Double Drop D left-handed scale chart
D Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Double Drop D.
D Phrygian Dominant in Double Drop D tuning gives you the notes D, D#, F#, G, A, A#, C 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 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
13-17 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--| B|------------------------------------1--3-----4--------| 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--| B|------------------------------------1--3-----4--------| 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--| B|------------------------------------3--4--7-----------| 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-| B|------------------------------------10-11-13----------| 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|---------------------------------------------13-16-17-| B|------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|---------------------------14-15-17-------------------| D|------------------13-16-17----------------------------| A|---------13-15-17-------------------------------------| D|13-16-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|------------------------------------------17-19-20-| B|------------------------------------19-20----------| G|---------------------------17-19-20----------------| D|------------------17-19-20-------------------------| A|---------17-18-21----------------------------------| D|17-19-20-------------------------------------------|
17-21 frets • 17 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
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.
- 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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