Open E left-handed scale chart

C# Dorian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Dorian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.

C# Dorian in Open E tuning gives you the notes C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. Use the mirrored view to spot the natural 6th against the root on the correct side of the neck before trying faster modal runs.

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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 5 6 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Open
C#
B
A#
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
B
A#
G#
F#
E
E
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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G#
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D#
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D#
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D#
C#
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B
A#
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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A#
G#
F#
E
E
Root Note Scale Note

Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.

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C#
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F#
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D#
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G#
F#
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D#
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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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G#
F#
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D#
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A#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

12-16 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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E
Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------4--6--7--|
B|------------------------------------4--5--7-----------|
G#|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------|
E|------------------4--6--7-----------------------------|
B|---------4--5--7--------------------------------------|
E|4--6--7-----------------------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------12-14-16-|
B|------------------------------------12-14-16----------|
G#|---------------------------12-14-15-------------------|
E|------------------12-14-16----------------------------|
B|---------12-14-16-------------------------------------|
E|12-14-16----------------------------------------------|

12-16 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------16-18-19-|
B|------------------------------------16-17-19----------|
G#|---------------------------15-17-19-------------------|
E|------------------16-18-19----------------------------|
B|---------16-17-19-------------------------------------|
E|16-18-19----------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------18-19-21-|
B|---------------------------------19-21----------|
G#|------------------------19-20-22----------------|
E|---------------18-19-21-------------------------|
B|---------19-21----------------------------------|
E|18-19-21----------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 16 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Dorian feels minor but airy, with a lifted sixth and is useful for funk grooves, modal jams and fusion phrasing.

Lefty Translation

If a lesson points to the upper strings for the Dorian colour note, those strings sit on the left side of the left-handed chart here.

Practice Cue

Bring out the natural 6th so the mode does not flatten back into natural minor

Tuning Context

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

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

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#m Minor chord D#m Minor chord G#m Minor chord C#m7 Minor 7 chord D#m7 Minor 7 chord G#m7 Minor 7 chord F#7 Dominant 7 chord C#sus2 Sus2 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.