Open D left-handed scale chart
C# Lydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Lydian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open D.
C# Lydian in Open D tuning gives you the notes C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#, C 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. Use the mirrored map to lock the #4 into your visual memory, especially if your default instinct is to reach for a standard major shape from right-handed material.
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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.
2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view
5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view
9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view
14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view
17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| A|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| F#|---------------------------2--4--6--------------------| D|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------| A|---------3--4--6--------------------------------------| D|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|
2-6 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| A|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| F#|---------------------------2--4--6--------------------| D|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------| A|---------3--4--6--------------------------------------| D|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|
2-6 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------5--6--8--| A|---------------------------------6--8-----------| F#|------------------------6--7--9-----------------| D|---------------5--6--8--------------------------| A|---------6--8-----------------------------------| D|5--6--8-----------------------------------------|
5-9 frets • 16 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------10-11-13-| A|------------------------------------10-11-13----------| F#|---------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|---------10-11-13-------------------------------------| D|10-11-13----------------------------------------------|
9-13 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------15-17-18-| A|------------------------------------15-16-18----------| F#|---------------------------14-16-18-------------------| D|------------------15-17-18----------------------------| A|---------15-16-18-------------------------------------| D|15-17-18----------------------------------------------|
14-18 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------17-18-20-| A|---------------------------------18-20----------| F#|------------------------18-19-21----------------| D|---------------17-18-20-------------------------| A|---------18-20----------------------------------| D|17-18-20----------------------------------------|
17-21 frets • 16 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Lydian feels bright, suspended and floating and is useful for soundtrack textures, dreamy leads and wide-interval melodies.
The chart mirrors the neck, but the interval formula and tab stay identical to standard notation, so you can compare lessons without confusion.
Feature the #4 early so the mode sounds Lydian rather than plain major
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- C#
- D#
- F
- G
- G#
- 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.
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