Octave Method for Low B : 7-String Guitar
Major Scales & Arpeggios

Octave Method for 7-String Guitar (Low B)

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Octave Method for Seven String Guitar

Fretboard navigation method for 7-string guitar
(Low B) based on an instrument modification of the CAGED guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.
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Octave Method for Low B : 7-String Guitar

Fretboard navigation method for 7-string guitar
(Low B) based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.

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BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) for
7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE) forming one long BAGED octaves chain.

BAGED octaves logo : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)

Below the BAGED octaves sequence is shown for C natural over the entire fretboard.

C natural octave shapes : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)

BAGED octaves : C natural octave shapes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE).

BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE): C natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over
the 7-string guitar's fretboard in the BAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-

BAGED octaves (7-string guitar : B1 standard - BEADGBE): C major scale (ionian mode) entire fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C major scale (ionian mode)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode)

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 BAGED octaves manner.

BAGED octaves (7-string guitar : B1 standard - BEADGBE): C major scale (ionian mode) entire fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major scale (ionian mode) for 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE).

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : YouTube videos & pdf files

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BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape at 12 pdf

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 7B5B2
  • 5A3
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

GuitarPro6 C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major scale : 5A3 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major scale : 6G3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major scale : 6E4E1 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major scale : 7D4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape at 12

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Box shapes & TAB

  • 7B5B2
  • 5A3
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape at 12

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 - 7B5B2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The video shown below demonstrates the BAGED octaves chain-linked sequence for the
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes for 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE).

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:-

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB : C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdfGuitarPro8 TAB : C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes : entire fretboard notes

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes : entire fretboard intervals

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