DADGAD left-handed chord chart

Dmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Dmaj7 uses the notes D, F#, A, C# 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.

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

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

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

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

o
o
 
 
 
o
1
2
A
3
4
F#
C#
5
D
A
G
D
A
D

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

11fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
C#
F#
C#
12
A
A
D
13
14
15
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 11-15

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 0 x 4 4 0
Chord tones: D F# A C#

D|-0-|
A|-0-|
G|-x-|
D|-4-|
A|-4-|
D|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 4 x 4 0 0
Chord tones: D F# A C#

D|-0-|
A|-4-|
G|-x-|
D|-4-|
A|-0-|
D|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 0 2 4 4 0
Chord tones: D F# A C#

D|-0-|
A|-0-|
G|-2-|
D|-4-|
A|-4-|
D|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 11 12 11 11 12 12
Chord tones: D F# A C#

D|-11-|
A|-12-|
G|-11-|
D|-11-|
A|-12-|
D|-12-|

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
  • D
  • F#
  • A
  • 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.

Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources