Open C left-handed scale chart

A# Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Minor Pentatonic scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open C.

A# Minor Pentatonic in Open C tuning gives you the notes A#, C#, D#, F, G# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open C gives the guitar a large low register and a broad major framework, which is ideal for cinematic left-handed accompaniment and layered rhythm parts. 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 C G C G C
Scale Notes 5 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

1-5 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

13-17 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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E
A#
G#
F
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
D#
C#
C
F
D#
C#
A#
G#
F
D#
C#
A#
G#
G
A#
G#
F
D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
C
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
G
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
F
D#
C#
C
Root Note Scale Note

16-20 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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A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
C
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
G
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
C
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D#
C#
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
G
A#
G#
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D#
C#
A#
G#
F
D#
C#
C
Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------1--4--|
C|------------------------------1--3--5--------|
G|------------------------1--3-----------------|
C|---------------1--3--5-----------------------|
G|---------1--3--------------------------------|
C|1--3--5--------------------------------------|

1-5 frets • 15 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------1--4--|
C|------------------------------1--3--5--------|
G|------------------------1--3-----------------|
C|---------------1--3--5-----------------------|
G|---------1--3--------------------------------|
C|1--3--5--------------------------------------|

1-5 frets • 15 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|------------------------------4--6--|
C|------------------------5--8--------|
G|------------------6--8--------------|
C|------------5--8--------------------|
G|------6--8--------------------------|
C|5--8--------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 12 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------13-16-|
C|------------------------------13-15-17-------|
G|------------------------13-15----------------|
C|---------------13-15-17----------------------|
G|---------13-15-------------------------------|
C|13-15-17-------------------------------------|

13-17 frets • 15 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------16-18-|
C|------------------------17-20-------|
G|------------------18-20-------------|
C|------------17-20-------------------|
G|------18-20-------------------------|
C|17-20-------------------------------|

16-20 frets • 12 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|------------------------------------18-21-|
C|------------------------------20-22-------|
G|---------------------18-20-22-------------|
C|---------------20-22----------------------|
G|------18-20-22----------------------------|
C|20-22-------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 14 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

Open C feels huge, modern and harmonically rich. It adds width without sacrificing melodic clarity completely.

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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