E CAGED shapes on guitar

E · A♭ · B

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E is E, A♭ and B — the 1, 3 and 5 of E. The five CAGED shapes above are the open-chord forms moved up the neck, in the order they appear; ‹ › walk them. Root, major 3rd, perfect 5th — the most consonant chord About the major triad →

Also written E maj triad, E major chord, E maj chord, Emajor and Emaj.

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In every key

CD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B

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By earHear a phrase from the E major triad and play it backReadThe CAGED system