Open E left-handed scale chart

C# Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

C# Phrygian 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. 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.

Formula 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 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
D
C#
B
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G#
F#
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D
C#
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G#
F#
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E
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F#
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C#
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G#
F#
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C#
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G#
F#
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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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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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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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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--3-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--3-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

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

3-7 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------12-14-16-|
B|------------------------------------12-14-15----------|
G#|---------------------------12-13-15-------------------|
E|------------------12-14-16----------------------------|
B|---------12-14-15-------------------------------------|
E|12-14-16----------------------------------------------|

12-16 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

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

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

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 F#m Minor chord Bm Minor chord C#5 Power chord D5 Power chord E5 Power chord F#5 Power chord A5 Power 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.