Originally Posted by: jarnac.chambersI can tell you aint a fan of CAGED but ...[/quote]

Haha! :) I think it can be very helpful. But I've seen it cause as many problems as it solves when teaching guitar students.

I think sometimes students look at it like "the secret treasure map" that will make them able to play anything & everything. And it can help a great deal. But it can also be like diving into the modes before you understand the basic major scale.

I think just playing the triads & their inversions is much more direct, concise & musical approach to the problem of visualizing the fretboard. YMMV.

Originally Posted by: jarnac.chambersI think if it can be visualised by dropping the one chord = another chord ...

But why do that at all? Why not do this:

1. Learn that A, C# & E make an A major chord because they are the 1-3-5 of the A major scale.

2. Find every place to play those 3 notes in efficient organized little shapes you can use to play music.

[quote=jarnac.chambers] ...once you have the hang of it, then may help to grasp linking scale positions? I'm on the cusp of a lightbulb moment but can't quite get there and your lessons are awesome so hoping CAGED in your terms will help.

A clear explanation of 'positions' when talking scale patterns would be great...seems to vary.

[p]Fair enough. I hope to have it up by the end of the month. Stay tuned!

For now, have a look at these tutorials on how to visualize scale patterns.

Major Scale Patterns

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453

Minor Scale Patterns

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=887

Hope that helps!