Gibson Explorer baritone

Gibson Explorer baritone headstock

Gibson produce the USA made Explorer baritone.

Gibson Explorer baritone neck

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2011 Gibson Explorer Baritone - Silverburst

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Gibson Explorer baritone


C major scale (3 notes per string) box shapes - BEADGB baritone

The diagram that follows shows all seven of the CAGED octaves shapes for use with the three notes per string patterns for 6-string baritone guitar tuned to BEADGB :-

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The disguised CAGED octaves method for C major scale box shapes (three notes per string) on
6-string baritone guitar now follows:-

ZZZZZ octaves logo

The 6-string baritone guitar octave sequence in both the Guitar Pro and CAGED octaves styles is shown for C natural in the diagrams that follows:-

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

ZZZZZ octaves C natural

The diagram that follows shows all of the C major scale notes plotted over the 6-string baritone guitar's

fretboard in both the Guitar Pro and CAGED octaves styles:-

GuitarPro6 C major scale

ZZZZZ octaves C major scale notes

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 C major scale are detailed below for the
BEADGB tuned 6-string baritone guitar in the CAGED octaves manner:-

ZZZZZ octaves C major sclae intervals

The table and tabbed panel below details all seven box shapes for the C major scale (three notes per string) for the 6-string baritone guitar in the CAGED octaves style.


C major scale (3 notes per string) box shapes - BEADGB baritone

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6Z4Z1 box at 12


Gibson Explorer baritone

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