Double Drop D left-handed scale chart
D Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Double Drop D.
D Phrygian 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. 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.
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--3--| B|------------------------------------1--3-----4--------| G|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------| D|------------------0--1--3-----------------------------| A|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------| D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|------------------------------------------0-----1--3--| B|------------------------------------1--3-----4--------| G|---------------------------0--2--3--------------------| D|------------------0--1--3-----------------------------| A|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------| D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------3--5--7--| B|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| G|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------| D|------------------3--5--7-----------------------------| A|---------3--5--6--------------------------------------| D|3--5--7-----------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------10-12-13-| B|------------------------------------10-11-13----------| G|---------------------------10-12-14-------------------| D|------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|---------10-12-13-------------------------------------| D|10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
10-14 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------13-15-17-| B|------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|---------------------------14-15-17-------------------| D|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|---------13-15-17-------------------------------------| D|13-15-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|------------------------------------------17-19-20-| B|------------------------------------18-20----------| G|---------------------------17-19-20----------------| D|------------------17-19-20-------------------------| A|---------17-18-20----------------------------------| D|17-19-20-------------------------------------------|
17-21 frets • 17 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.
Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.
Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong
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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