CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B)
C major scale (ionian mode) - 3nps : General

In BLOGoZON No.560 the box shapes for the C major scale (ionian mode) were presented using the
CAGED octaves methodology - this is the standard CAGED octaves guitar system for
Baritone 6-string guitar (Drop A - AEADF#B)

CAGED octaves logo (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B)

In this BLOGoZON we look at the C major scale (ionian mode), again, but with 3nps shapes and join
them all together for Baritone 6-string guitar (Drop A - AEADF#B)
to form one long CAGED octaves chain.

Below the C natural octave sequence is shown for Baritone 6-string guitar (Drop A - AEADF#B).

CAGED octaves logo (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - BEADF#B) : C natural octaves fingerboard

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 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 Baritone 6-string guitar (Drop A - AEADF#B).

CAGED octaves logo (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - BEADF#B) : C natural octaves (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) : C natural octaves (3nps) pdf

The diagrams that follow show all of the C major scale (ionian mode) notes plotted over the
Baritone 6-string guitar (Drop A - AEADF#B) fretboard in the CAGED octaves and GuitarPro6 styles.

Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B : C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard note names

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 CAGED octaves manner.

Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B : C major scale (ionian mode) fingerboard intervals

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


CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B)
C major scale (ionian mode) - 3nps box shapes : pdf

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CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5C2 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3G1 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 3G1 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4D2 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6D4D2 box shape pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5C2 box shape at 12 pdf


CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B)
C major scale (ionian mode) - 3nps box shapes : YouTube videos

  • 5C2
  • 5A3
  • 5A3G1
  • 3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 6E4D2
  • 6D4D2
  • 5C2 at 12

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5C2 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3G1 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4D2 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 4D2 box shape (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5C2 box shape at 12 (3nps)


  • 5C2
  • 5A3
  • 5A3G1
  • 3G1
  • 6E4E1
  • 6E4D2
  • 6D4D2
  • 5C2 at 12

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5C2 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5A3G1 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6G3G1 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4E1 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 6E4D2 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 4D2 box shape (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) : 5C2 box shape at 12 (3nps)


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 - 5C2 - being repeated at the 12th fret).


The complete GuitarPro8 TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro8 TAB:  CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps)


The box shapes for the previous exercise follows:-

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps)

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B)
C major scale (ionian mode) - 3nps
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) pdf

GuitarPro8 TAB:  CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) pdfGuitarPro8 TAB:  CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) pdf

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B)
C major scale (ionian mode) - 3nps
Overall fretboard box shapes

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) : entire fretboard notes

CAGED octaves (Baritone 6-string guitar : Drop A - AEADF#B) C major scale (ionian mode) box shapes (3nps) : entire fretboard intervals


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