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 baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major arpeggio for
7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB) forming one long BAGED octaves chain.

BAGED octaves logo : 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B)

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

C natural octave shapes : 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B)


The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).

BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B): C natural octave shapes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

GuitarPro8 TAB: 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) 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 baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).

BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B): C natural octaves

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

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B): entire fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C major arpeggio

GuitarPro6 C amjor arpeggio fingerboard

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 BAGED octaves manner.

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B): entire fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major arpeggio for 7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio : YouTube videos & pdf files

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BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 7B5B2 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 5A3 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 6G3G1 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 6E4E1 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 7D4D2 box shape pdf
BAGED octaves 7-string guitar (F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) C major arpeggio : 7B5B2 box shape at 12 pdf

BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio : Box shapes on YouTube

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

GuitarPro6 C major arpeggio : 7B5B2 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major arpeggio : 5A3 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major arpeggio : 6G3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major arpeggio : 6E4E1 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major arpeggio : 7D4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 C major arpeggio : 7B5B2 box shape at 12


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio box shapes

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

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) : 7B5B2 box shape

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) : 5A3 box shape

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) : 6G3G1 box shape

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) : 6E4E1 box shape

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) : 7D4D2 box shape

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) : 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).


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio box shapes : GuitarPro8 TAB

The GuitarPro8 TAB shown below demonstrates the BAGED octaves chain-linked
sequence for the C major arpeggio box shapes
for 7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).

GuitarPro8 TAB : C major arpeggio box shapes


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio box shapes

The C major arpeggio box shapes for the previous GuitarPro8 TAB exercise follows.

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio box shapes (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B)

BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro8 TAB pdf

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BAGED octaves C major arpeggio box shapes pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB : C major arpeggio box shapes pdfGuitarPro8 TAB : C major arpeggio box shapes pdf


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C major arpeggio : Overall fretboard box shapes

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio box shapes : entire fretboard notes

BAGED octaves C major arpeggio box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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