Open E left-handed scale chart

A Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.

A Phrygian in Open E tuning gives you the notes A, A#, C, D, E, F, G across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. Left-handed players often over-read shapes and under-hear tension notes, so use the mirrored chart to locate the b2 and then sing it against the root.

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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 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
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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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

11-15 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

15-19 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------0--1--3--|
B|---------------------------------1--3-----------|
G#|------------------------1--2--4-----------------|
E|---------------0--1--3--------------------------|
B|---------1--3-----------------------------------|
E|0--1--3-----------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 16 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------0--1--3--|
B|---------------------------------1--3-----------|
G#|------------------------1--2--4-----------------|
E|---------------0--1--3--------------------------|
B|---------1--3-----------------------------------|
E|0--1--3-----------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 16 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|------------------------------------------3--5--6--|
B|---------------------------------3--5--6-----------|
G#|---------------------------4--6--------------------|
E|------------------3--5--6--------------------------|
B|---------3--5--6-----------------------------------|
E|3--5--6--------------------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 17 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------12-13-15-|
B|------------------------------------11-13-15----------|
G#|---------------------------11-13-14-------------------|
E|------------------12-13-15----------------------------|
B|---------11-13-15-------------------------------------|
E|12-13-15----------------------------------------------|

11-15 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------------------15-17-18-|
B|---------------------------------15-17-18----------|
G#|---------------------------16-18-------------------|
E|------------------15-17-18-------------------------|
B|---------15-17-18----------------------------------|
E|15-17-18-------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 17 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-|
B|------------------------------------18-20-22----------|
G#|---------------------------18-20-21-------------------|
E|------------------18-20-22----------------------------|
B|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------|
E|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

Tuning Context

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

Scale Notes
  • A
  • A#
  • 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.

Am Minor chord Dm Minor chord Gm Minor chord A5 Power chord A#5 Power chord C5 Power chord D5 Power chord F5 Power chord

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Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources

Scale Library Browse the full left-handed scale library by key, scale family and tuning. Chord Library Open mirrored left-handed chord charts with standard tab references and related scales. Tuning Library Move the same chart system into drop tunings and open tunings without losing the workflow. Start With A Core Page Use a popular left-handed default page first, then branch into other keys and tunings. Popular Chord Page Jump into a familiar chord page and compare the mirrored grip box with the standard tab below it.