Guitar scale companion
Learn the C Mixolydian b6 scale (5th mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every C 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.
C Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), C shape: the box around the C-shape C chord, taken from the E box of F Melodic Minor.
C shape tab (0-4) e |----1-----3--4| B |----1-----3---| G |-0--1-----3---| D |-0-----2--3---| A |----1-----3---| E |----1-----3--4|
C Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape C chord, taken from the D box of F Melodic Minor.
A shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |-3-----5--6---| G |-3-----5------| D |-3-----5--6---| A |-3-----5------| E |-3--4-----6---|
C Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), G shape: the box around the G-shape C chord, taken from the C box of F Melodic Minor.
G shape tab (5-9) e |----6-----8---| B |-5--6-----8---| G |-5-----7------| D |-5--6-----8---| A |-5-----7--8---| E |----6-----8---|
C Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), E shape: the box around the E-shape C chord, taken from the A box of F Melodic Minor.
E shape tab (7-11) e |----8----10---| B |----8--9----11| G |-7-----9-10---| D |----8----10---| A |----8----10-11| E |----8----10---|
C Mixolydian b6 (5th Mode Melodic Minor), D shape: the box around the D-shape C chord, taken from the G box of F Melodic Minor.
D shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12-13| B |-9----11----13| G |---10----12-13| D |---10----12---| A |---10-11----13| E |---10----12-13|