Drop C left-handed scale chart

A Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop C.

A Phrygian Dominant in Drop C tuning gives you the notes A, A#, C#, D, E, F, G across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. 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. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.

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Charts are mirrored for left-handed players. Standard tablature below stays unchanged because tab does not flip with handedness.

Formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning D# A# F C G C
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Root Note Scale Note

Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.

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0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------1--2--4--|
A#|------------------------------------0--3--4-----------|
F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------|
C|------------------1--2--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
C|1--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------1--2--4--|
A#|------------------------------------0--3--4-----------|
F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------|
C|------------------1--2--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
C|1--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D#|------------------------------------------4--6--7--|
A#|---------------------------------4--6--7-----------|
F|------------------------4--5--8--------------------|
C|---------------4--5--7-----------------------------|
G|---------6--7--------------------------------------|
C|4--5--7--------------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 17 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------10-11-13-|
A#|------------------------------------9--11-12----------|
F|---------------------------9--11-12-------------------|
C|------------------9--10-13----------------------------|
G|---------9--10-12-------------------------------------|
C|9--10-13----------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------14-16-18-|
A#|------------------------------------15-16-18----------|
F|---------------------------14-16-17-------------------|
C|------------------14-16-17----------------------------|
G|---------14-15-18-------------------------------------|
C|14-16-17----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------18-19-22-|
A#|------------------------------------18-19-21----------|
F|------------------------------20-21-------------------|
C|---------------------19-21-22-------------------------|
G|---------18-19-21-22----------------------------------|
C|19-21-22----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

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.

Scale Notes
  • A
  • A#
  • C#
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G

Next Step

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These chord pages use the same tuning and key centre so you can move straight from a scale chart into left-handed rhythm work.

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