CAGED patterns for the Minor scale (minimalistic)

These are printable charts to help you learn the CAGED system for the Minor scale for guitar. Each of the 5 shapes will produce a full A-Minor scale when you play it from root note till any other root note.

Visual appearance

Fretboard diagrams are stacked and aligned horizontally to show you where patterns line up. The CAGED shapes on this reference are aligned with the notes of the A-Minor scale in particular. This reference has a minimalistic design with no circles filled on purpose. Even though it's intended for more seasoned guitar players, it's here as a variation that you simply might prefer over the other options.

Practical application

Root tones have a stronger visual emphasis to provide soloing landmarks and a better overview of the shape's primary "anchor points" to help you memorize and internalize all 5 patterns.

You can use variation with blank circles and squares to get yourself prepared for switching between the CAGED patterns on the fly. For example, you can occasionally "borrow" notes from the neighbouring CAGED pattern for a brief moment and then get back to the pattern you started with. This is basically a tool to break free from being stuck within one CAGED "box" shape. These adjacent blank placeholders are given less emphasis on purpose—they should not distract you from the main pattern you are focusing on, but should you wish to temporarily visit (or peek into) a neighbouring pattern, then you can do that! You can also think of them as a guide of where you are and where you can go.

What's inside

The download package contains 2 PDF versions: a colored and a printer-friendly grayscale which is meant to save your ink/toner while also making sure you can see and read everything clearly.

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