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.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
Bb Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape Bb chord, taken from the D box of D# Melodic Minor.
A 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), G shape: the box around the G-shape Bb chord, taken from the C box of D# Melodic Minor.
G 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), E shape: the box around the E-shape Bb chord, taken from the A box of D# Melodic Minor.
E 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), D shape: the box around the D-shape Bb chord, taken from the G box of D# Melodic Minor.
D 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), C shape: the box around the C-shape Bb chord, taken from the E box of D# Melodic Minor.
C 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|