Open E left-handed scale chart

A# Blues Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

A# Blues in Open E tuning gives you the notes 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. Because the b5 often gets hit with attitude rather than precision, use the mirrored layout to keep the visual target honest before adding aggressive articulation.

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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 b3 4 b5 5 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 6 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Open
C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
E
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
B
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
G#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
E
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
B
C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
E
Root Note Scale Note

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

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C#
A#
G#
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E
D#
C#
A#
G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
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A#
G#
G#
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A#
G#
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D#
C#
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G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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C#
A#
G#
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E
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
E
Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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C#
A#
G#
F
E
D#
C#
A#
G#
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E
G#
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E
D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
G#
C#
A#
G#
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E
D#
C#
A#
G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
F
E
E
Root Note Scale Note

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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C#
A#
G#
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E
D#
C#
A#
G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
G#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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G#
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C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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C#
A#
G#
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D#
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A#
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G#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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G#
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C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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A#
G#
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C#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

12-16 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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G#
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C#
A#
G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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C#
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C#
A#
G#
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G#
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C#
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G#
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G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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Root Note Scale Note

16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 15 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 15 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------4--6--|
B|---------------------------4-----5--6--------|
G#|---------------------5--7-----8--------------|
E|---------------4--6--------------------------|
B|------4--5--6--------------------------------|
E|4--6-----------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 15 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|------------------------------------------9--11-12-13-|
B|------------------------------------9--11-------------|
G#|------------------------------9--12-------------------|
E|------------------9--11-12-13-------------------------|
B|------------9--11-------------------------------------|
E|9--11-12-13-------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------------12-13-16-|
B|------------------------------14-16----------|
G#|------------------------12-14----------------|
E|---------------12-13-16----------------------|
B|---------14-16-------------------------------|
E|12-13-16-------------------------------------|

12-16 frets • 15 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------16-18-|
B|---------------------------16----17-18-------|
G#|---------------------17-19----20-------------|
E|---------------16-18-------------------------|
B|------16-17-18-------------------------------|
E|16-18----------------------------------------|

16-20 frets • 15 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Blues feels gritty, tense and expressive and is useful for turnarounds, greasy phrasing and blues-rock solo work.

Lefty Translation

The blue note still sits in the same fret relationship shown in standard tab, even though the fretboard chart is mirrored for left-handed reading.

Practice Cue

Treat the b5 as a passing colour and resolve it deliberately

Tuning Context

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

Scale Notes
  • 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.

A#m Minor chord C#m Minor chord A#m7 Minor 7 chord A#5 Power chord C#5 Power chord D#5 Power chord G#5 Power chord A#sus4 Sus4 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.