2 · Joining positions 1 and 2

Positions 1 and 2 overlap on frets 2 and 3, so the G major scale runs straight from one into the other. Follow the arrows: start in the open position on the D string, slide your hand up, and finish in position 2.

This is how the neck stops being separate boxes: the same notes, reached from a different spot. Stage 4 does the same with the other three positions.

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G major across positions 1 and 2. Position 2 (frets 2–5) is shaded.

Try this

Play the path up and back. Then improvise with the E minor pentatonic in position 1 and let one phrase wander up into position 2.

Explore · CAGEDCAGEDhow the positions join across the whole neck

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