Am Pentatonic in Five "CAGED" Positions - Lead Guitar Licks Lesson

Rob, where can I find the tabs for the licks for the E minor pentatonic positions on the neck?

For me, this is the Holy Grail lesson. Thanks, Rob

Well done Rob! I am a huge fan of the CAGED system as a way to explain the logic of the fretboard. I'd love more of these - especially a simple explanation of the differences and similarities between CAGED minor and major patterns...

Philip Corlis

Makes a lot of sense Rob. Using the scales up and down the fretboard makes it so much easier now. Thanks so much for the presentation and there's a lot of practicing ahead. Have a great day.

Thanks for the extra help, Rob. So are CAGED positions just about the maj chord shapes in each position, not the minor shapes? Are positions then for CAGED associated with positions on the fret board, like Open position, fifth position (starting at the 5th fret), etc? I'm not quite sure I understand how "the lowest note in the chord is its new root" works in CAGED. Does that mean the new root is for a next say C maj chord moving up the neck? Sorry if I'm asking too much, but things are getting clearer because of you!

It seems to me like you are getting it! The basic idea is that every major and minor chord can be played in the five CAGED positions. The lowest note in the chord is it's new root. So there is a difference between saying "Cmaj chord" and "Cmaj shape." The C shape can be used to play any of the 12 major chords in existence.

A really powerful lesson, Rob, especially along with the pdf. I've struggled with the CAGED concept for some time. Just to be sure, Am or A maj in the C position takes on a C chord shape although not exactly as it would fall if played in the Open position (the first 3 frets)? When you said that each Am and A maj chord in the lesson is transposed to each of the CAGED shapes, I think something clicked, assuming that I was correct. It was absolutely awesome that you combined the fret board and intervals info here too. It's starting to add up!