Open E left-handed chord chart

Dmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Dmaj7 uses the notes D, F#, A, C# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. 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 E B G# E B E
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

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

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

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

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

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

Major 7 voicing around frets 7-11

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 10 10 9 10 10
Chord tones: D F# A C#

E|-9--|
B|-10-|
G#|-10-|
E|-9--|
B|-10-|
E|-10-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 10 10 10 9 10 10
Chord tones: D F# A C#

E|-10-|
B|-10-|
G#|-10-|
E|-9--|
B|-10-|
E|-10-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 2 1 2 3 x
Chord tones: D F# A C#

E|-2-|
B|-2-|
G#|-1-|
E|-2-|
B|-3-|
E|-x-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 7 10 9 10 10
Chord tones: D F# A C#

E|-9--|
B|-7--|
G#|-10-|
E|-9--|
B|-10-|
E|-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

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

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.

D Major diatonic scale D Lydian modal scale

Related Library

Keep Moving Through The Resource

More D left-handed chords

Major 7 shapes in nearby keys

Scales that support this chord

Major 7 in other tunings

Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources

Scale Library Browse the full left-handed scale library by key, scale family and tuning. Chord Library Open mirrored left-handed chord charts with standard tab references and related scales. Tuning Library Move the same chart system into drop tunings and open tunings without losing the workflow. Start With A Core Page Use a popular left-handed default page first, then branch into other keys and tunings. Popular Chord Page Jump into a familiar chord page and compare the mirrored grip box with the standard tab below it.