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MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C major scale (ionian mode) and join
them all together for MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭) to form
one long BAFGED octaves chain.

BAGED octaves logo : Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb)

Below the C natural octave sequence is shown for
MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭).

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb): C natural octaves fretboard

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAFGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭).

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb): C natural octave shapes

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAFGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭).

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) : C natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over the
MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭) fretboard
in the BAFGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles.

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) : C major scale (ionian mode) fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C major scale (ionian mode)

GuitarPro6 C 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 major scale (ionian mode) are detailed below in the BAFGED octaves manner.

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) : C major scale (ionian mode) fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
C major scale (ionian mode) in the BAFGED octaves style.


MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

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Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape pdf
Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) : 8A5A3 box shape pdf
Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) : 8F#6G3G1 box shape pdf
Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape pdf
Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7D4D2 box shape pdf
Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) : 7B5B2 box shape at 12 pdf

MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

  • 7B5B2
  • 8A5A3
  • 8F#6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

GuitarPro6 Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape

GuitarPro6 Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 8A5A3 box shape

GuitarPro6 Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 8F#6G3G1 box shape

GuitarPro6 Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 6E4E1 box shape

GuitarPro6 Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 7D4D2 box shape

GuitarPro6 Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape at 12


MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

  • 7B5B2
  • 8A5A3
  • 8F#6G3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 7D4D2
  • 7B5B2 at 12

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 7B5B2 box shape

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 8A5A3 box shape

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 8F#6G3G1 box shape

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 6E4E1 box shape

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 7D4D2 box shape

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale : 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).


The complete GuitarPro8 TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB: Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes

MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭)
C major scale (ionian mode)
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro8 TAB pdf

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Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) - C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB: Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdfGuitarPro8 TAB: Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes pdf


MESHUGGAH's 8-string guitar tuning (F B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭)
C major scale (ionian mode) : Overall fretboard box shapes

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard notes pdf

Meshuggah's 8-String Guitar Tuning (FBbEbAbDbGbBbEb) C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard intervals pdf


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