Originally Posted by: Slipin Lizard
...Regarding the "CAGED" system that fretsmith mentions (and yep, they do cover it on this site), MIT used to teach that system, but "updated" it to a system that is based on five octave shapes that repeat across the fretboard. I investigated both methods, and found the octave system much easier to understand than CAGED,...
Slippin Lizard -- Got any references/url's for that octave system?
Greg65 -- Pertinent newsletter article and thread here,
What to Do When You Hit a Plateau: Tips for Getting Unstuck;
http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39329
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