Open D left-handed chord chart
Gm7b5 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart
Minor 7 Flat 5 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Open D.
Gm7b5 uses the notes G, A#, C#, F and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. 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 5-9
Minor 7 Flat 5 voicing around frets 7-11
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 3 4 4 3 4 5 Chord tones: G A# C# F D|-3-| A|-4-| F#|-4-| D|-3-| A|-4-| D|-5-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 4 4 3 4 5 Chord tones: G A# C# F D|-5-| A|-4-| F#|-4-| D|-3-| A|-4-| D|-5-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 8 7 8 8 5 Chord tones: G A# C# F D|-5-| A|-8-| F#|-7-| D|-8-| A|-8-| D|-5-|
Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.
Standard Tab Reference
Left-handed shape (high -> low): 8 8 7 8 10 x Chord tones: G A# C# F D|-8--| A|-8--| F#|-7--| D|-8--| A|-10-| 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
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- G
- A#
- C#
- F
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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