SYSTEM TWO

Introduction To System Two

Welcome to System 2! And congratulations on getting through System 1. In System 1, we laid a foundation upon which we can begin to build. System 1 covered some of the most important basics of guitar technique. In System 2, we will expand on these techniques. We will cover some similar ground but add to the complexity of the patterns, practicing every CAGED form in each week’s practice routine. This should solidify your memorization of the forms. By diligent focused practice, you will begin to see all of these patterns across your guitar neck in all keys.

Once you complete System 2, you should be fluid in all the forms of the CAGED system. Competency in these forms is essential for guitar mastery. You will use them for the rest of your playing life. Each week, we will travel through the forms following the Circle of Fifths.

Practice each exercise for 5 minutes. Mark down your daily tempo on the chart at the beginning of the book.

Finger Gymnastics

Finger Gymnastics are exercises that help to develop finger strength and dexterity. Though not musical in nature, they help to sync the left and right hand, strengthen fingers, and develop finger independence by practicing patterns that are unusual or difficult.

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Cage System

Welcome to System 2 And congratulations on getting through System 1. In System 1, we laid a foundation upon which we can begin to build. System 1 covered some of the most important basics of guitar technique.

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Major System

In System 2 Major Scales, we will go through all forms of the CAGED system each week. Every week begins in a different key, going through the major scale in all 12 keys practicing all 5 major scale forms over the 12 weeks.

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Octaves

We will again go through our octave patterns as we did in System 1. They are the hook upon which all other exercises in the systems hang. Because octaves are so vital to understanding the geometry of the guitar neck and associating them with the CAGED forms, we will spend one more system practicing them. In System 2, we will travel in the Circle of Fifths for octaves also. Concentrate on speed and accuracy, and try to visualize octaves across the neck as you are playing them.

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Pentatonic Scale

Like the arpeggios, System 2 Pentatonics build directly from System 1 Pentatonics. This exercise will go through all 12 keys and each form of the pentatonic. It is based out of the CAGED system and is often your ‘home base’ scale to begin to improvise. Like the other components, these are essential skills for all guitarists to know.

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Arpeggios

System 2 arpeggios will build upon the arpeggio exercises in System 1. Each week, we will go through all 5 forms of the CAGED arpeggios so that we begin to see the different connection areas of the neck. Mastering these will allow us to know all of the notes of the arpeggios across the entire neck, thus connecting the full neck together.

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