All 5 CAGED Scale Forms w/ Play Along

CAGED Major Pentatonic- Practicing All 5 forms:

Once you’ve learned how to play each of the 5 forms correctly it is time to practice them all together.  This will really give you a sense of the bigger picture.  In order to be ready for this exercise you should already be relatively comfortable with all 5 forms of this scale including their shape, associated name and fingerings.

Pay close attention to:

1. Correct fingerings.  Form the correct habits now and you’ll save yourself a lot of work later on.
2. Picking Pattern.  I suggest that you alternate pick.  Start with a down and alternate the whole time.  If you have trouble with this you can try all down strokes until you’re comfortable with alternating.
3. Stay in rhythm.  If you can’t keep up you may need to spend some time at a slower tempo with the metronome.  Or even better get a Slow Downer app that will allow you to take the track I’ve provided and slow it to a more appropriate tempo for you personally.  I’ve provided a link to the one I use at the bottom of this lesson.

Here is how you should play this exercise:

Here is how the music above should sound.  Try it with this a few times first and then move on to the Play along track below when you think you’ve got it.

Here is a play along for it in D Major.  If you can play it with this you’ve got a good handle on all 5 scale forms.  If you really want to have some fun try also improvising over this track.  Use your favorite form or try all 5!

*If you are having trouble with the tempo here is a great program that will allow you to slow it down or speed it up to your liking.  There are other apps like it .  This is the one I use on a daily basis. It is for Android but there is also one for MAC too.

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