Octave Method for 6-String Bass (Low B)
Major Scales & Arpeggios


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Octave Method for Six String Bass


Fretboard navigation method for 6-string bass
(Low B) based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using linked octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.


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Octave Method for Low B : 6-String Bass


Fretboard navigation method for 6-String Bass
(Low B) based on an instrument specific modification of the CAGED guitar method, using linked octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.

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AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the A pentatonic minor scale and join them all together
for 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC) to form one long AGEDBC octaves chain.

AGEDBC octaves logo: 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)

The AGEDBC octaves sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows.

AGEDBC octaves fingerboard : A natural octaves

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A natural octaves

GuitarPro6 A natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the A pentatonic minor scale notes plotted over the
6-string bass' fretboard in the AGEDBC octaves and GuitarPro6 manner.

AGEDBC octaves (6-string bass : Low B - BEADGC) A pentatonic minor scale fingerboard notes

GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A pentatonic minor scale

GuitarPro6 A pentatonic 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 pentatonic minor scale are detailed below in the AGEDBC octaves manner.

AGEDBC octaves (6-string bass : Low B - BEADGC) A pentatonic minor scale fingerboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
A pentatonic minor scale in the AGEDBC octaves style.


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : YouTube videos & pdf files

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AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 4Am2 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 5Gm2 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 5Em3 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 6Bm4Cm1 box shape pdf
AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 4Am2 box shape at 12 pdf

AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 4Am2
  • 5Gm2
  • 5Em3
  • 6Dm3Dm1
  • 6Bm4Cm1
  • 4Am2 at 12

A pentatonic minor scale: 4Am2 box shape

A pentatonic minor scale: 5Gm2 box shape

A pentatonic minor scale: 5Em3 box shape

A pentatonic minor scale: 6Dm3Dm1 box shape

A pentatonic minor scale: 6Bm4Cm1 box shape

A pentatonic minor scale: 4Am2 box shape at 12


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : Box shapes & TAB

  • 4Am2
  • 5Gm2
  • 5Em3
  • 6Dm3Dm1
  • 6Bm4Cm1
  • 4Am2 at 12

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 4Am2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 5Gm2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 5Em3 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 6Dm3Dm1 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 4Am2 box shape

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale : 4Am2 box shape at 12


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : GuitarPro7 TAB

GuitarPro7 TAB: A pentatonic minor scale box shapes


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : Box shapes

The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale box shapes

AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro7 TAB pdf

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AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale box shapes pdf

GuitarPro7 TAB: AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale box shapes pdfGuitarPro7 TAB: AGEDBC octaves A pentatonic minor scale box shapes pdf


AGEDBC octaves : 6-string bass (Low B - BEADGC)
A pentatonic minor scale : Overall fretboard box shapes

AGEDBC octaves C pentatonic  major scale box shapes : entire fretboard notes

AGEDBC octaves C pentatonic major scale box shapes : entire fretboard intervals


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