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Level  3 - GUITAR

What it looks like

Level 3 is about seeing music in a 3 dimensional way. In Level 2, you should have built a strong foundation for playing in the main 5 keys. Now you'll learn to take that and use it up the neck, allowing you to adapt on the fly and to be a versatile, adaptable, complex, colorful, and confident player. 

Level 3 thinking is taking what you know and being able to effortlessly apply that knowledge, experience, theory up the neck, and with ease. A high level of experience is required. You can't get there without many-many hours under your belt. 

Where We're Headed

Level 3 focuses on scales, playing expressively, the CAGED theory, transposing, using a capo, & adding lead. We'll move outside of the open position, and the 5 main keys and learn to apply that knowledge up the neck. The neck is no longer built around the first 3 frets (cowboy chords) or so, but fluidly capable of flowing up and down the neck with the same confidence.

Moving Up the Guitar Neck - CAGED - Capital "T" Position - Video 8
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This is the eighth video in a series focusing on building chord shapes, and harmonic intervals up the guitar neck. An acronym commonly used for this is CAGED. The CAGED system is a way of observing and using those 5 common "open shape" chords (C, A, G, E, and D shapes), and moving those shapes up the neck to yield new chords, away from the open position. In this video we look at a concept I call the "Capital T Position." It's useful when you're in the key of something on the second string down. Common keys for this is Key of C, Key of D, or Key of E, because those keys comfortably land in a useful spot to use the rule. The most common styles that you can really observe it is rock or punk rock, HOWEVER, you can use it for any other pop style as well. There's a lot to consider here, and you should absolutely take your time. After working through each video, take time to practice, contemplate, build muscle memory & seeing the shapes in your minds eye. The concept of CAGED is within the building blocks of a "Level 3." Starting into Level 3, a guitar player will have been playing for at least 5 years or more, and typically 17 years old, or older, in order to cognitively have the capacity to take years of playing to that next level of understanding and application. This is a journey, not a one time "got it" situation. Again, take your time. Take weeks on each video, that's to be expected. Be sure and follow the series. Guaranteed, most every player will be able to get something from it. -Jacob Paul insideoutonline.com #guitarlesson #guitarplaying #cagedsystem
The BEST way to UNDERSTAND the guitar - CAGED - 5 Ways to Play C - Video 9
11:02
This is the ninth video in a series focusing on building chord shapes, and harmonic intervals up the guitar neck. An acronym commonly used for this is CAGED. The CAGED system is a way of observing and using those 5 common "open shape" chords (C, A, G, E, and D shapes), and moving those shapes up the neck to yield new chords, away from the open position. In this mini series within the CAGED system videos, we explore five ways to play a "C" chord. The goal is to continue the conversation around building chord shapes up and down the neck, and to be empowered and confident as a guitar player. A Level 3 player sees at least 2 or more ways of accomplishing any task. There's a lot to consider here, and you should absolutely take your time. After working through each video, take time to practice, contemplate, build muscle memory & seeing the shapes in your minds eye. The concept of CAGED is within the building blocks of a "Level 3." Starting into Level 3, a guitar player will have been playing for at least 5 years or more, and typically 17 years old, or older, in order to cognitively have the capacity to take years of playing to that next level of understanding and application. This is a journey, not a one time "got it" situation. Again, take your time. Take weeks on each video, that's to be expected. Be sure and follow the series. Guaranteed, most every player will be able to get something from it. -Jacob Paul insideoutonline.com #guitarlesson #guitarplaying #cagedsystem #guitar #intermediateguitar

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