Octave Method for 6-String Bass (Low B)
Major Scales & Arpeggios
eBook :Octave Method for Six String Bass Fretboard navigation method for 6-string bass |
Paperbook Book :Octave Method for Low B : 6-String Bass Fretboard navigation method for 6-String Bass |
CAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : General
In BLOGoZON No.506 the box shapes for the C major arpeggio were presented
using the CAGED octaves methodology for 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC).
In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major arpeggio , but with 3nps shapes and join them all together for 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC) to form one long CAGED octaves chain.

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

GuitarPro8 fingerboard : C natural octaves
The diagram that follows shows all seven of the CAGED octaves shapes for use with
the three notes per string patterns for a 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC).


The diagram that follows shows all of the C major arpeggio notes plotted over the
6-string bass' fretboard in the CAGED octaves style.

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 CAGED octaves manner.

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all seven box shapes for the
C major arpeggio in the CAGED octaves style.
CAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : box shapes pdf
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CAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps) : YouTube videos
- 6C4C1
- 6A4A2
- 6A4A2G
- 5G2
- 5E3
- 5E3D1
- 3D1
- 6C4C1 at 12








- 6C4C1
- 6A4A2
- 6A4A2G
- 5G2
- 5E3
- 5E3D1
- 3D1
- 6C4C1 at 12








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Once the individual box shapes have been assimilated all seven shapes should be linked together and played in one continuous exercise (with the first shape - 6C4C1 - being repeated at the 12th fret). |
The complete GuitarPro8 TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

The box shapes for the previous exercise follows:-

CAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf
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CAGED octaves : 6-string bass (Drop A - AEADGC)
C major arpeggio (3nps)
Overall fretboard box shapes
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