Drop C left-handed scale chart

C Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop C.

C Phrygian Dominant in Drop C tuning gives you the notes C, C#, E, F, G, G#, A# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop C changes the whole guitar feel and emphasises the bass side, which is exactly where left-handed players usually need better visual references than mainstream sites provide. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.

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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 3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning D# A# F C G C
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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0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------1--2--4--|
A#|------------------------------------0--2--3-----------|
F|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------|
C|------------------0--1--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------|
C|0--1--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------1--2--4--|
A#|------------------------------------0--2--3-----------|
F|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------|
C|------------------0--1--4-----------------------------|
G|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------|
C|0--1--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------5--7--9--|
A#|------------------------------------6--7--9-----------|
F|---------------------------5--7--8--------------------|
C|------------------5--7--8-----------------------------|
G|---------5--6--9--------------------------------------|
C|5--7--8-----------------------------------------------|

5-9 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------10-13-14-|
A#|------------------------------------10-12-14----------|
F|---------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
C|------------------10-12-13----------------------------|
G|---------10-12-13-------------------------------------|
C|10-12-13----------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------16-17-19-|
A#|------------------------------------15-18-19----------|
F|---------------------------15-17-19-------------------|
C|------------------16-17-19----------------------------|
G|---------15-17-18-------------------------------------|
C|16-17-19----------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------19-21-22-|
A#|---------------------------------18-19-21-22----------|
F|---------------------------19-20----------------------|
C|------------------19-20-22----------------------------|
G|---------18-21-22-------------------------------------|
C|19-20-22----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

Tuning Context

Drop C feels dense, aggressive and built for modern heavy rhythm guitar. It pushes mirrored riff shapes into a heavier, more modern register.

Scale Notes
  • C
  • C#
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • 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.

C7 Dominant 7 chord C Major chord C# Major chord Caug Augmented chord Eaug Augmented chord G#aug Augmented chord C5 Power chord C#5 Power chord

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Library

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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.