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 pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps : General

In BLOGoZON No.830:F1 the pseudo 3nps box shapes for the C pentatonic major scale were presented
using the BAGED octaves methodology for 7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).

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)

In this BLOGoZON we look at the C pentatonic major scale, again, but as 1313131 sweep patterns.


The diagram that follows shows all five of the double octave shapes for use with the
1313131 sweep patterns for a 7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).

BAGED octaves:  C natural octaves (pseudo 3nps) 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 pentatonic major scale notes plotted over
the 7-string guitar's fretboard in the BAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-

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

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C pentatonic major scale

GuitarPro6 C pentatonic 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 pentatonic major scale are detailed below in the BAGED octaves manner.

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

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


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps
YouTube videos & pdf files

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BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 7B5B2:5A3 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern) pdf
BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 5A3:6G3G1 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern) pdf
BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 6G3G1:6E4E1 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern) pdf
BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 6E4E1:7D4D2 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern) pdf
BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 7D4D2:7B5B2 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern) pdf
BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 7B5B2:5A3 box shape at 12 (1313131 sweep pattern) pdf

BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps : YouTube videos


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

GuitarPro6 7B5B2:5A3 octave shapes

GuitarPro6 7B5B2:5A3 C pentatonic major scale 1313131 sweep pattern

GuitarPro6 5A3:6G3G1 octave shapes

GuitarPro6 5A3:7G3G1 C pentatonic major scale 1313131 sweep pattern

GuitarPro6 6G3G1:6E4E1 octave shapes

GuitarPro6 6G3G1:6E4E1 C pentatonic major scale 1313131 sweep pattern

GuitarPro6 6E4E1:7D42 octave shapes

GuitarPro6 6E4E1:7D4D2 C pentatonic major scale 1313131 sweep pattern

GuitarPro6 7D4D2:7B5B2 octave shapes

GuitarPro6 7D4D2:7B5B2 C pentatonic major scale 1313131 sweep pattern

GuitarPro6 7B5B2:5A3 at 12 octave shapes

GuitarPro6 7B5B2:5A3 at 12 C pentatonic major scale 1313131 sweep pattern


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps
Box shapes & GuitarPro8 TAB

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

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 7B5B2:5A3 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern)

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 5A3:6G3G1 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern)

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 6G3G1:6E4E1 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern)

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 6E4E1:7D4D2 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern)

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 7D4D2:7B5B2 box shape (1313131 sweep pattern)

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (7-string guitar : F#1 standard - F#BEADF#B) - 7B5B2:5A3 box shape at 12 (1313131 sweep pattern)


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps : GuitarPro8 TAB

The GuitarPro8 TAB shown below demonstrates the BAGED octaves chain-linked sequence for the
C pentatonic major scale box shapes (1313131 sweep patterns)
for 7-string baritone guitar (F1 standard - FBEADFB).

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 - 7B5B2:5A3 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

GuitarPro8 TAB: C pentatonic major scale major (1313131 sweep patterns)

BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps
C pentatonic major scale box shapes

The box shapes for the previous exercise follow.

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale major (1313131 sweep patterns)


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (1313131 sweep patterns) pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB: BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (1313131 sweep patterns) pdfGuitarPro8 TAB: BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (1313131 sweep patterns) pdf


BAGED octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F1 standard - FBEADFB)
C pentatonic major scale - 1313131 sweeps
Overall fretboard box shapes

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (1313131 sweep patterns) : entire fretboard notes

BAGED octaves C pentatonic major scale (1313131 sweep patterns) : entire fretboard intervals


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