CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning)
C major arpeggio : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major arpeggio and join them all together
for Baritone 6-string guitar (B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) to form one long CAGED octaves chain.

CAGED octaves logo (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B)

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

CAGED octaves logo (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) : C natural octaves fingerboard

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitaPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the CAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a Baritone 6-string guitar (B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B)

CAGED octaves logo (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) : C natural octaves

C natural octave shapes

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major arpeggio notes plotted over the
Baritone 6-string guitar's (B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) fretboard
in the CAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles.

Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B : C major arpeggio fingerboard intervals

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C major scale (ionian mode)

GuitarPro6 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 CAGED octaves manner.

Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B : 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 (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning)
C major arpeggio : YouTube videos & pdf files

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CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape pdf
CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 5A3 box shape pdf
CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 6G3G1 box shape pdf
CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 6E4E1 box shape pdf
CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 4D2 box shape pdf
CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape at 12 pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning)
C major arpeggio : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 5C2
  • 5A3
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 4D2
  • 5C2 at 12

GuitarPro6 5C2 box shape

GuitarPro6 5A3 box shape

GuitarPro6 6G3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 6E4E1 box shape

GuitarPro6 4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 5C2 box shape at 12


CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning)
C major arpeggio : Box shapes & TAB

  • 5C2
  • 5A3
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 4D2
  • 5C2 at 12

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio - 5C2 box shape

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio - 5A3 box shape

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio - 6G3G1 box shape

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio - 6E4E1 box shape

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio - 4D2 box shape

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio - 5C2 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 - 5C2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).



The complete GuitarPro8 TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB:  CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning)
C major arpeggio
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB: CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes pdfGuitarPro8 TAB: CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes pdf


CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning)
C major arpeggio : Overall fretboard box shapes

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes : entire fretboard notes

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : B1 standard tuning - BEADF#B) C major arpeggio box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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