Half Step Down left-handed scale chart

B Locrian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Locrian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Half Step Down.

B Locrian in Half Step Down tuning gives you the notes B, C, D, E, F, G, A across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Half step down preserves standard geometry while lowering the overall pitch, which makes it a comfortable next step for left-handed players adapting shapes from common lesson material. Because Locrian already feels visually awkward, the lefty chart removes one extra layer of mental inversion before you start drilling the shape.

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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 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
Tuning D# A# F# C# G# D#
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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Root Note Scale Note

8-12 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

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Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 2 Tab

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

3-7 frets • 16 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|------------------------------------------8--9--11-|
A#|------------------------------------9--11----------|
F#|---------------------------8--10-11----------------|
C#|------------------8--10-11-------------------------|
G#|---------8--9--11----------------------------------|
D#|8--9--11-------------------------------------------|

8-12 frets • 17 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------13-14-16-|
A#|------------------------------------13-14-16----------|
F#|---------------------------13-15-17-------------------|
C#|------------------13-15-16----------------------------|
G#|---------13-15-16-------------------------------------|
D#|13-14-16----------------------------------------------|

13-17 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Locrian feels unstable, angular and deliberately tense and is useful for dark soundtrack writing, outside riffs and diminished colour.

Lefty Translation

The shape is mirrored, but the interval order stays the same, so use the tab and the formula together if you are translating from a right-handed diagram.

Practice Cue

Resolve often and hear the b5 clearly or the pattern will feel random

Tuning Context

Half Step Down feels familiar but slightly darker and looser. It keeps your lefty chart recognition intact while changing the feel under both hands.

Scale Notes
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • 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.

Bm7b5 Minor 7 Flat 5 chord Bdim Diminished chord Dm7 Minor 7 chord Em7 Minor 7 chord Am7 Minor 7 chord C5 Power chord D5 Power chord E5 Power 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.