Hi I'm trying to practice the CAGED system so I can be a better musician. I've looked at the series here and I have to say it seems a bit too rushed and only skims the surface, therefore I used Youtube to learn more about this.

I've been looking at how to practice and get familiar with this system and the best thing I've found to do is move the pattern across the fretboard for each Chord and their relevant shape. When doing this, I will identify each of the root notes.

Has anyone had experience doing this, did it improve your playing?

With regards to barring, do we change the actual note on the fretboard or do they remain the same, as seen on a diagram for example? This is confusing me slightly as I'm not sure if I'm identifying the correct root notes across the fretboard.

Thank you!