Open G left-handed scale chart

C Mixolydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

C Mixolydian in Open G tuning gives you the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, 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. 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 D B G D G D
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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C
A#
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G
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A#
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A#
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A#
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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

3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

11-15 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

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

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------3--5--7--|
B|------------------------------------3--5--6-----------|
G|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------|
D|------------------3--5--7-----------------------------|
G|---------3--5--7--------------------------------------|
D|3--5--7-----------------------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------12-14-15-|
B|------------------------------------11-13-15----------|
G|---------------------------12-14-15-------------------|
D|------------------12-14-15----------------------------|
G|---------12-14-15-------------------------------------|
D|12-14-15----------------------------------------------|

11-15 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------15-17-19-|
B|------------------------------------15-17-18----------|
G|---------------------------15-17-19-------------------|
D|------------------15-17-19----------------------------|
G|---------15-17-19-------------------------------------|
D|15-17-19----------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------19-20-22-|
B|------------------------------------18-20-22----------|
G|---------------------------19-21-22-------------------|
D|------------------19-20-22----------------------------|
G|---------19-21-22-------------------------------------|
D|19-20-22----------------------------------------------|

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

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.

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