Open G left-handed scale chart

B Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open G.

B Phrygian in Open G tuning gives you the notes B, C, D, E, F#, G, A across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open G stacks a major chord under the strings, which turns left-handed rhythm and slide ideas into a much more visual game than in standard tuning. 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 B G D 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

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--1--3-----------|
G|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------|
D|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
D|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--1--3-----------|
G|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------|
D|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
D|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|------------------------------------------2--4--5--|
B|------------------------------------3--5-----------|
G|---------------------------2--4--5-----------------|
D|------------------2--4--5--------------------------|
G|---------2--4--5-----------------------------------|
D|2--4--5--------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 17 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------10-12-14-|
B|------------------------------------10-12-13----------|
G|---------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
D|------------------10-12-14----------------------------|
G|---------11-12-14-------------------------------------|
D|10-12-14----------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|------------------------------------------14-16-17-|
B|------------------------------------15-17----------|
G|---------------------------14-16-17----------------|
D|------------------14-16-17-------------------------|
G|---------14-16-17----------------------------------|
D|14-16-17-------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 17 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D|---------------------------------------19-21-22-|
B|------------------------------19-20-22----------|
G|------------------------19-21-------------------|
D|---------------19-21-22-------------------------|
G|---------19-21----------------------------------|
D|19-21-22----------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 16 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

Open G feels rootsy, slide-friendly and chord-rich. It makes partial chords, droning harmonies and slide-friendly shapes easier to hear quickly.

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.

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