Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass
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.

Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass Paper Book


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C pentatonic major scale - pseudo 3nps: General

In BLOGoZON No.666 the standard box shapes for the C pentatonic major scale
were presented using the CAGED octaves methodology for 6-string guitar (Drop D - AEADGBE).

CAGED octaves Drop D logo

In this BLOGoZON we look at the C pentatonic major scale, again, but with pseudo 3nps patterns
and join them all together to form one long CAGED octaves chain.

The diagram that follows shows all five of the CAGED octaves shapes for use with the
pseudo Three-Notes-Per-String patterns for a 6-string guitar (Drop D - AEADGBE).

C natural octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)

The conjoined 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 five of the CAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE).

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

The diagrams that follow show all of the C pentatonic major scale 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 pentatonic major scale fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C pentatonic major scale

GuitarPro6 fingerboard :  C pentatonic major scale

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 pentatonic major scale are detailed below in the CAGED octaves manner:-

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

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


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

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CAGED octaves C pentatonic mmajor scale : 5C2:5A3 box shape(pseudo 3nps) pdf
CAGED octaves C pentatonic mmajor scale : 5C2:5A3 box shape(pseudo 3nps) pdf
CAGED octaves C pentatonic mmajor scale : 5C2:5A3 box shape(pseudo 3nps) pdf
CAGED octaves C pentatonic mmajor scale : 5C2:5A3 box shape(pseudo 3nps) pdf
CAGED octaves C pentatonic mmajor scale : 5C2:5A3 box shape(pseudo 3nps) pdf
CAGED octaves C pentatonic mmajor scale : 5C2:5A3 box shape(pseudo 3nps) pdf

CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C pentatonic major scale - pseudo 3nps : YouTube videos

  • 5C2:5A3

  • 5A3:3G1

  • 3G1:6E4E1

  • 6E4E1:6D4D2

  • 6D4D2:5C2

  • 5C2:5A3 at 12

C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) - 5C2:5A3 box shape

C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) - 5A3:3G1 box shape

C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) - 3G1:6E4E1 box shape

C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) - 6E4E1:6D4D2 box shape

C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) - 6D4D2:5C2 box shape

C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) - 5C2:5A3 box shape at 12


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C pentatonic major scale - pseudo 3nps : Box shapes & TAB

  • 5C2:5A3

  • 5A3:3G1

  • 3G1:6E4E1

  • 6E4E1:6D4D2

  • 6D4D2:5C2

  • 5C2:5A3 at 12

CAGED octaves A pentatonic minor scale (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) - 5C2:5A3 box shape (pseudo 3nps)

CAGED octaves A pentatonic minor scale (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) - 5A3:3G1 box shape (pseudo 3nps)

CAGED octaves A pentatonic minor scale (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) - 3G1:6E4E1 box shape (pseudo 3nps)

CAGED octaves A pentatonic minor scale (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) - 6E4E1:6D4D2 box shape (pseudo 3nps)

CAGED octaves A pentatonic minor scale (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) - 6D4D2:5C2 box shape (pseudo 3nps)

CAGED octaves A pentatonic minor scale (6-string guitar : Drop D - DADGBE) - 5C2:5A3 box shape at 12 (pseudo 3nps)


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C pentatonic major scale - pseudo 3nps : 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 - 5C2:5A3 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The complete TAB for the previously described exercise follows.

GuitarPro7 TAB: C pentatonic major scale box shapes (pseudo 3nps)


CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C pentatonic major scale - pseudo 3nps : Box shapes

The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

CAGED octaves C pentatonic minor scale (pseudo 3nps) box shapes

CAGED octaves : 6-string guitar (Drop D - DADGBE)
C pentatonic major scale - pseudo 3nps
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro7 TAB pdf

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CAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) box shapes pdf

GuitarPro7 TAB: CAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) box shapes pdfGuitarPro7 TAB: CAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) box shapes pdf


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

CAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) box shapes : entire fretboard notes

CAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (pseudo 3nps) box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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