Octave Method for Drop D : 6-String Guitar
Major Scales & Arpeggios


Octave Method for Drop D: 6-String Guitar eBook

eBook: Octave Method for Drop D: 6-string guitar

Fretboard navigation method for Drop D : 6-string guitar based on a modification of the CAGED guitar method, using linked octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.


Book: Octave Method for Drop D: 6-String Guitar

Fretboard navigation method for Drop D : 6-String Guitar 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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CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : General

In BLOGoZON No.662 the box shapes for the C major arpeggio were presented for
6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE) using the standard CAGED octaves guitar system for Drop D.

CAGED octaves Drop D logo

In this BLOGoZON we look again at the C major arpeggio, but with 3nps shapes and
join them all together to form one long Drop D : CAGED octaves chain.

The diagram that follows shows all seven of the octave shapes used with the
three notes per string patterns for 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE).

CAGED octaves : Drop D 3nps octave shapes

The conjoined Drop D : CAGED octaves sequence is shown for C natural in the diagram that follows.

CAGED octaves Drop D - C natural octaves fretboard

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all seven of the Drop D : CAGED octaves shapes for use with the
3nps box shapes for a 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE).

6-String Guitar (Drop D - DADGBE) : C natural 3nps octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major arpeggio notes plotted over the
6-string guitar's (Drop D - DADGBE) fretboard in the CAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles.

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) C major arpeggio fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C major arpeggio

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.

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) C major arpeggio fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major arpeggio in the CAGED octaves style.


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : YouTube videos & pdf files

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CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 5A3 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 5A3G1 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 3G1 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 6E4E1 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 6E4D2 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 6D4D2 box shape pdf (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE ) C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape at 12 pdf (3nps)


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 5C2
  • 5A3
  • 5A3G1
  • 3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 6E4D2
  • 6D4D2
  • 5C2 at 12

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 5A3 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 5A3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 6E4E1 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 6E4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 6D4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 (Drop D) 3nps C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape at 12


  • 5C2
  • 5A3
  • 5A3G1
  • 3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 6E4D2
  • 6D4D2
  • 5C2 at 12

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 5A3 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 5A3G1 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 3G1 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 6E4E1 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 6E4D2 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 6D4D2 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : 5C2 box shape at 12 (3nps)


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 - 5C2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The video shown to the right demonstrates the CAGED octaves 6-string guitar (Drop D: DADGBE) chain-linked sequence for the
C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps).


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : GuitarPro7 TAB


The complete TAB for the previously described exercise follows:-

GuitarPro7 TAB - CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio : Box shapes

The box shapes for the previous exercise follows:-

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

GuitarPro7 TAB pdf - CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)GuitarPro7 TAB pdf - CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : Overall fretboard box shapes

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : fretboard notes

CAGED octaves (6-string guitar - Drop D: DADGBE) C major arpeggio : fretboard intervals


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