Originally published February 8, 2023
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This was the 5th Fret Science YouTube video, uploaded on February 8, 2023. As of December 2025, it has received 296k views, making it my #5 video.
Original video description: This video deconstructs the CAGED system and presents it using easy-to-understand animated building blocks, starting with TRIADS, adding on PENTATONIC SCALES, and finishing with the MAJOR SCALE MODES. This is everything you need to unlock the fretboard and get started improvising.
To explore these shapes with any chord, the Voicing Finder — a Gold-tier tool — will hand you playable voicings anywhere on the neck.
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