Guitar scale companion
Learn the B Mixolydian b6 scale (5th mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every B 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.
B Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape B chord, taken from the D box of E Melodic Minor.
A shape tab (2-6) e |-2--3-----5---| B |-2-----4--5---| G |-2-----4------| D |-2-----4--5---| A |-2-----4------| E |-2--3-----5---|
B Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), G shape: the box around the G-shape B chord, taken from the C box of E Melodic Minor.
G shape tab (4-8) e |----5-----7---| B |-4--5-----7---| G |-4-----6------| D |-4--5-----7---| A |-4-----6--7---| E |----5-----7---|
B Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), E shape: the box around the E-shape B chord, taken from the A box of E Melodic Minor.
E shape tab (6-10) e |----7-----9---| B |----7--8----10| G |-6-----8--9---| D |----7-----9---| A |----7-----9-10| E |----7-----9---|
B Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), D shape: the box around the D-shape B chord, taken from the G box of E Melodic Minor.
D shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11-12| B |-8----10----12| G |----9----11-12| D |----9----11---| A |----9-10----12| E |----9----11-12|
B Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), C shape: the box around the C-shape B chord, taken from the E box of E Melodic Minor.
C shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14-15| B |---12----14---| G |11-12----14---| D |11----13-14---| A |---12----14---| E |---12----14-15|