Mixolydian ♭6 scale in E on electric guitar
Mixolydian ♭6 scale in E: E, F#, G#, A, B, C and D, the degrees 1–2–3–4–5–b6–b7. The box shown is in open position, from the open strings up to fret 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 6th string, open, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift.
On electric guitar, the slimmer neck invites legato — the same fingering runs with less effort, and the high positions stay comfortable. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.
Once the shape is memorized, play the box in thirds: the real memory test.
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Open strings and frets 1 to 4, 6 strings. Root (E): string 6 open, string 4, fret 2 and string 1 open.
- String 6 (E): open, E, root; fret 2, F sharp, second, finger 2; fret 4, G sharp, third, finger 4
- String 5 (A): open, A, fourth; fret 2, B, fifth, finger 2; fret 3, C, flat sixth, finger 3
- String 4 (D): open, D, flat seventh; fret 2, E, root, finger 2; fret 4, F sharp, second, finger 4
- String 3 (G): fret 1, G sharp, third, finger 1; fret 2, A, fourth, finger 2; fret 4, B, fifth, finger 4
- String 2 (B): open, B, fifth; fret 1, C, flat sixth, finger 1; fret 3, D, flat seventh, finger 3
- String 1 (E): open, E, root; fret 2, F sharp, second, finger 2; fret 4, G sharp, third, finger 4
In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree; 1 is the tonic, highlighted.