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) 3nps : General

In BLOGoZON No.824:B1 the box shapes for the C major scale (ionian mode)
were presented using the BAGED octaves methodology - this is the
CAGED octaves guitar method adapted and improved for 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE).

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

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

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

In this BLOGoZON we look at the C major scale (ionian mode), again, but with
3nps shapes and join them all together to form one long BAGED octaves chain.


The diagram that follows shows all seven of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
three notes per string patterns for a 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE).

BAGED octaves C natural octaves (3nps) logo

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all seven 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 (3nps)

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) 3nps : YouTube videos & pdf files

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BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5A3 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3G1 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4D2 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7d4d2 (3nps) box shape pdf

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5A3 (3nps) box shape at 12 pdf


BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) 3nps : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 7B5B2
  • 7B5A3
  • 5A3G1
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 6E4D2
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5A3 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3G1 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4D2 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape at 12 (3nps)

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) 3nps : Box shapes

  • 7B5B2
  • 7B5A3
  • 5A3G1
  • 6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 6E4D2
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5A3 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3G1 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4D2 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape (3nps)

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape at 12 (3nps)


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 (3nps) 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 (3nps)


The box shapes for the previous exercise follows:-

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps)

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) 3nps
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB: BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) pdfGuitarPro8 TAB: BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) pdf

BAGED octaves : 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE)
C major scale (ionian mode) 3nps
Overall fretboard box shapes

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) : fretboard notes

BAGED octaves C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) : fretboard intervals


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