Standard left-handed chord chart

Dmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Dmaj7 uses the notes D, F#, A, C# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Standard tuning keeps the usual string relationships intact, so it is the easiest place to compare left-handed charts with mainstream tab and lesson content. 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 D A E
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

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

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

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

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

5fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
5
A
D
6
C#
7
F#
A
8
9
E
B
G
D
A
E

Major 7 voicing around frets 5-9

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

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

E|-2-|
B|-2-|
G|-2-|
D|-0-|
A|-x-|
E|-x-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

E|-2-|
B|-2-|
G|-2-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
E|-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 10
Chord tones: D F# A C#

E|-9--|
B|-10-|
G|-11-|
D|-11-|
A|-9--|
E|-10-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 7 6 7 5 x
Chord tones: D F# A C#

E|-5-|
B|-7-|
G|-6-|
D|-7-|
A|-5-|
E|-x-|

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

Standard feels balanced, familiar and easy to compare with lesson material. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.

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.