The CAGED octaves system employs five octave shapes:-

• 5Cm2 - Cm chord shape with root notes on string numbers 5 and 2
• 5Am3 - Am chord shape with root notes on string numbers 5 and 3
• 6Gm3Gm1 - Gm chord shape with root notes on string numbers 6, 3 and 1
• 6Em4Em1 - Em chord shape with root notes on string numbers 6, 4 and 1
• 4Dm2 - Dm chord shape with root notes on string numbers 4 and 2

Where two of the shapes are double octaves:-

• 6Gm3Gm1 - Gm chord shape with root notes on string numbers 6, 3 and 1
• 6Em4Em1 - Em chord shape with root notes on string numbers 6, 4 and 1

These two shapes can be further broken down so that a total of seven single octave shapes are generated:-

• 5Cm2 - Cm chord shape with root notes on string numbers 5 and 2
• 5Am3 - Am chord shape with root notes on string numbers 5 and 3
• 6Gm3 - Gm partial chord shape with root notes on string numbers 6 and 3
• 3Gm1 - Gm partial chord shape with root notes on string numbers 3 and 1
• 6Em4 - Em partial chord shape with root notes on string numbers 6 and 4
• 4Em1 - Em partial chord shape with root notes on string numbers 4 and 1
• 4Dm2 - Dm chord shape with root notes on string numbers 4 and 2

To explore the CAGED octaves (single) method as a whole (using an A natural root note) click on the links below:-

• Am CAGED octaves (single)
  
• Am root inversion arpeggio
• A natural minor scale
• A pentatonic minor scale

Enjoy the playing.

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CAGED octaves (single) is demonstrated using A natural
as the root note.

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Adobe PDF document is available for CAGED octaves (single) using A natural as the root note.

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Guitar Pro 5 tablature is available
for CAGED octaves (single)
using A natural as the root note.

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The A minor root inversion arpeggios are demonstrated using the
CAGED octaves (single) method.

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Adobe PDF document is available
for the A minor root inversion arpeggios linked using the
CAGED octaves (single) method.

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Guitar Pro 5 tabulature file is available for the A minor root inversion arpeggios linked using the
CAGED octaves (single) method.

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The A natural minor scales are demonstrated using the CAGED octaves (single) method.

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Adobe PDF document is available for the A natural minor scales linked using the CAGED octaves (single) method.

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Guitar Pro 5 tabulature file is available for the A natural minor scales linked using the CAGED octaves (single) method.

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The A pentatonic minor scales are demonstrated using the CAGED octaves (single) method.

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Adobe PDF document is available for the A pentatonic minor scales linked using the CAGED octaves (single) method.

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Guitar Pro 5 tabulature file is available for the A pentatonic minor scales linked using the CAGED octaves (single) method.

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