DADGAD left-handed scale chart
D Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in DADGAD.
D Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD tuning gives you the notes D, D#, F#, G, A, A#, C across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. DADGAD encourages drones and modal movement, which makes mirrored left-handed charts especially useful because familiar standard shapes stop behaving normally. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.
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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.
0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view
3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view
10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view
15-19 frets in mirrored left-handed view
17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------0--1--4--| A|---------------------------------0-----1--3-----------| G|---------------------------0--2-----3-----------------| D|------------------0--1--4-----------------------------| A|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------| D|0--1--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------0--1--4--| A|---------------------------------0-----1--3-----------| G|---------------------------0--2-----3-----------------| D|------------------0--1--4-----------------------------| A|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------| D|0--1--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------4--5--7--| A|---------------------------------3-----5--6-----------| G|---------------------------3--5-----7-----------------| D|------------------4--5--7-----------------------------| A|---------3--5--6--------------------------------------| D|4--5--7-----------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------10-12-13-| A|---------------------------------10----12-13----------| G|---------------------------11-12----14----------------| D|------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|---------10-12-13-------------------------------------| D|10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
10-14 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------16-17-19-| A|---------------------------------15----17-18----------| G|---------------------------15-17----19----------------| D|------------------16-17-19----------------------------| A|---------15-17-18-------------------------------------| D|16-17-19----------------------------------------------|
15-19 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------17-19-20-| A|---------------------------------17----18-21----------| G|---------------------------17-19----20----------------| D|------------------17-19-20----------------------------| A|---------17-18-21-------------------------------------| D|17-19-20----------------------------------------------|
17-21 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.
Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.
Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly
DADGAD feels open, droning and harmonically spacious. It rewards left-handed players who want ringing accompaniment and modal colours.
- D
- D#
- 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.
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