DADGAD left-handed chord chart

D#maj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

D#maj7 uses the notes D#, G, A#, D 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
o
 
 
1
A#
A#
D#
2
3
4
5
D
A
G
D
A
D

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

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

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

12fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
D
G
D
13
A#
A#
D#
14
15
16
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 12-16

3fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
3
A#
4
5
G
D
G
6
D#
7
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 3-7

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 1 0 0 1 1
Chord tones: D# G A# D

D|-0-|
A|-1-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-1-|
D|-1-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 1 1 0 0 1 1
Chord tones: D# G A# D

D|-1-|
A|-1-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-1-|
D|-1-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 12 13 12 12 13 13
Chord tones: D# G A# D

D|-12-|
A|-13-|
G|-12-|
D|-12-|
A|-13-|
D|-13-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 5 3 5 6 x
Chord tones: D# G A# D

D|-5-|
A|-5-|
G|-3-|
D|-5-|
A|-6-|
D|-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

DADGAD feels open, droning and harmonically spacious. It rewards left-handed players who want ringing accompaniment and modal colours.

Chord Tones
  • D#
  • G
  • A#
  • D

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

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