Open D left-handed chord chart
Dm7b5 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart
Minor 7 Flat 5 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Open D.
Dm7b5 uses the notes D, F, G#, C 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 10-14
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 5-9
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 3 2 3 3 0 Chord tones: D F G# C D|-0-| A|-3-| F#|-2-| D|-3-| A|-3-| D|-0-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 3 3 2 0 3 0 Chord tones: D F G# C D|-3-| A|-3-| F#|-2-| D|-0-| A|-3-| D|-0-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 10 11 11 10 11 12 Chord tones: D F G# C D|-10-| A|-11-| F#|-11-| D|-10-| A|-11-| D|-12-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 6 8 6 6 5 x Chord tones: D F G# C D|-6-| A|-8-| F#|-6-| D|-6-| A|-5-| D|-x-|
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.
- D
- F
- G#
- C
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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