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 Drop D.
D Phrygian Dominant in Drop D tuning gives you the notes D, D#, F#, G, A, A#, C across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop D leaves most of the neck familiar but changes the bass side immediately, which is especially relevant for left-handed players who use mirrored rhythm charts. 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
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------2--3--| B|------------------------------------1--3--4--------| G|---------------------------0--2--3-----------------| D|------------------0--1--4--------------------------| A|---------0--1--3-----------------------------------| D|0--1--4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 17 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------2--3--| B|------------------------------------1--3--4--------| G|---------------------------0--2--3-----------------| D|------------------0--1--4--------------------------| A|---------0--1--3-----------------------------------| D|0--1--4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 17 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| 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
E|---------------------------------------------10-11-14-| 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
E|---------------------------------------------15-17-18-| B|------------------------------------15-16-19----------| 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
E|------------------------------------------18-20-22-| B|---------------------------------19-20-22----------| G|---------------------------19-20-------------------| D|------------------19-20-22-------------------------| A|---------18-21-22----------------------------------| D|19-20-22-------------------------------------------|
18-22 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
Drop D feels heavier on the low end while staying familiar on the top five strings. It makes low-string riffs and one-finger power movement faster to understand in left-handed view.
- 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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