Start Here
Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
Standard left-handed scale chart
A Major Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Learn A Major in Standard with a mirrored left-handed chart, then turn one fret range into a short repeatable practice loop.
A Major in Standard tuning gives you the notes A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Standard tuning keeps the usual string relationships intact, so it is the easiest place to compare left-handed charts with mainstream tab and lesson content. Use the mirrored chart to keep the bass side on the far right, then compare the unchanged tab underneath when translating mainstream lessons.
Open a page
Charts are mirrored for left-handed players. Standard tablature below stays unchanged because tab does not flip with handedness.
Formula
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Tuning
E B G D A E
Scale Notes
7 notes
Mirror View
True lefty chart
Primary Chart
Scale View
Full neck left-handed mirror view. Choose a smaller fret-range view when you want a focused practice area.
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Scale Note
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Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Frets 0-4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--| B|------------------------------------0--2--3-----------| G|---------------------------1--2--4--------------------| D|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------| A|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------| E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Frets 0-4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--| B|------------------------------------0--2--3-----------| G|---------------------------1--2--4--------------------| D|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------| A|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------| E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Frets 5-9 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------5--7--9--| B|------------------------------------5--7--9-----------| G|---------------------------6--7--9--------------------| D|------------------6--7--9-----------------------------| A|---------5--7--9--------------------------------------| E|5--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
5-9 frets • 18 note position run
Frets 10-14 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------10-12-14-| B|------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|---------------------------11-13-14-------------------| D|------------------11-12-14----------------------------| A|---------11-12-14-------------------------------------| E|10-12-14----------------------------------------------|
10-14 frets • 18 note position run
Frets 15-19 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------16-17-19-| B|------------------------------------15-17-19----------| G|---------------------------16-18-19-------------------| D|------------------16-18-19----------------------------| A|---------16-17-19-------------------------------------| E|16-17-19----------------------------------------------|
15-19 frets • 18 note position run
Frets 18-22 Tab
E|------------------------------------------19-21-22-| B|---------------------------------19-21-22----------| G|------------------------18-19-21-------------------| D|---------------18-19-21----------------------------| A|---------19-21-------------------------------------| E|19-21-22-------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 17 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Overview
Major feels bright, open and strongly resolved and is useful for melodic hooks, clean chord melody and pop or country lead guitar.
10-Minute Practice
Choose Frets 0-4, play slowly up and down, and say the root note A each time it appears. Repeat the same range with a steady pulse, then use one matching chord to hear the scale in context.
Start With
Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
Hear These Notes
Keep C# and G# obvious so the line sounds fully major instead of collapsing into a simpler pentatonic shape.
Use It Over
Use this scale over A, D and E in the same tuning if you want the page to turn into a real musical drill instead of isolated note memorization.
Tuning Context
Standard feels balanced, familiar and easy to compare with lesson material. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.
Scale Notes
- A
- B
- C#
- D
- E
- F#
- G#
Next Step
Matching Left-Handed Chords
These chord pages use the same tuning and key centre so you can move straight from a scale chart into left-handed rhythm work.
Practice Notes
What To Focus On
Hear The Color
Keep C# and G# obvious so the line sounds fully major instead of collapsing into a simpler pentatonic shape.
Lesson Translation
If a right-handed lesson tells you to shift a major shape up the neck on the low E string, that string sits on the right edge of the chart here.
Standard Watchpoint
If you are moving from right-handed resources, start here first so the mirrored chart is the only variable. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.
Use It Over
Use this scale over A, D and E in the same tuning if you want the page to turn into a real musical drill instead of isolated note memorization.
Practice Job
Land clearly on the 3rd and 7th so the major colour stays obvious
Library
Explore More Left-Handed Resources
Put It Into Music
Move next to A in the same tuning and alternate one chord pass with one scale pass.
Scale Hub
Jump into the closest topic hub for this scale family instead of restarting from the full library.
Tuning Hub
Use the matching tuning hub if you want more left-handed pages built around this setup.
Chord Library
Move from the scale into mirrored chord pages in the same left-handed system.
Read The Charts
Use the diagram guide to keep mirrored fretboard geography and standard tab roles clear.
Core Scale Page
Reset on the default left-handed scale page if you want the cleanest baseline comparison.