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eBook :Octave Method for Four String Bass Fretboard navigation method for 4-string bass based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using linked octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use. |
Paperbook Book :CAGED4BASS : Octave Method for 4-String Bass Fretboard navigation method for 4-string bass guitar based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using linked octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use. |
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Billy Sheehan
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Billy Sheehan is best known in mainstream music for his contribution to the hit track To Be With You performed by 1990's band Mr Big.
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Alfred Music Publishing produce a DVD titled In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) - also avalable via Amazon.com and BassBooks.com is an Alfred produced DVD/Book. Yamaha produce a Billy Sheehan signature bass shown in the photograph below. |
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CAGED4BASS - Csus4 arpeggio box shapes
The table that follows lists previous BLOGoZON issues that relate to the CAGED4BASS methodology:-
BLOGoZON ISSUE No. |
CAGED4BASS |
C major scale box shapes |
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C major arpeggio box shapes |
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C pentatonic major scale box shapes |
This issue demonstrates the ideal notes to create bass-lines over SUSPENDED FOURTH chords i.e. sus4.
The easiest example of the sus4 is rooted on C natural, hence the C natural version of the CAGED4BASS octave sequence is shown in the diagram that follows:-
The diagram that follows shows all of the Csus4 arpeggio notes plotted over the entire 4-string bass guitar's fretboard in the CAGED4BASS style:-
As always a more long term solution to fretboard navigation is to see scales/arpeggios as INTERVAL shapes rather than note names - as these are universal to all scales, arpeggios and chords rather than specific to one particular root note - with this in mind the intervals for the Csus4 arpeggio are detailed below in the CAGED4BASS manner:-
The table and tabbed panel below detail all five box shapes for the Csus4 arpeggio in the CAGED4BASS style.
CAGED4BASS - Csus4 arpeggio box shapes
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- 3C*
- 3A1
- 4G1
- 4E2
- 2D*
- 3C* at 12
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Fate will twist the both of you....Zon Brookes |
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