Drop D left-handed chord chart
Em7b5 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart
Minor 7 Flat 5 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Drop D.
Em7b5 uses the notes E, G, A#, D 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. These are exactly the shapes that become frustrating in right-handed chord books, so the mirrored left-handed chart is part of the lesson, not just the design.
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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.
Primary Chart
Chord View
Minor 7 Flat 5 open-position chart (frets 1-5)
Minor 7 Flat 5 open-position chart (frets 1-5)
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 7-11
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 5-9
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 3 0 0 1 2 Chord tones: E G A# D E|-0-| B|-3-| G|-0-| D|-0-| A|-1-| D|-2-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 x 0 0 1 2 Chord tones: E G A# D E|-0-| B|-x-| G|-0-| D|-0-| A|-1-| D|-2-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): x 8 7 8 7 x Chord tones: E G A# D E|-x-| B|-8-| G|-7-| D|-8-| A|-7-| D|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 6 5 7 5 7 x Chord tones: E G A# D E|-6-| B|-5-| G|-7-| D|-5-| A|-7-| D|-x-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Context
How To Use This Page
Minor 7 Flat 5 feels shadowy, unstable and jazzy and works for minor ii-V movement, dark colour and sophisticated passing harmony.
These are exactly the shapes that become frustrating in right-handed chord books, so the mirrored left-handed chart is part of the lesson, not just the design.
Keep the fretting wrist loose and build the shape from the root outward so the b5 stays accurate
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.
- E
- 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.
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