Drop D left-handed scale chart
D Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop D.
D Phrygian 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. 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
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|---------------------------------------------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 • 17 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------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 • 17 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| 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
E|---------------------------------------------10-11-13-| 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
E|---------------------------------------------15-17-18-| B|------------------------------------15-16-18----------| G|---------------------------15-17-19-------------------| D|------------------15-17-19----------------------------| A|---------15-17-18-------------------------------------| D|15-17-19----------------------------------------------|
15-19 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-| B|------------------------------------18-20-22----------| G|---------------------------19-20-22-------------------| D|------------------19-20-22----------------------------| A|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------| D|19-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 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
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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