Octave Method for Drop A : 7-String Guitar
Major Scales & Arpeggios


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Octave Method for Seven String Drop A Guitar


Fretboard navigation method for Drop A :
7-string guitar 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 Drop A : 7-String Guitar


Fretboard navigation method for Drop A :
7-string guitar 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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AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE)
A minor arpeggio : General

In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the A major arpeggio and join them all together
for 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE) to form one long AGEDB octaves chain.

AGEDB octaves logo : 7-string guitar (Drop A: AEADGBE)

Below the 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE) sequence is shown for A natural in the diagram that follows.

AGEDB octaves B natural octaves (7-string guitar : Drop A - AEADGBE) fretboard

GuitarPro7 fingerboard : A natural octaves

GuitarPro7: A natural octaves

The diagram that follows shows all five of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE).

A natural octave shapes

The diagram that follows shows all five of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE).

7-String Guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE) : A natural octaves

The diagrams that follow show all of the A minor arpeggio notes plotted over the
7-string guitar's (Drop A - AEADGBE) fretboard in the AGEDB octaves and GuitarPro7 styles.

7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE) : AGEDB octaves A minor arpeggio fretboard notes

GuitarPro7 fingerboard : A minor arpeggio

GuitarPro7: A minor arpeggio

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 arpeggio are detailed below in the AGEDB octaves manner.

7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE) : AGEDB octaves A minor arpeggio fretboard intervals

The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
A minor arpeggio in the AGEDB octaves style.


AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE)
A minor arpeggio : YouTube videos & pdf files

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AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 7Am5Am3 box shape pdf
AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 6Gm3Gm1 box shape pdf
AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 6Em4Em1 box shape pdf
AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 4Dm2 box shape pdf
AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 7Bm5Bm2 box shape pdf
AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 7Am5Am3 box shape at 12 pdf

AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE)
A minor arpeggio : Box shapes on YouTube

  • 7Am5Am3
  • 6Gm3Gm1
  • 6Em4Em1
  • 4Dm2
  • 7Bm5Bm2
  • 7Am5Am3 at 12

GuitarPro7 - A minor arpeggio: 7Am5Am3 box shape

GuitarPro7 - A minor arpeggio: 6Gm3Gm1 box shape

GuitarPro7 - A minor arpeggio: 6Em4Em1 box shape

GuitarPro7 - A minor arpeggio: 4Dm2 box shape

GuitarPro7 - A minor arpeggio: 7Bm5Bm2 box shape

GuitarPro7 - A minor arpeggio: 7Am5Am3 box shape at 12


AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE)
A minor arpeggio : Box shapes & TAB

  • 7Am5Am3
  • 6Gm3Gm1
  • 6Em4Em1
  • 4Dm2
  • 7Bm5Bm2
  • 7Am5Am3 at 12

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 7Am5Am3 box shape

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 6Gm3Gm1 box shape

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 6Em4Em1 box shape

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 4Dm2 box shape

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 7Bm5Bm2 box shape

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio : 7Am5Am3 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 - 7Am5Am3 - being repeated at the 12th fret).


The complete TAB for the previous exercise follows:-

GuitarPro7 TAB: A minor arpeggio box shapes


The box shapes for the previous exercise follow:-

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio box shapes

AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE)
A minor arpeggio
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro6 TAB pdf

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AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) A minor arpeggio box shapes pdf

GuitarPro7 TAB: A minor arpeggio box shapes (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) pdfGuitarPro7 TAB: A minor arpeggio box shapes (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) pdf


AGEDB octaves : 7-string guitar (Drop A - AEADGBE)
A minor arpeggio : Overall fretboard box shapes

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) fingerboard A minor arpeggio notes pdf

AGEDB octaves (7-string guitar: Drop A - AEADGBE) fingerboard A minor arpeggio intervals pdf


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