Double Drop D left-handed scale chart

C# Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Minor Pentatonic scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Double Drop D.

C# Minor Pentatonic in Double Drop D tuning gives you the notes C#, E, F#, G#, B across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Double Drop D creates matching outer-string anchors, which is useful for fingerstyle and droning lines that left-handed players often have to translate from right-handed examples. The mirrored chart makes box one feel natural to a left-handed eye, which matters because this is often the first scale lefty players learn.

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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 b3 4 5 b7
Tuning D B G D A D
Scale Notes 5 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

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

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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D|------------------------------2--4--|
B|------------------------0--2--------|
G|------------------1--4--------------|
D|------------2--4--------------------|
A|------2--4--------------------------|
D|2--4--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D|------------------------------2--4--|
B|------------------------0--2--------|
G|------------------1--4--------------|
D|------------2--4--------------------|
A|------2--4--------------------------|
D|2--4--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|------------------------------4--6--|
B|------------------------5--7--------|
G|------------------4--6--------------|
D|------------4--6--------------------|
A|------4--7--------------------------|
D|4--6--------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 12 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|---------------------------------9--11-|
B|---------------------------9--12-------|
G|------------------9--11-13-------------|
D|------------9--11----------------------|
A|------9--11----------------------------|
D|9--11----------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 13 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|------------------------------------14-16-18-|
B|------------------------------14-17----------|
G|------------------------16-18----------------|
D|---------------14-16-18----------------------|
A|---------14-16-------------------------------|
D|14-16-18-------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 15 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D|------------------------------16-18-|
B|------------------------17-19-------|
G|------------------16-18-------------|
D|------------16-18-------------------|
A|------16-19-------------------------|
D|16-18-------------------------------|

16-20 frets • 12 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Minor Pentatonic feels direct, punchy and riff-friendly and is useful for blues-rock solos, familiar lead guitar and stubborn riff writing.

Lefty Translation

When a right-handed teacher says start on the sixth string, go to the far-right string in this chart and keep the tab as your note-order reference.

Practice Cue

Anchor the root and b7, then bring in bends around the b3 for feel instead of speed alone

Tuning Context

Double Drop D feels symmetrical on the outside strings and strong for drones. It opens up mirrored shapes at the top and bottom of the fretboard.

Scale Notes
  • C#
  • E
  • F#
  • G#
  • 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 C#m7 Minor 7 chord C#5 Power chord E5 Power chord F#5 Power chord B5 Power chord C#sus4 Sus4 chord F#sus4 Sus4 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.