Open E left-handed scale chart

A# Dorian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

A# Dorian in Open E tuning gives you the notes A#, C, C#, D#, F, G, 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. Use the mirrored view to spot the natural 6th against the root on the correct side of the neck before trying faster modal runs.

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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 2 b3 4 5 6 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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Open
C#
C
A#
G#
G
F
D#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
F
E
G#
G
F
D#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
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D#
C#
C
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D#
C#
C
A#
G#
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D#
C#
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G#
G#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
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D#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
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G#
G
F
D#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
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D#
C#
C
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C#
C
A#
G#
G
F
D#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
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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#
C
A#
G#
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G#
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G#
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D#
C#
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D#
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D#
C#
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A#
G#
G
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D#
C#
C
A#
G#
G
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E
Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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G#
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G#
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Root Note Scale Note

12-16 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

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

4-8 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

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

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------13-15-16-|
B|------------------------------------13-14-16----------|
G#|---------------------------12-14-16-------------------|
E|------------------13-15-16----------------------------|
B|---------13-14-16-------------------------------------|
E|13-15-16----------------------------------------------|

12-16 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

16-20 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Dorian feels minor but airy, with a lifted sixth and is useful for funk grooves, modal jams and fusion phrasing.

Lefty Translation

If a lesson points to the upper strings for the Dorian colour note, those strings sit on the left side of the left-handed chart here.

Practice Cue

Bring out the natural 6th so the mode does not flatten back into natural minor

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
  • C#
  • D#
  • F
  • G
  • 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 Cm Minor chord Fm Minor chord A#m7 Minor 7 chord Cm7 Minor 7 chord Fm7 Minor 7 chord D#7 Dominant 7 chord A#sus2 Sus2 chord

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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.