CAGED G C D Chords

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     I              IV             V

     G              C              D
____5_1_3__    3_____5___3    x_5_1______ <- open position
| | | | | |    | | | | 1 |    | | | | | |
| 3 | | | |    | | 3 | | |    | | | 5 | 3
1 | | | | 5    | 1 | | | |    | | | | 1 |
| | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
___________    ___________    ___________
(G shape)      (C shape)      (D shape)
     G              C              D
                              x__________
___________    ___________    | | | 5 | 3
1 | | | 5 1    5 1 | | | 5    | | | | 1 | <- 3rd fret
| | | 3 | |    | | | | | |    | | 3 | | |
| 5 1 | | |    | | 5 1 3 |    | 1 | | | |
| | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
| | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
___________    ___________    ___________
(E shape)      (A shape)      (C shape)
     G              C              D
x__________    ___________    ___________
| 5 1 | | |    | | 5 1 3 |    5 1 | | | 5 <- 5th fret
| | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
| | | 5 | 3    | 3 | | | |    | | 5 1 3 |
| | | | 1 |    1 | | | | 1    | | | | | |
___________    ___________    ___________
(D shape)      (G shape)      (A shape)
     G              C              D
___________    ___________    ___________
3 | | 5 | 3    | | | | | |    | | 5 1 3 | <- 7th fret
| | | | 1 |    1 | | | 5 1    | | | | | |
| | 3 | | |    | | | 3 | |    | 3 | | | |
| 1 | | | |    | 5 1 | | |    1 | | | | 1
___________    ___________    ___________
(C shape)      (E shape)      (G shape)
     G              C              D
___________    x__________    x__________
5 1 | | | 5    | 5 1 | | |    1 | | | 5 1 <- 10th fret
| | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | 3 | |
| | 5 1 3 |    | | | 5 | 3    | 5 1 | | |
| | | | | |    | | | | 1 |    | | | | | |
___________    ___________    ___________
(A shape)      (D shape)      (E shape)
     G              C              D
___________    ___________    ___________
| | 5 1 3 |    3 | | 5 | 3    x 5 1 | | | <- 12th fret
| | | | | |    | | | | 1 |    | | | | | |
| 3 | | | |    | | 3 | | |    | | | 5 | 3
1 | | | | 5    | 1 | | | |    | | | | 1 |
| | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
___________    ___________    ___________
(G shape)      (C shape)      (D shape)