Octave Method for 6-String Bass (Low B)
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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BAF#GED octaves : 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode) : General
In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) for
6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG) forming one long BAF#GED octaves chain.
The BAF#GED octaves sequence is shown for C natural in the diagram that follows.
GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAF#GED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG).
The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over the
6-string bass' fretboard in the BAF#GED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-
GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C major scale (ionian mode)

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 BAF#GED octaves manner.
The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major scale (ionian mode) in the
BAF#GED octaves style.
BAF#GED octaves : 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode) : YouTube videos & pdf files
BAF#GED octaves : 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Box shapes on YouTube
- 5B3
- 6A3A1
- 6F#4G1
- 4E2
- 5D2
- 5B3 at 12
BAF#GED octaves : 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Box shapes & TAB
- 5B3
- 6A3A1
- 6F#4G1
- 4E2
- 5D2
- 5B3 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 - 5B3 - being repeated at the 12th fret). |
The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-
The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-
BAF#GED octaves : 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro7 TAB pdf
BAF#GED octaves : 6-string bass (F#0 standard - F#BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes
Poison....Zon Brookes |