Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass
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Octave Method for 5-String Bass

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Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass


Fretboard navigation method for 5-string bass
(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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Octave Method for Five String Bass


Fretboard navigation method for 5-string bass
(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.

Octave Method for Low B : 5-String Bass Paper Book


BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
C natural octaves

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the C natural octave shapes and join them all together
for 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG) to form one long BAGED octaves chain.

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The BAGED octaves sequence is shown for C natural on the 5-string bass fretboard diagram that follows.

BAGED octaves fingerboard : C natural octaves

The individual octave shapes for C natural on the 5-string bass follows.

BAGED octaves (5-string bass: Low - BEADG) C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG); this links to the downloadable pdf document which also contains the video and GuitarPro7 file.

BAGED octaves (5 string bass (Low B - BEADG) C natural octave shapes pdf


BAGED octaves : 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG)
C natural octaves (3nps)

The individual octave shapes for C natural (3nps) on the 5-string bass follows.

BAGED octaves (5-string bass: Low - BEADG) C natural octaves (3nps)

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : C natural octaves

GuitarPro6 C natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the BAGED octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 5-string bass (Low B - BEADG); this links to the downloadable pdf document which also contains the video and GuitarPro7 file.

BAGED octaves (5 string bass (Low B - BEADG) C natural octave shapes (3nps) pdf


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