Drop D left-handed scale chart
C Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop D.
C Phrygian in Drop D tuning gives you the notes C, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop D leaves most of the neck familiar but changes the bass side immediately, which is especially relevant for left-handed players who use mirrored rhythm charts. Left-handed players often over-read shapes and under-hear tension notes, so use the mirrored chart to locate the b2 and then sing it against the root.
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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--4--| B|------------------------------1--2--4-----------| G|---------------------0--1--3--------------------| D|---------------1--3-----------------------------| A|------1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|1--3--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 16 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|------------------------------1--2--4-----------| G|---------------------0--1--3--------------------| D|---------------1--3-----------------------------| A|------1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|1--3--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 16 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|------------------------------------------3--4--6--| B|------------------------------------4--6-----------| G|---------------------------3--5--6-----------------| D|------------------3--5--6--------------------------| A|---------3--4--6-----------------------------------| D|3--5--6--------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 17 note position run
Position 3 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|---------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|------------------8--10-11----------------------------| A|---------8--10-11-------------------------------------| D|8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|------------------------------------13-14-16----------| G|---------------------------13-15-17-------------------| D|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|---------13-15-16-------------------------------------| D|13-15-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------18-20-21-| B|------------------------------------18-20-21----------| G|---------------------------18-20-22-------------------| D|------------------18-20-22----------------------------| A|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------| D|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.
Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.
Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong
Drop D feels heavier on the low end while staying familiar on the top five strings. It makes low-string riffs and one-finger power movement faster to understand in left-handed view.
- C
- C#
- D#
- 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.
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