Octave Method for Low B : 7-String Guitar
Major Scales & Arpeggios
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AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
General
In this BLOGoZON we take a look at the A minor scale (aeolian mode) (1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G)
for 7-string baritone guitar (F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B) forming one long AGEDB octaves chain.
Below the AGEDB octaves sequence is shown for A natural over the entire fretboard.
The diagram that follows shows all five of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string baritone guitar (F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B).
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A natural octaves
Note: The YouTube video below uses a 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE) and
not the 7-string baritone guitar (F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B).
The diagram that follows shows all five of the AGEDB octaves shapes for use with the
box shapes for a 7-string baritone guitar (F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B).
The diagrams that follow show all of the A minor scale (aeolian mode) (1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G)
notes plotted over the 7-string guitar's fretboard in the AGEDB octaves and GuitarPro6 styles:-
GuitarPro6 fingerboard : A minor scale (aeolian mode) (1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G)
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) (1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G)
are detailed below in the AGEDB octaves manner.
The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the
A minor scale (aeolian mode) (1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G)
for 7-string baritone guitar (F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B).
AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
YouTube videos & box shape pdf files
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AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
GuitarPro6 fingerboards & YouTube videos
- 5Am3
- 6Gm3Gm1
- 6Em4Em1
- 7Dm4Dm2
- 7Bm5Bm2
- 5Am3 at 12
AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
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- 5Am3
- 6Gm3Gm1
- 6Em4Em1
- 7Dm4Dm2
- 7Bm5Bm2
- 5Am3 at 12
AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
YouTube video
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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 - 5Am3 - being repeated at the 12th fret). The video shown below demonstrates the AGEDB octaves chain-linked sequence for the Note: The YouTube video below uses a 7-string guitar (B1 standard - BEADGBE) and |
AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
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The GuitarPro8 TAB shown below demonstrates the AGEDB octaves chain-linked sequence for the
A minor scale (aeolian mode) (1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G) box shapes
for 7-string baritone guitar (F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B).
AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
Box shapes
The box shapes for the previous exercise follow.
AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
Box shapes pdf & GuitarPro8 TAB pdf
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AGEDB octaves : 7-string baritone guitar
(F♯1 standard - F♯BEADF♯B)
A minor scale (aeolian mode)
1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6 ♭7 - A B C D E F G
Overall fretboard box shapes
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Aerials....Zon Brookes |
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