DADGAD left-handed chord chart

Fmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Fmaj7 uses the notes F, A, C, E 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.

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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 3 5 7
Tuning D A G D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

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

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

14fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
E
A
E
15
C
C
F
16
17
18
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 14-18

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

Major 7 voicing around frets 5-9

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 0 2 2 3 3
Chord tones: F A C E

D|-2-|
A|-0-|
G|-2-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
D|-3-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 3 2 2 0 3
Chord tones: F A C E

D|-2-|
A|-3-|
G|-2-|
D|-2-|
A|-0-|
D|-3-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 14 15 14 14 15 15
Chord tones: F A C E

D|-14-|
A|-15-|
G|-14-|
D|-14-|
A|-15-|
D|-15-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 7 7 5 7 8 x
Chord tones: F A C E

D|-7-|
A|-7-|
G|-5-|
D|-7-|
A|-8-|
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
  • F
  • A
  • C
  • E

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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