Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
General
In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) (1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B)
and join them all together for 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
to form one long BAGED octaves chain.

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

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG).
The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) (1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B)
notes plotted over the 5-string bass' fretboard in the BAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles.

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C 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 major scale (ionian mode) (1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B) are detailed below in the BAGED octaves manner.

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major scale (ionian mode) (1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B) in the
BAGED octaves style.
BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
YouTube videos & pdf files
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BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
Box shapes on YouTube
- 5B3
- 3A1
- 4G1
- 4E2
- 5D2
- 5B3 at 12






BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
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- 5B3
- 3A1
- 4G1
- 4E2
- 5D2
- 5B3 at 12






BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major-minor arpeggio (1 ♭3 3 5 - C E♭ E G)
YouTube video
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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 - 5B3 - being repeated at the 12th fret). The video shown below demonstrates the BAGED octaves chain-linked sequence for the |
BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
GuitarPro8 TAB
The GuitarPro8 TAB shown below demonstrates the BAGED octaves chain-linked sequence
for the C major scale (ionian mode) (1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B) box shapes
for 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG).

BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
Box shapes
The box shapes for the previous exercise follow.

BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf
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BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (B0 standard - BEADG)
C major scale (ionian mode)
1 2 3 5 6 7 - C D E F G A B
Overall fretboard box shapes
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