Open D left-handed chord chart

Am Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Minor chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Open D.

Am uses the notes A, C, E 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. The mirrored box helps left-handed players see the minor third where it actually lives on their instrument instead of mentally flipping a right-handed chart.

Open a page

Chord boxes are mirrored for left-handed guitar. Tab and low-to-high shape notation remain standard so common lessons still translate.

Formula 1 b3 5
Tuning D A F# D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

 
 
 
 
o
x
1
2
E
E
3
C
A
4
5
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Minor open-position chart (frets 1-5)

x
 
 
 
o
x
1
2
E
3
C
A
4
5
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Minor open-position chart (frets 1-5)

6fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
C
7
A
E
A
E
A
8
9
10
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Minor voicing around frets 6-10

10fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
10
C
E
C
11
12
A
A
13
14
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Minor voicing around frets 10-14

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 3 3 2 0 x
Chord tones: A C E

D|-2-|
A|-3-|
F#|-3-|
D|-2-|
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 3 2 0 x
Chord tones: A C E

D|-x-|
A|-3-|
F#|-3-|
D|-2-|
A|-0-|
D|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 7 7 6 7 7 7
Chord tones: A C E

D|-7-|
A|-7-|
F#|-6-|
D|-7-|
A|-7-|
D|-7-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 10 12 10 10 12 x
Chord tones: A C E

D|-10-|
A|-12-|
F#|-10-|
D|-10-|
A|-12-|
D|-x--|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Minor feels dark, direct and emotional and works for minor progressions, riff writing and moodier accompaniment.

Lefty Translation

The mirrored box helps left-handed players see the minor third where it actually lives on their instrument instead of mentally flipping a right-handed chart.

Grip Cue

Watch the non-dominant fretting hand for collapsing finger angles, especially when the b3 sits under a stretch

Tuning Context

Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.

Chord Tones
  • A
  • C
  • E

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.

Library

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