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 guitar (Low B - BEADGBE)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3nps : General

In BLOGoZON No.598 the box shapes for the A minor scale (aeolian mode)
were presented using the AGEDB octaves methodology -
this is the CAGED octaves guitar method adapted and improved for 7-string guitar (Low B - BEADGBE).

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In this BLOGoZON we look at the A minor scale (aeolian mode), again, but with
3nps shapes and join them all together to form one long AGEDB octaves chain.

The diagram that follows shows all seven of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
three notes per string patterns for a 7-string guitar (Low B: BEADGBE).

AGEDB octaves 3nps logo

This weeks BLOGoZON looks at the A minor scale (aeolian mode) for 7-string guitar (Low B: BEADGBE).

AGEDB octaves logo

Below the AGEDB octaves sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows:-

A natural octave shapes : 7-string guitar (Low B - BEADGBE)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A natural octaves

GuitarPro6 A natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all seven of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string guitar (Low B: BEADGBE).

AGEDB octaves : A natural octaves (3nps)

The diagrams that follow show all of the A minor scale (aeolian mode) notes plotted over
the 7-string guitar's fretboard in the AGEDB octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar): A minor scale (aeolian mode) entire fretboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A minor scale (aeolian mode)

GuitarPro6 A minor 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
A minor scale (aeolian mode) are detailed below in the AGEDB octaves manner:-

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar): A minor scale (aeolian mode) entire fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all seven box shapes for the
A minor scale (aeolian mode) for 7-string guitar (Low B: BEADGBE).


AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Low B - BEADGBE)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3nps : YouTube videos & pdf files

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AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 5Am3Gm1 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 6Gm3Gm1 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 6Em4Em1 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 6Em4Dm2 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 7Dm4Dm2 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 7Bm5Bm2 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 7Bm5Am3 box shape pdf

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 5Am3Gm1 box shape at 12 pdf


AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Low B - BEADGBE)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3nps : YouTube videos

  • 5Am3Gm1
  • 6Gm3Gm1
  • 6Em4Em1
  • 6Em4Dm2
  • 7Dm4Dm2
  • 7Bm5Bm2
  • 7Bm5Am3
  • 5Am3Gm1

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 5Am3Gm1 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 6Gm3Gm1 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 6Em4Em1 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 6Em4Dm2 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 7Dm4Dm2 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 7Bm5Bm2 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 7Bm5Am3 box shape

GuitarPro6 A minor scale 3nps : 5Am3Gm1 box shape at 12


  • 5Am3Gm1
  • 6Gm3Gm1
  • 6Em4Em1
  • 6Em4Dm2
  • 7Dm4Dm2
  • 7Bm5Bm2
  • 7Bm5Am3
  • 5Am3Gm1

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 5Am3Gm1 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 6Gm3Gm1 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 6Em4Em1 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 6Em4Dm2 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 7Dm4Dm2 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 7Bm5Bm2 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 7Bm5Am3 box shape

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps : 5Am3Gm1 box shape at 12



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 - 5Am3Gm1 - being repeated at the 12th fret).

The video shown to the right demonstrates the AGEDB octaves chain-linked sequence for the A minor scale 3nps box shapes.


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro7 TAB: C major scale (ionian mode) 3nps


The box shapes for the previous exercise follows:-

AGEDB octaves A minor scale 3nps box shapes

AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Low B - BEADGBE)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3nps
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro7 TAB pdf

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AGEDB octaves A minor scale (aeolian mode) box shapes pdf (3nps)

GuitarPro7 TAB: A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3npsGuitarPro7 TAB: A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3nps

AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Low B - BEADGBE)
A minor scale (aeolian mode) 3nps
Overall fretboard box shapes

AGEDB octaves A minor scale (aolian mode) 3nps : entire fretboard notes

AGEDB octaves A minor scale (aolian mode) 3nps : entire fretboard intervals


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