Drop C left-handed scale chart

A# Melodic Minor Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Melodic Minor scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop C.

A# Melodic Minor in Drop C tuning gives you the notes A#, C, C#, D#, F, G, A 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. This page gives left-handed players a clean visual anchor for a scale that is already conceptually demanding, especially when adapting from right-handed jazz lessons.

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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 7
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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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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10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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15-19 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#|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
A#|------------------------------------0--2--3-----------|
F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------|
C|------------------0--1--3-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
C|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------4--6--7--|
A#|------------------------------------3--5--7-----------|
F|---------------------------4--5--7--------------------|
C|------------------3--5--7-----------------------------|
G|---------3--5--6--------------------------------------|
C|3--5--7-----------------------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------10-12-14-|
A#|------------------------------------11-12-14----------|
F|---------------------------10-12-14-------------------|
C|------------------10-12-13----------------------------|
G|---------10-12-14-------------------------------------|
C|10-12-13----------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------16-18-19-|
A#|------------------------------------15-17-19----------|
F|---------------------------16-17-19-------------------|
C|------------------15-17-19----------------------------|
G|---------15-17-18-------------------------------------|
C|15-17-19----------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Melodic Minor feels minor but polished, modern and flexible and is useful for fusion lines, altered harmony and advanced melodic colour.

Lefty Translation

The fretboard is mirrored for left-handed reading, but the interval spelling and tab remain standard, which keeps lesson translation manageable.

Practice Cue

Contrast the b3 with the natural 6th and 7th so the mode sounds intentional

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#
  • C
  • C#
  • D#
  • F
  • G
  • A

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.

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