DADGAD left-handed chord chart

Cmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Major 7 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in DADGAD.

Cmaj7 uses the notes C, E, G, B and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. DADGAD encourages drones and modal movement, which makes mirrored left-handed charts especially useful because familiar standard shapes stop behaving normally. Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

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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.

Formula 1 3 5 7
Tuning D A G D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

 
 
o
 
 
x
1
2
E
B
E
3
C
4
5
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

x
 
o
 
 
x
1
2
B
E
3
C
4
5
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

9fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
B
E
B
10
G
G
C
11
12
13
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

7fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
E
8
9
B
E
B
10
G
C
11
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 7-11

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

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

D|-2-|
A|-2-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
D|-x-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

D|-x-|
A|-2-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
D|-x-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 10 9 9 10 10
Chord tones: C E G B

D|-9--|
A|-10-|
G|-9--|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
D|-10-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 7 9 9 10 10
Chord tones: C E G B

D|-9--|
A|-7--|
G|-9--|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
D|-10-|

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

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Major 7 feels lush, polished and sophisticated and works for neo-soul, jazz-pop, chord melody and atmospheric harmony.

Lefty Translation

Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

Grip Cue

Let notes ring but do not squeeze; these voicings sound better with even pressure than brute force

Tuning Context

DADGAD feels open, droning and harmonically spacious. It rewards left-handed players who want ringing accompaniment and modal colours.

Chord Tones
  • C
  • E
  • G
  • B

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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