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C natural octave shapes (3 notes per string) - BEADGB baritone

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

ZZZZZ octaves 3nps logo

C natural 3nps octave shapes TAB

C natural 3nps octave shapes pdf

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

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 pdf

6Z4Z2 pdf

4Z2 pdf

5Z2 pdf

5Z3 pdf

5Z3Z1 pdf

6Z3Z1 pdf

6Z4Z1 at 12 pdf


  • 6Z4Z1
  • 6Z4Z2
  • 4Z2
  • 5Z2
  • 5Z3
  • 5Z3Z1
  • 6Z3Z1
  • 6Z4Z1 at 12


  • 6Z4Z1
  • 6Z4Z2
  • 4Z2
  • 5Z2
  • 5Z3
  • 5Z3Z1
  • 6Z3Z1
  • 6Z4Z1 at 12

6Z4Z1 box

6Z4Z2 box

4Z2 box

5Z2 box

5Z3 box

5Z3Z1 box

6Z3Z1 box

6Z4Z1 box at 12




Once the individual box shapes have been assimilated all seven shapes should be linked together and played in one continuous exercise (with the first shape - 6Z4Z1 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The video shown to the right demonstrates the CAGED octaves chain-linked sequence for the C major scale 3nps box shapes.


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

C major scale 3nps box shapes TAB


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

C major scale 3nps box shapes

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C major scale 3nps box shapes pdf

C major scale 3nps box shapes TABC major scale 3nps box shapes TAB


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