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Octave Method for 6-String Bass (Low B)
Major Scales & Arpeggios


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Octave Method for Six String Bass


Fretboard navigation method for 6-string bass
(Low B) 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 Low B : 6-String Bass


Fretboard navigation method for 6-String Bass
(Low B) 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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BCAGEFD octaves : 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)
C major scale (ionian mode) : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) for
7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) forming one long BCAGEFD octaves chain.

BCAGEFD octaves logo: 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)

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

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) fingerboard: C natural octaves

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro8 C natural octaves: 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BCAGEFD octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF).

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) : C natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over the
7-string bass's fretboard in the BCAGEFD octaves and GuitarPro8 styles.

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) : C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard notes

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C major scale (ionian mode)

GuitarPro8: C major scale (ionian mode) 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 scale (ionian mode) are detailed below in the BCAGEFD octaves manner.

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) : C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard intervals

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


BCAGEFD octaves : 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)
C major scale (ionian mode) : YouTube videos & pdf files

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BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape (incomplete) pdf
BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape pdf
BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape pdf
BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4F1 box shape pdf
BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape pdf
BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape at 12 pdf

BCAGEFD octaves : 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 7B5C2 (incomplete)
  • 7B5C2 (modified fingering)
  • 5A3
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4F1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5C2 at 12

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape (incomplete)

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape (modified fingering)

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape (modified fingering) pdf

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4F1 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape at 12


BCAGEFD octaves : 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Box shapes & TAB

  • 7B5C2 (incomplete)
  • 7B5C2 (modified fingering)
  • 5A3
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4F1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5C2 at 12

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape (incomplete)

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 box shape (modified fingering)

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4F1 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5C2 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 - 7B5C2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB : C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

BCAGEFD octaves : 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)
C major scale (ionian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro8 TAB pdf

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BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB : BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdfGuitarPro8 TAB : BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf


BCAGEFD octaves : 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes : entire fretboard notes

BCAGEFD octaves 7-string bass (B0 standard - BEADGCF) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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