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MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : General

In BLOGoZON No.766 the box shapes for the C major arpeggio were presented
using the BAFED octaves methodology for MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭).

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major arpeggio , but with 3nps shapes 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 seven 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 octaves: C natural octave shapes (3nps)

BAF#ED octaves : C natural octaves (3nps)

The diagrams that follows show all of the C major arpeggio 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 arpeggio 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 arpeggio are detailed below in the BAFED octaves manner.

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

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the C major arpeggio
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 arpeggio (3nps) : YouTube videos & pdf files

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Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3B1A box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 4A1 box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 4F#2 box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 4F#2E* box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 2E* box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3D* box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3B1 box shape pdf (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3B1A box shape at 12 pdf (3nps)


MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : YouTube videos

  • 3B1A
  • 4A1
  • 4F#2
  • 4F#2E*
  • 2E*
  • 3D*
  • 3B1
  • 3B1A at 12

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 3B1A box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 4A1 box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 4F#2 box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 4F#2E* box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 2E* box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 3D* box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 3B1 box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio : 3B1A box shape at 12 (3nps)


MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : box shapes

  • 3B1A
  • 4A1
  • 4F#2
  • 4F#2E*
  • 2E*
  • 3D*
  • 3B1
  • 3B1A at 12

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3B1A box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 4A1 box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 4F#2 box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 4F#2E* box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 2E* box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3D* box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3B1 box shape (3nps)

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio: 3B1A 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 - 3B1A - being repeated at the 12th fret).


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB: C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps)

MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro8 TAB pdf

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Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB: C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) pdfGuitarPro8 TAB: C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) pdf


MESHUGGAH's 4-string bass tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Overall fretboard box shapes

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) : fretboard notes

Meshuggah's 4-string bass tuning (FBbEbAb) C major arpeggio box shapes (3nps) : fretboard intervals


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