Open D left-handed scale chart
C Harmonic Minor Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Harmonic Minor scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open D.
C Harmonic Minor in Open D tuning gives you the notes C, D, D#, F, G, G#, B across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. The mirrored fretboard helps left-handed players keep the leap to the major 7th visually anchored instead of chasing it by memory.
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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.
1-5 frets in mirrored left-handed view
4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view
13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view
16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--5--| A|------------------------------------2--3--5-----------| F#|---------------------------1--2--5--------------------| D|------------------1--3--5-----------------------------| A|---------2--3--5--------------------------------------| D|1--3--5-----------------------------------------------|
1-5 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--5--| A|------------------------------------2--3--5-----------| F#|---------------------------1--2--5--------------------| D|------------------1--3--5-----------------------------| A|---------2--3--5--------------------------------------| D|1--3--5-----------------------------------------------|
1-5 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------5--6--| A|------------------------------5--6--8--------| F#|---------------------5--6--8-----------------| D|---------------5--6--------------------------| A|------5--6--8--------------------------------| D|5--6-----------------------------------------|
4-8 frets • 15 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------13-15-17-| A|------------------------------------14-15-17----------| F#|---------------------------13-14-17-------------------| D|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|---------14-15-17-------------------------------------| D|13-15-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------17-18-| A|------------------------------17-18-20-------| F#|---------------------17-18-20----------------| D|---------------17-18-------------------------| A|------17-18-20-------------------------------| D|17-18----------------------------------------|
16-20 frets • 15 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------18-21-22-| A|------------------------------------18-20-22----------| F#|---------------------------18-20-21-------------------| D|------------------18-21-22----------------------------| A|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------| D|18-21-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Harmonic Minor feels dramatic, classical and sharply directional and is useful for neo-classical leads, dark cadences and cinematic melodies.
If a teacher points to an unusual stretch at the top of the pattern, flip the visual map but keep the tab untouched.
Spotlight the major 7th so the scale does not blur into natural minor
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- C
- D
- D#
- F
- G
- G#
- B
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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