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MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) and join them all together
for MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭) to form one long BAFED octaves chain.

BAF#ED octaves logo: Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (F Bb Eb Ab)

The BAFED octaves sequence is shown for C natural in the diagram that follows.

BAF#ED octaves fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro8: C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAFED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭).

BAF#ED octave shapes

BAF#ED octaves : C natural octaves pdf

The diagrams that follows show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over the
MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭) guitar's fretboard in the BAFED octaves style.

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) : C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard notes

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 scale (ionian mode) are detailed below in the BAFED octaves manner.

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) : C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the C major scale (ionian mode)
in the BAFED octaves style for MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭).


MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

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Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3B1 box shape
Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 4A1 box shape
Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 4F#2 box shape
Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 2E* box shape
Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3D* box shape
Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3B1 box shape at 12

MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

  • 3B1
  • 4A1
  • 4F#2
  • 2E*
  • 3D*
  • 3B1 at 12

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3B1 box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 4A1 box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 4F#2 box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 2E* box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3D* box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3B1 box shape at 12


MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

  • 3B1
  • 4A1
  • 4F#2
  • 2E*
  • 3D*
  • 3B1 at 12

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3B1 box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 4A1 box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 4F#2 box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 2E* box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3D* box shape

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode): 3B1 box shape at 12


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 - 4B2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB : C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major scale (ionian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard notes pdf

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard intervals pdf


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