Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass
Major Scales & Arpeggios

Octave Method for 5-String Bass

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Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass

Fretboard navigation method for 5-string bass
(Low B) based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.
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Octave Method for Five String Bass

Fretboard navigation method for 5-string bass
(Low B) based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.

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CAGED octaves : 5-string bass (High C - EADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : General

In BLOGoZON No.518 the box shapes for the C major arpeggio were presented
using the CAGED octaves methodology for 5-string bass (High C - EADGC).

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major arpeggio, but with 3nps shapes and join them all together for 5-string bass (High C - EADGC) to form one long CAGED octaves chain.

5-String Bass (High C - EADGC): CAGED octaves logo

The CAGED octaves sequence is shown for C natural in the diagram that follows.

CAGED octaves fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6: 5-String Bass (High C - EADGC) C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all seven of the CAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 5-string bass (High C - EADGC).

BAGED4BASS: C natural octave shapes (3nps)

CAGED octaves : C natural octaves (3nps)

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major arpeggio notes plotted over the
5-string bass' fretboard in the CAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles.

5-String Bass (High C - EADGC): C major arpeggio fingerboard notes

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C major arpeggio

GuitarPro8: 5-String Bass (High C - EADGC): C major arpeggio fingerboard

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 arpeggio are detailed below in the CAGED octaves manner.

5-String Bass (High C - EADGC): C major arpeggio fingerboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major arpeggio in the CAGED octaves style.

CAGED octaves : 5-string bass (High C - EADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
YouTube video links and pdf files

  • 4C1
  • 4A2
  • 4A2G
  • 5G2
  • 5E3
  • 5E3D1
  • 3D1
  • 4C1 at 12

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4C1 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4A2 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4A2G box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5G2 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5E3 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5E3D1 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 3D1 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4C1 box shape at 12 (3nps)

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CAGED octaves : 5-string bass (High C - EADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Fretboard diagrams and YouTube videos

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5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4C1 box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4A2 box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4A2G box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5G2 box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5E3 box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5E3D1 box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 3D1 box shape pdf (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4C1 box shape at 12 pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves : 5-string bass (High C - EADGC)
C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

  • 4C1
  • 4A2
  • 4A2G
  • 5G2
  • 5E3
  • 5E3D1
  • 3D1
  • 4C1 at 12

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4C1 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4A2 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4A2G box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5G2 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5E3 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 5E3D1 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 3D1 box shape (3nps)

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio: 4C1 box shape at 12 (3nps)

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 - 4C1 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB: C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

CAGED octaves : 5-string bass (High C - EADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio box shapes pdf (3nps)

GuitarPro8 TAB: C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) pdfGuitarPro8 TAB: C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) pdf

CAGED octaves : 5-string bass (High C - EADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Overall fretboard box shapes

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio box shapes : fretboard notes

5-string bass (High C - EADGC) C major arpeggio box shapes : fretboard intervals

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