Octave Method for 6-String Bass (Low B)
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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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.
The AGEDBC octaves sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows.
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : 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.
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A minor arpeggio
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : 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.
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
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 : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : Box shapes & TAB
- 4Am2
- 5Gm2
- 5Em3
- 6Dm3Dm1
- 6Bm4Cm1
- 4Am2 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:-
The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-
AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro7 TAB pdf
AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor-diminished arpeggio : Overall fretboard box shapes
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