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Now look at the caged chords and look across the page and see how it is applied to a major
scale and a Major Pentatonic Scale
In this image, I have taken all CAGED
Chords and merged them into one neck
view and added Nashville Numbers Here is standard country pattern
1 with roots notes in blue

Here is standard country pattern
2 with roots notes in blue

CAGED Minor Chords

Now look at the CAGED minor chords and look across the page and see
how it is applied to a minor scale and a minor pentatonic scale

CAGED Minor Pentatonic Blues Scales
On the left is the standard presentation of the Minor Pentatonic Scale with the "Blues" notes added in
On the right is CAGED minor pentatonic. Root notes are square. Blues notes are blue.

Basic Open Chords

Additional Chord Structures Below is a chord chart for the 7 most used keys. To create a progression, simply follow a chord progression formula
(I is always the key of the progression). For example, a very popular chord progression formula is I-IV-V, in the key
of C, the chord progression would be C/F/G, in the key of G the progression would be G/C/D.

Another extremely popular chord progression, is the I/V/vi/IV (one-five-six-four). In C the chords would be
C/G/Am/F and in G it would be G/D/Em/C.

I ii iii IV V vi vii Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Dim A B C# D E F# G# B C# D# E F# G# A# C D E F G A B D E F# G A B C# E F# G# A B C# D# F G A Bb C D E G A B C D E F#