Drop D left-handed scale chart

A# Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Minor Pentatonic scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop D.

A# Minor Pentatonic in Drop D tuning gives you the notes A#, C#, D#, F, G# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop D leaves most of the neck familiar but changes the bass side immediately, which is especially relevant for left-handed players who use mirrored rhythm charts. The mirrored chart makes box one feel natural to a left-handed eye, which matters because this is often the first scale lefty players learn.

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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 5 b7
Tuning E B G D A D
Scale Notes 5 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------1--4--|
B|------------------------2--4--------|
G|------------------1--3--------------|
D|------------1--3--------------------|
A|------1--4--------------------------|
D|1--3--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------1--4--|
B|------------------------2--4--------|
G|------------------1--3--------------|
D|------------1--3--------------------|
A|------1--4--------------------------|
D|1--3--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------4--6--|
B|---------------------------4--6--------|
G|---------------------6--8--------------|
D|---------------6--8--------------------|
A|------4--6--8--------------------------|
D|6--8-----------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 13 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|------------------------------9--11-13-|
B|------------------------9--11----------|
G|------------------10-13----------------|
D|------------11-13----------------------|
A|------11-13----------------------------|
D|11-13----------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 13 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------13-16-|
B|------------------------14-16-------|
G|------------------13-15-------------|
D|------------13-15-------------------|
A|------13-16-------------------------|
D|13-15-------------------------------|

13-17 frets • 12 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------18-21-|
B|---------------------------18-21-------|
G|------------------18-20-22-------------|
D|------------18-20----------------------|
A|------18-20----------------------------|
D|18-20----------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 13 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Minor Pentatonic feels direct, punchy and riff-friendly and is useful for blues-rock solos, familiar lead guitar and stubborn riff writing.

Lefty Translation

When a right-handed teacher says start on the sixth string, go to the far-right string in this chart and keep the tab as your note-order reference.

Practice Cue

Anchor the root and b7, then bring in bends around the b3 for feel instead of speed alone

Tuning Context

Drop D feels heavier on the low end while staying familiar on the top five strings. It makes low-string riffs and one-finger power movement faster to understand in left-handed view.

Scale Notes
  • A#
  • C#
  • D#
  • 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.

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