Drop D left-handed chord chart

D5 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Power chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Drop D.

D5 uses the notes D, A and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Drop D leaves most of the neck familiar but changes the bass side immediately, which is especially relevant for left-handed players who use mirrored rhythm charts. Left-handed rhythm players usually want the visual reference on the bass side first, which is why the chart keeps the low strings on the right.

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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 5
Tuning E B G D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

Power open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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x
 
o
o
o
1
2
A
3
4
5
E
B
G
D
A
D

Power open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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

Power open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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

Power voicing around frets 5-9

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): x 3 2 0 0 0
Chord tones: D A

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

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

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

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

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

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

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

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

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Power feels lean, strong and aggressive and works for rock rhythm guitar, punk, heavy riffs and quick key changes.

Lefty Translation

Left-handed rhythm players usually want the visual reference on the bass side first, which is why the chart keeps the low strings on the right.

Grip Cue

Use the mirrored chart to keep the root on the correct bass-side string so palm muting and downstrokes line up cleanly

Tuning Context

Drop D feels heavier on the low end while staying familiar on the top five strings. It makes low-string riffs and one-finger power movement faster to understand in left-handed view.

Chord Tones
  • D
  • A

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 Minor Pentatonic pentatonic scale D Blues pentatonic scale D Major diatonic scale D Minor diatonic scale D Mixolydian modal scale D Phrygian modal scale

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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.