C Standard left-handed chord chart
Bm7b5 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart
Minor 7 Flat 5 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in C Standard.
Bm7b5 uses the notes B, D, F, A and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. C Standard lowers the whole guitar while keeping interval relationships intact, which is useful for heavy left-handed players who still want logical mirrored charts. 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 voicing around frets 6-10
Minor 7 Flat 5 open-position chart (frets 1-5)
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 4-8
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 9-13
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): x 7 6 7 6 x Chord tones: B D F A C|-x-| G|-7-| D#|-6-| A#|-7-| F|-6-| C|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 2 2 1 x x Chord tones: B D F A C|-2-| G|-2-| D#|-2-| A#|-1-| F|-x-| C|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 4 6 4 6 x Chord tones: B D F A C|-5-| G|-4-| D#|-6-| A#|-4-| F|-6-| C|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 10 11 11 9 11 Chord tones: B D F A C|-9--| G|-10-| D#|-11-| A#|-11-| F|-9--| C|-11-|
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
C Standard feels low, thick and heavy without dropping interval logic. It keeps the same shape logic while delivering a heavier voice.
- B
- D
- F
- A
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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