Standard left-handed scale chart

D Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Standard.

D Phrygian Dominant in Standard tuning gives you the notes D, D#, F#, G, A, A#, C across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Standard tuning keeps the usual string relationships intact, so it is the easiest place to compare left-handed charts with mainstream tab and lesson content. 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.

Formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning E B G D A E
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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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

10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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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|------------------------------------------2--3--|
B|---------------------------------1--3--4--------|
G|------------------------0--2--3-----------------|
D|---------------0--1--4--------------------------|
A|------0--1--3-----------------------------------|
E|2--3--------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 16 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-----------------------------------|
E|2--3--------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 16 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--------------------------------------|
E|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|

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-------------------------------------|
E|10-11-14----------------------------------------------|

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-------------------------------------|
E|15-17-18----------------------------------------------|

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----------------------------------|
E|18-20-22-------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 17 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

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.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

Tuning Context

Standard feels balanced, familiar and easy to compare with lesson material. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.

Scale Notes
  • 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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