Standard left-handed scale chart
C Dorian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Dorian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Standard.
C Dorian in Standard tuning gives you the notes C, D, D#, F, G, A, A# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Standard tuning keeps the usual string relationships intact, so it is the easiest place to compare left-handed charts with mainstream tab and lesson content. Use the mirrored view to spot the natural 6th against the root on the correct side of the neck before trying faster modal runs.
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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
3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view
8-12 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
E|------------------------------------------1--3--| B|---------------------------------1--3--4--------| G|------------------------0--2--3-----------------| D|---------------0--1--3--------------------------| A|------0--1--3-----------------------------------| E|1--3--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 16 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|------------------------------------------1--3--| B|---------------------------------1--3--4--------| G|------------------------0--2--3-----------------| D|---------------0--1--3--------------------------| A|------0--1--3-----------------------------------| E|1--3--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 16 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| B|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| G|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------| D|------------------3--5--7-----------------------------| A|---------3--5--6--------------------------------------| E|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|------------------------------------8--10-11----------| G|---------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|------------------8--10-12----------------------------| A|---------8--10-12-------------------------------------| E|8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------13-15-17-| B|------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|---------------------------14-15-17-------------------| D|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|---------13-15-17-------------------------------------| E|13-15-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-| B|------------------------------------18-20-22----------| G|---------------------------19-20-22-------------------| D|------------------19-20-22----------------------------| A|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------| E|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Dorian feels minor but airy, with a lifted sixth and is useful for funk grooves, modal jams and fusion phrasing.
If a lesson points to the upper strings for the Dorian colour note, those strings sit on the left side of the left-handed chart here.
Bring out the natural 6th so the mode does not flatten back into natural minor
Standard feels balanced, familiar and easy to compare with lesson material. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.
- C
- D
- D#
- F
- G
- A
- 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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