Stage 11 · Advanced
The Fretboard Labyrinth
CAGED, positions, seventh chords, voicings and arpeggios
The neck looks like a labyrinth until you hold the map. With CAGED and three-notes-per-string you connect everything; with seventh chords, voicings and arpeggios you play the changes.
Stops in this stage
- The CAGED systemFive shapes, one chord: the map that connects the neck.
- The major scale across the neckCAGED positions and three notes per string.
- Seventh chordsmaj7, m7, 7 and m7♭5: four-part harmony.
- Voicings and voice leadingInversions, drop 2, drop 3 and moving to the nearest note.
- Arpeggios: playing the changesChord tones as melody, over every change.
- Connecting positions and guide tonesTravelling the neck horizontally and diagonally following thirds and sevenths.
- Milestone: The Fretboard LabyrinthReview, practical challenge and self-assessment to close the stage with everything you learned.