Drop C left-handed scale chart

B Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

B Phrygian 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. 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.

Formula 1 b2 b3 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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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

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

4-8 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------9--11-13-|
A#|------------------------------------9--11-13----------|
F|---------------------------9--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#|------------------------------------14-16-18----------|
F|---------------------------14-16-18-------------------|
C|------------------14-16-18----------------------------|
G|---------14-16-17-------------------------------------|
C|14-16-18----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 17 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

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

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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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