Open D left-handed scale chart
C Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open D.
C Phrygian in Open D tuning gives you the notes C, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A# 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. 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.
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|------------------------------------1--3--4-----------| F#|---------------------------1--2--4--------------------| D|------------------1--3--5-----------------------------| A|---------1--3--4--------------------------------------| D|1--3--5-----------------------------------------------|
1-5 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--5--| A|------------------------------------1--3--4-----------| F#|---------------------------1--2--4--------------------| D|------------------1--3--5-----------------------------| A|---------1--3--4--------------------------------------| D|1--3--5-----------------------------------------------|
1-5 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------5--6--8--| A|------------------------------------4--6--8-----------| F#|---------------------------4--6--7--------------------| D|------------------5--6--8-----------------------------| A|---------4--6--8--------------------------------------| D|5--6--8-----------------------------------------------|
4-8 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------13-15-17-| A|------------------------------------13-15-16----------| F#|---------------------------13-14-16-------------------| D|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|---------13-15-16-------------------------------------| D|13-15-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------17-18-20-| A|------------------------------------16-18-20----------| F#|---------------------------16-18-19-------------------| D|------------------17-18-20----------------------------| A|---------16-18-20-------------------------------------| D|17-18-20----------------------------------------------|
16-20 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-| A|------------------------------------18-20-22----------| F#|---------------------------18-19-21-------------------| 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
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- 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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