Octave Method for 6-String Bass (Low B)
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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BAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG)
C major arpeggio : General
In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major arpeggio for
6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG) forming one long BAGED octaves chain.

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

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
standard patterns for a 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG).

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C natural octaves
The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG).
The diagrams that follow show all of the C major arpeggio notes plotted over the
6-string bass' fretboard in the BAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C major arpeggio
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 BAGED octaves manner.

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major arpeggio in the
BAGED octaves style.
BAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG)
C major arpeggio : YouTube videos & pdf files
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BAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG)
C major arpeggio : Box shapes on YouTube
- 5B3
- 3A1
- 6G4G1
- 6E4E2
- 5D2
- 5B3 at 12






BAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG)
C major arpeggio : Box shapes & TAB
- 5B3
- 3A1
- 6G4G1
- 6E4E2
- 5D2
- 5B3 at 12






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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:-

BAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG)
C major arpeggio
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro8 TAB pdf
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BAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop E0 - EBEADG)
C major arpeggio : Overall fretboard box shapes
Private Eyes....Zon Brookes |
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