Drop C left-handed scale chart

B Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop C.

B Phrygian Dominant in Drop C tuning gives you the notes B, C, D#, E, 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. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.

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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 3 4 5 b6 b7
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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0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------4--6--8--|
A#|------------------------------------5--6--8-----------|
F|---------------------------4--6--7--------------------|
C|------------------4--6--7-----------------------------|
G|---------4--5--8--------------------------------------|
C|4--6--7-----------------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------9--12-13-|
A#|------------------------------------9--11-13----------|
F|---------------------------10-11-13-------------------|
C|------------------9--11-12----------------------------|
G|---------9--11-12-------------------------------------|
C|9--11-12----------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------15-16-18-|
A#|------------------------------------14-17-18----------|
F|---------------------------14-16-18-------------------|
C|------------------15-16-18----------------------------|
G|---------14-16-17-------------------------------------|
C|15-16-18----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 17 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

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
  • 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.

B7 Dominant 7 chord B Major chord C Major chord Baug Augmented chord D#aug Augmented chord Gaug Augmented chord B5 Power chord C5 Power chord

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Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources

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.