Whole Step Down left-handed scale chart

C# Diminished Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Diminished scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Whole Step Down.

C# Diminished in Whole Step Down tuning gives you the notes C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#, C across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Whole step down changes the guitar response enough to affect bends, muting and attack, which is useful for heavier left-handed rhythm playing. Because the pattern cycles so quickly, the mirrored left-handed view reduces the mental overhead of translating every fragment from right-handed study material.

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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 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7
Tuning D A F C G D
Scale Notes 8 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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4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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14-18 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--1--3--4-----------|
F|------------------------------1--2--4-----------------------|
C|------------------0--1--3--4--------------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------------|
D|1--2--4-----------------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 20 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 20 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------------4--5--7--8--|
A|------------------------------------------4--6--7--------------|
F|------------------------------4--5--7--8-----------------------|
C|---------------------4--6--7-----------------------------------|
G|------------5--6--8--------------------------------------------|
D|4--5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 21 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------------10-11-13-|
A|---------------------------------------9--10-12-13----------|
F|------------------------------10-11-13----------------------|
C|------------------9--10-12-13-------------------------------|
G|---------9--11-12-------------------------------------------|
D|10-11-13----------------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 20 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|------------------------------------------------14-16-17-|
A|---------------------------------------15-16-18----------|
F|------------------------------14-16-17-------------------|
C|---------------------15-16-18----------------------------|
G|---------14-15-17-18-------------------------------------|
D|14-16-17-------------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 19 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 20 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Diminished feels tense, patterned and dramatic and is useful for transition runs, shred vocabulary and diminished dominant colour.

Lefty Translation

Use the mirrored chart for geography and the standard tab below it for sequencing, especially when the line changes strings quickly.

Practice Cue

Sequence the repeating interval pattern and resolve the tension onto a strong chord tone

Tuning Context

Whole Step Down feels lower, wider and more elastic under the fingers. It gives familiar fingering a deeper voice without changing interval relationships.

Scale Notes
  • C#
  • D#
  • E
  • F#
  • G
  • A
  • A#
  • C

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.

C#dim Diminished chord D#dim Diminished chord Edim Diminished chord F#dim Diminished chord Gdim Diminished chord Adim Diminished chord A#dim Diminished chord Cdim Diminished 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.