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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AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the A minor-diminished arpeggio and join them all together
for 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC) to form one long AGEDBC octaves chain.

AGEDBC octaves logo: 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)

The AGEDBC octaves sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows.

AGEDBC octaves fingerboard : A natural octaves

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A natural octaves

GuitarPro6 A natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the A minor-diminished arpeggio notes plotted over the
6-string bass' fretboard in the AGEDBC octaves and GuitarPro6 manner.

AGEDBC octaves (6-string bass : Low B - BEADGC) A minor arpeggio fingerboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A minor arpeggio

GuitarPro6 A minor arpeggio

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A diminished arpeggio

GuitarPro6 A diminished 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
A minor-diminished arpeggio are detailed below in the AGEDBC octaves manner.

AGEDBC octaves (6-string bass : Low B - BEADGC) A minor arpeggio fingerboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
A minor-diminished arpeggio in the AGEDBC octaves style.


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : YouTube videos & pdf files

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AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 4Am2 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 5Gm2 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 5Em3 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 4Am2 box shape at 12 pdf

AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 4Am2
  • 5Gm2
  • 5Em3
  • 6Dm3Dm1
  • 6Bm4Cm1
  • 4Am2 at 12

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 4Am2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 5Gm2 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 5Em3 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 4Am2 box shape at 12 pdf


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : Box shapes & TAB

  • 4Am2
  • 5Gm2
  • 5Em3
  • 6Dm3Dm1
  • 6Bm4Cm1
  • 4Am2 at 12

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 4Am2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 5Gm2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 5Em3 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio : 4Am2 box shape at 12


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : GuitarPro7 TAB



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 - 4Am2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro7 TAB: A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes

AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro7 TAB pdf

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AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes pdf

GuitarPro7 TAB: AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes pdfGuitarPro7 TAB: AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes pdf


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : Overall fretboard box shapes

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes : entire fretboard notes

AGEDBC octaves A minor-diminished arpeggio box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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