Double Drop D left-handed scale chart
A# Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Double Drop D.
A# Phrygian in Double Drop D tuning gives you the notes A#, B, C#, D#, F, F#, G# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Double Drop D creates matching outer-string anchors, which is useful for fingerstyle and droning lines that left-handed players often have to translate from right-handed examples. Left-handed players often over-read shapes and under-hear tension notes, so use the mirrored chart to locate the b2 and then sing it against the root.
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Charts are mirrored for left-handed players. Standard tablature below stays unchanged because tab does not flip with handedness.
Primary Chart
Scale View
Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.
0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view
6-10 frets in mirrored left-handed view
9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view
13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------| G|---------------------------1--3--4--------------------| D|------------------1--3--4-----------------------------| A|---------1--2--4--------------------------------------| D|1--3--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------| G|---------------------------1--3--4--------------------| D|------------------1--3--4-----------------------------| A|---------1--2--4--------------------------------------| D|1--3--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------6--8--9--| B|------------------------------------6--7--9-----------| G|---------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|------------------6--8--9-----------------------------| A|---------6--8--9--------------------------------------| D|6--8--9-----------------------------------------------|
6-10 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------9--11-13-| B|------------------------------------9--11-12----------| G|---------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|------------------9--11-13----------------------------| A|---------9--11-13-------------------------------------| D|9--11-13----------------------------------------------|
9-13 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|------------------------------------14-16----------| G|---------------------------13-15-16----------------| D|------------------13-15-16-------------------------| A|---------13-14-16----------------------------------| D|13-15-16-------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 17 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------18-20-21-| B|------------------------------------18-19-21----------| G|---------------------------18-20-22-------------------| D|------------------18-20-21----------------------------| A|---------18-20-21-------------------------------------| D|18-20-21----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.
Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.
Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong
Double Drop D feels symmetrical on the outside strings and strong for drones. It opens up mirrored shapes at the top and bottom of the fretboard.
- A#
- B
- C#
- D#
- F
- 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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