C# Mixolydian b6 on the Fretboard

C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A and B are the notes of the C# Mixolydian b6 scale. E# is the only theoretical spelling, and on the neck it is plain F.

Place the root on the 9th fret of the low E string, with a lower anchor on the 4th fret of the A string. The scale gives a major third and fifth over a minor sixth and seventh, so think of it as a C# dominant seventh chord with a flat 13th.

Play the C# mixolydian b6 scale

Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.

Notes of the C# mixolydian b6 scale

NoteDegreeIntervalSemitones from root
C#1Root0
D#2Major 2nd2
E#3Major 3rd4
F#4Perfect 4th5
G#5Perfect 5th7
Ab6Minor 6th8
Bb7Minor 7th10

Structure

C# mixolydian b6 scale notes:

C# D# E# F# G# A B

How the mixolydian b6 scale is built:

The mixolydian b6 scale is built from the degrees 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7, which gives the step pattern W-W-H-W-H-W-W (W = whole step, H = half step).

Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10. That makes it a 7-note scale.

It is mode 5 of the Melodic Minor Scale, so both scales share the same notes from a different starting point.

It is also known as Hindu Scale and Melodic Major.

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale Guitar Patterns

Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - On one string (B)

On one string (B)

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 1

Box pattern — position 1

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 2

Box pattern — position 2

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 3

Box pattern — position 3

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 4

Box pattern — position 4

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 5

Box pattern — position 5

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 1

3 notes per string — position 1

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 2

3 notes per string — position 2

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 3

3 notes per string — position 3

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 4

3 notes per string — position 4

C# Mixolydian b6 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 5

3 notes per string — position 5

Chords in the C# mixolydian b6 scale

Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.

DegreeTriadSeventh chord
1 C# C#7
2 D#dim D#m7(b5)
3 E#dim E#m7(b5)
4 F#m F#m(maj7)
5 G#m G#m7
b6 Aaug Amaj7(b13)
b7 B B7

Related modes

These scales share the same notes as the mixolydian b6 scale, starting from a different degree.

Melodic Minor Scale Dorian b2 Scale Lydian Augmented Scale Lydian Dominant Scale Aeolian b5 Scale Super Locrian Scale

The mixolydian b6 scale in other keys

C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G# Ab A A# Bb B

All about the mixolydian b6 scale →

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