Guitar scale companion
Learn the Bb Mixolydian b6 scale (5th mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every Bb Mixolydian b6 Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.
Bb Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor) inherits the D window from D# Melodic Minor while Bb remains the displayed root.
D shape tab (1-5) e |-1--2-----4---| B |-1-----3--4---| G |-1-----3------| D |-1-----3--4---| A |-1-----3------| E |-1--2-----4---|
Bb Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor) inherits the C window from D# Melodic Minor while Bb remains the displayed root.
C shape tab (3-7) e |----4-----6---| B |-3--4-----6---| G |-3-----5------| D |-3--4-----6---| A |-3-----5--6---| E |----4-----6---|
Bb Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor) inherits the A window from D# Melodic Minor while Bb remains the displayed root.
A shape tab (5-9) e |----6-----8---| B |----6--7-----9| G |-5-----7--8---| D |----6-----8---| A |----6-----8--9| E |----6-----8---|
Bb Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor) inherits the G window from D# Melodic Minor while Bb remains the displayed root.
G shape tab (7-11) e |----8----10-11| B |-7-----9----11| G |----8----10-11| D |----8----10---| A |----8--9----11| E |----8----10-11|
Bb Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor) inherits the E window from D# Melodic Minor while Bb remains the displayed root.
E shape tab (10-14) e |---11----13-14| B |---11----13---| G |10-11----13---| D |10----12-13---| A |---11----13---| E |---11----13-14|