Open D left-handed chord chart
Am7b5 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart
Minor 7 Flat 5 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Open D.
Am7b5 uses the notes A, C, D#, G and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. These are exactly the shapes that become frustrating in right-handed chord books, so the mirrored left-handed chart is part of the lesson, not just the design.
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Chord boxes are mirrored for left-handed guitar. Tab and low-to-high shape notation remain standard so common lessons still translate.
Primary Chart
Chord View
Minor 7 Flat 5 open-position chart (frets 1-5)
Minor 7 Flat 5 open-position chart (frets 1-5)
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 5-9
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 7-11
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 1 3 1 1 0 x Chord tones: A C D# G D|-1-| A|-3-| F#|-1-| D|-1-| A|-0-| D|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): x 3 1 1 0 x Chord tones: A C D# G D|-x-| A|-3-| F#|-1-| D|-1-| A|-0-| D|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 6 6 5 6 7 Chord tones: A C D# G D|-5-| A|-6-| F#|-6-| D|-5-| A|-6-| D|-7-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 7 10 9 10 10 7 Chord tones: A C D# G D|-7--| A|-10-| F#|-9--| D|-10-| A|-10-| D|-7--|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Context
How To Use This Page
Minor 7 Flat 5 feels shadowy, unstable and jazzy and works for minor ii-V movement, dark colour and sophisticated passing harmony.
These are exactly the shapes that become frustrating in right-handed chord books, so the mirrored left-handed chart is part of the lesson, not just the design.
Keep the fretting wrist loose and build the shape from the root outward so the b5 stays accurate
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- A
- C
- D#
- G
Next Step
Matching Left-Handed Scales
Use these scale pages to move from the chord into lead work without leaving the same tuning and key centre.
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