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 blues scale : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the A minor blues scale 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 blues scale 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 blues scale fingerboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A minor blues scale

GuitarPro6 fingerboard A minor blues scale

NOTE: The GuitarPro6 fingerboard shows E's enharmonic equivalent spelling D# (the augmented fourth interval name rather than the diminished fifth used elsewhere on this page).

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 blues scale are detailed below in the AGEDBC octaves manner.

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

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


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

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AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 4Am2 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 5Gm2 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 5Em3 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 4Am2 box shape at 12 pdf

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

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

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 4Am2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 5Gm2 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 5Em3 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape pdf

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 4Am2 box shape at 12 pdf


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

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

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 4Am2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 5Gm2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 5Em3 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale : 4Am2 box shape at 12


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A minor blues scale : 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 blues scale box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale box shapes

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

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AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale box shapes pdf

GuitarPro7 TAB: AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale box shapes pdfGuitarPro7 TAB: AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale box shapes pdf


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

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale box shapes : entire fretboard notes

AGEDBC octaves A minor blues scale box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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