easy-to-understand way!
You are most welcome, glad you found the information helpful. And thanks for your support and feedback on the editing, really appreciate it!
Let us know if you’re interested in specific topics or types of content and we’ll see what we can do.
If I remember correctly this is the video where I learned CAGED from. Thank you! It changed my playing forever. It even helped me learn and understand the mandolin and banjo too.
On another note do you happen to have an affordable slide guitar you recommend? I'm really just looking for something that'll stay in tune. I really appreciate the work you two do and how much you've taught me!
Delighted to hear that this video was useful for you! With regards to a slide guitar, are you referring to a bottleneck style slide (like a regular guitar) or a slide guitar you play on your lap (lap steel, Dobro) ?
@@htws Lap steel.
@@serbianhammer in that case, the 'regal black lightning' is a great slide and very affordable - sounds even better if you spend an extra $50 and get a Beard cone put in it
Good stuff as always, Benny.
Thanks Stephen, really appreciate the support!
The problem with systems is you become trapped in the cage. almost all my tunes you can play a minor blues pentatonic scale over you end up writing the same song over and over.
The caged system shows you where the chords are in a Diatonic Key. Many powerful songs have been written using Diatonic Keys but one thing you can do with a minor 3 chord is flatten it and make it major. One of the things you can do is play the 5th of the 5 chord to the 5 of the key before going back to the 1. Knowing the caged system means you also know how to play outside of the Diatonic Keys and make more interesting music. You are stifling your own creativity, the caged system is not doing that. Learn Creep and watch how Radiohead plays the 4 chord, a major chord, then changes that same chord to minor. It's called a Plagal Cadence and is ubiquitous in music. Use these in your own songs and you will bring new life to them.
If you do not have enough flexibility in your ring finger to hold down three strings (e.g., D, B, and G strings) without touching other strings, then this system is not for you, especially chords derived from the A position.