Open C left-handed scale chart

C Mixolydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Mixolydian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open C.

C Mixolydian in Open C tuning gives you the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, A# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open C gives the guitar a large low register and a broad major framework, which is ideal for cinematic left-handed accompaniment and layered rhythm parts. The mirrored chart is especially useful when you are copying phrases from right-handed videos because the b7 anchor is easy to misread when the neck faces the other way.

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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 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Tuning E C G C G C
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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C
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A#
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C
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

3-7 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

15-19 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

E|---------------------------------------------0--1--3--|
C|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------|
C|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
C|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--1--3--|
C|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------|
C|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
C|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--|
C|------------------------------------4--5--7-----------|
G|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------|
C|------------------4--5--7-----------------------------|
G|---------3--5--7--------------------------------------|
C|4--5--7-----------------------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------10-12-13-|
C|------------------------------------10-12-14----------|
G|---------------------------10-12-14-------------------|
C|------------------10-12-14----------------------------|
G|---------10-12-14-------------------------------------|
C|10-12-14----------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------15-17-18-|
C|------------------------------------16-17-19----------|
G|---------------------------15-17-19-------------------|
C|------------------16-17-19----------------------------|
G|---------15-17-19-------------------------------------|
C|16-17-19----------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-|
C|------------------------------------19-21-22----------|
G|---------------------------19-21-22-------------------|
C|------------------19-21-22----------------------------|
G|---------19-21-22-------------------------------------|
C|19-21-22----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Mixolydian feels major but loose, rootsy and dominant and is useful for jam-band solos, southern rock and bluesy major riffs.

Lefty Translation

Keep the tab for note order and use the left-handed map to see where the dominant colour sits on your version of the neck.

Practice Cue

Frame phrases around the b7 so the mode does not drift back to pure major

Tuning Context

Open C feels huge, modern and harmonically rich. It adds width without sacrificing melodic clarity completely.

Scale Notes
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • 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.

C7 Dominant 7 chord C Major chord F Major chord A# Major chord Csus2 Sus2 chord Dsus2 Sus2 chord Fsus2 Sus2 chord Gsus2 Sus2 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.