Octave Method for Drop E : 8-String Guitar
Major Scales & Arpeggios


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Octave Method for Drop E Eight String Guitar


Fretboard navigation method for Drop E :
8-string 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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Octave Method for Drop E : 8-String Guitar


Fretboard navigation method for Drop E :
8-string 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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BAGED octaves : 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) and join them all together
for 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE) to form one long BAGED octaves chain.

BAGED octaves logo : 8-String Guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)

Below the C natural octave sequence is shown for 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE).

C natural octaves (8-string guitar : Drop A - AEADGBE) BAGED octaves fretboard

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE).

8-string Drop E octave shapes

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE).

8-String Guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE) : C natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over the
8-string guitar's (Drop E - EBEADGBE) fretboard in the BAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-

8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE) : BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode)fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C major scale (ionian mode)

GuitarPro6 C major scale

As always a more long term solution to fretboard navigation is to see scales 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 (ionian mode) are detailed below in the BAGED octaves manner:-

8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE) : CAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode)fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major scale (ionian mode) in the BAGED octaves style.


BAGED octaves : 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

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BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale (ionian mode) : 8G6G3G1 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale (ionian mode) : 8E6E4E1 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape at 12 pdf

BAGED octaves : 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

  • 7B5B2
  • 5A3
  • 8G6G3G1
  • 8E6E4E1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

GuitarPro6 (8 string : Drop E) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape

GuitarPro6 (8 string : Drop E) C major scale : 5A3 box shape

GuitarPro6 (8 string : Drop E) C major scale : 8G6G3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 (8 string : Drop E) C major scale : 8E6E4E1 box shape

GuitarPro6 (8 string : Drop E) C major scale : 7D4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 (8 string : Drop E) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape at 12


BAGED octaves : 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

  • 7B5B2
  • 5A3
  • 8G6G3G1
  • 8E6E4E1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale : 5A3 box shape

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale : 8G6G3G1 box shape

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale : 8E6E4E1 box shape

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale : 7D4D2 box shape

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar : Drop E - EBEADGBE) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape at 12


Once the individual box shapes have been assimilated all five shapes should be linked together and played in one continuous exercise (with the first shape - 7B5B2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

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


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro7 TAB C major scale (ionian mode) (8-string guitar: Drop E - EBEADGBE) box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

C major scale (8-string guitar: Drop E) box shapes

BAGED octaves : 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE) - C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf

C major scale (8-string guitar: Drop E - EBEADGBE) box shapes GuitarPro7 TAB pdfC major scale (8-string guitar: Drop E - EBEADGBE) box shapes GuitarPro7 TAB pdf


BAGED octaves : 8-string guitar (Drop E - EBEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar: Drop E - EBEADGBE) fingerboard C major scale (ionian mode) notes pdf

BAGED octaves (8-string guitar: Drop E - EBEADGBE) fingerboard C major scale (ionian mode) intervals pdf


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