Drop C left-handed chord chart

Fmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Fmaj7 uses the notes F, A, C, E and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Drop C changes the whole guitar feel and emphasises the bass side, which is exactly where left-handed players usually need better visual references than mainstream sites provide. 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# F C G C
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

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

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

4fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
A
E
5
C
F
6
A
E
7
8
D#
A#
F
C
G
C

Major 7 voicing around frets 4-8

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

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 1 2 0 0 2 0
Chord tones: F A C E

D#|-1-|
A#|-2-|
F|-0-|
C|-0-|
G|-2-|
C|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 1 x 0 0 2 0
Chord tones: F A C E

D#|-1-|
A#|-x-|
F|-0-|
C|-0-|
G|-2-|
C|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 6 6 4 4 5 5
Chord tones: F A C E

D#|-6-|
A#|-6-|
F|-4-|
C|-4-|
G|-5-|
C|-5-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 11 11 9 10 x
Chord tones: F A C E

D#|-9--|
A#|-11-|
F|-11-|
C|-9--|
G|-10-|
C|-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

Drop C feels dense, aggressive and built for modern heavy rhythm guitar. It pushes mirrored riff shapes into a heavier, more modern register.

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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