Bluegrass Guitar Lesson: The 3 Shape Method with Bryan Sutton || ArtistWorks

talk much

Way too verbose dude . Get to the point before the next ice age!

Interesting perspective of the "A shape". Unlike the other two shapes D and F, the A shape is modified from the open position. The A shape triad from the G, B, and E strings in the open position is xxx220, then moving up the fretboard one must add the E string fingering, thus xxx331, xxx442, etc. Like most of those who have posted comments, it is an abridged version of the CAGED system for the treble half of the strings. I guess we could call it XXXDAF. Great insight, look forward to more. .

wake me up when he gets to the playing bit ..thanks

Thank you

Just found your channel and have “Subscribed”, and looking forward to building my Bluegrass repertoire. This lesson it basically a blend of CAGED system with the Triads on the first three strings. I started this journey to improve my lead play doing an acoustic gospel gig at my Church and it’s been working pretty well. These triads and their positions relative to the chord I’m playing are becoming second nature in almost all of the keys. However, being I’m playing gospel music I’m being hit with learning odd scales of Eb, Bb and F. Lol, who knew that so many songs in this genre are in these keys. The presence of pianos in most gospel songs is the reason for this occurrence. Lol, oh well it expands my game

Is there an F in the word CAGED.

Btw it is perfect and tried and true by every guitar player there is. If would be much more helpful to students to tell them the truth instead of trying to pretend like this is some method you came up with way back when.

These are not 3 little shapes you figured out. These are major triads. There are minor triads, dom 7 triads ect. They are found on string sets like bottom three string E B G, next 3, B G D and so on. The 3 shape method lol how misleading

too much talking ffs

I had a "duh" kind of a moment with this lesson. DUH!! Thank you!!

Sounds just like CAGED, Mr. Sutton.

How is the three shape method different from the CAGED method?

This is the CAGED method. It’s a game changer.

Jimmy Page did this a lot. Play Over The Hills And Far Away or Stairway to Heaven and you'll see what I mean

A great lesson and a marvelous addition to the conversation. Thank you

Very cool to see the thought process here!