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