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Guitar scale companion

B Mixolydian Mode

Learn the B Mixolydian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A
Steps
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
Sharps and flats
C#, D#, F#, G#
All 5 positions
A shape (frets 1-5); G shape (frets 4-8); E shape (frets 6-10); D shape (frets 8-12); C shape (frets 11-15)
1B2C#3D#4E5F#6G#b7A

Full fretboard map

Every B Mixolydian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EBC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#AD#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#C#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#E123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five B Mixolydian positions

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.

A shape · frets 1-5

B Mixolydian, A shape: the box around the A-shape B chord, taken from the D box of E Major (Ionian).

B Mixolydian A shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the A shape.EADGBe1234536514b725625136b74b7
A shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4--5|
B |----2-----4--5|
G |-1--2-----4---|
D |-1--2-----4---|
A |----2-----4---|
E |----2-----4--5|

G shape · frets 4-8

B Mixolydian, G shape: the box around the G-shape B chord, taken from the C box of E Major (Ionian).

B Mixolydian G shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the G shape.EADGBe45678625136b74b736214b751
G shape tab (4-8)
e |-4--5-----7---|
B |-4--5-----7---|
G |-4-----6------|
D |-4-----6--7---|
A |-4-----6--7---|
E |-4--5-----7---|

E shape · frets 6-10

B Mixolydian, E shape: the box around the E-shape B chord, taken from the A box of E Major (Ionian).

B Mixolydian E shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the E shape.EADGBe67891036214b7513251462b7
E shape tab (6-10)
e |----7-----9---|
B |----7-----9-10|
G |-6-----8--9---|
D |-6--7-----9---|
A |-6--7-----9---|
E |----7-----9---|

D shape · frets 8-12

B Mixolydian, D shape: the box around the D-shape B chord, taken from the G box of E Major (Ionian).

B Mixolydian D shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the D shape.EADGBe891011123251462b7362534b714
D shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11-12|
B |----9-10----12|
G |-8--9----11---|
D |----9----11---|
A |----9----11-12|
E |----9----11-12|

C shape · frets 11-15

B Mixolydian, C shape: the box around the C-shape B chord, taken from the E box of E Major (Ionian).

B Mixolydian C shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the C shape.EADGBe1112131415362534b71436514b725
C shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12----14---|
B |---12----14---|
G |11----13-14---|
D |11----13-14---|
A |11-12----14---|
E |11-12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootB
2M2C#
3M3D#
4P4E
5P5F#
6M6G#
b7m7A

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
IB7Dominant 7th
iiC#m7Minor 7th
iiiøD#m7b5Half-Diminished
IVEmaj7Major 7th
vF#m7Minor 7th
viG#m7Minor 7th
bVIIAmaj7Major 7th
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