Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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AGEDB octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) : General
In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the A minor scale (aeolian mode) box shapes
and join them all together for 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG) to form one long AGEDB octaves chain.
The AGEDB octaves sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows.
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A natural octaves
The individual A natural octave shapes follow.
The diagram that follows shows all five of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG); this links to the downloadable pdf document which also contains the video and GuitarPro7 file.
The diagrams that follow show all of the A minor scale (aeolian mode) notes plotted over the
5-string bass' fretboard in the AGEDB octaves.
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A minor scale (aeolian 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
A minor scale (aeolian mode) are detailed below in the AGEDB octaves manner.
The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes
for the A minor scale (aeolian mode) in the
AGEDB octaves style.
AGEDB octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) : YouTube videos & pdf files
AGEDB octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) : Box shapes on YouTube
- 3Am1
- 4Gm1
- 4Em2
- 5Dm2
- 5Bm3
- 3Am1 at 12
AGEDB octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) : Box shapes & TAB
- 3Am1
- 4Gm1
- 4Em2
- 5Dm2
- 5Bm3
- 3Am1 at 12
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 - 5B3 - being repeated at the 12th fret). The video shown to the right demonstrates the AGEDB octaves chain-linked sequence for the A minor scale box shapes. |
The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-
The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-
AGEDB octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf
AGEDB octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes
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