Octave Method for Low B : 7-String Guitar
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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C major scale box shapes for 7 string guitar
The disguised CAGED octaves method for the C major scale on 7-string guitar now follows:-
The 7-string guitar CAGED octaves sequence is shown for C major scale in the diagram that follows:-
The diagram that follows shows all of the C major scale notes plotted over the 7-string guitar's fretboard
in both the 
and CAGED octaves styles:-
As always a more long term solution to fretboard navigation is to see scales/arpeggios 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 are detailed below for the 7-string guitar in the CAGED octaves manner:-
The table and tabbed panel below details all five box shapes for the C major scale for the 7-string guitar in the CAGED octaves style.
7-string guitar C major scale box shapes
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- 7Z5Z2
- 5Z3
- 6Z3Z1
- 6Z4Z1
- 7Z4Z2
- 7Z5Z2 at 12
- 7Z5Z2
- 5Z3
- 6Z3Z1
- 6Z4Z1
- 7Z4Z2
- 7Z5Z2 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 - 7Z5Z2 - being repeated at the 12th fret). The video shown to the right demonstrates the CAGED octaves chain-linked sequence for the C major scale box shapes. |
The complete tab for the previous exercise follows:-
The box shapes for the previous exercise follows:-
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O.C.D.....Zon Brookes |
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