Open D left-handed scale chart
D Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open D.
D Phrygian in Open D tuning gives you the notes D, D#, F, G, A, A#, C across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. 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
D|---------------------------------------------0--1--3--| A|---------------------------------0-----1--3-----------| F#|---------------------------1--3-----4-----------------| 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--| A|---------------------------------0-----1--3-----------| F#|---------------------------1--3-----4-----------------| 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--| A|------------------------------------3--5--6-----------| F#|---------------------------3--4--6--------------------| 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-| A|---------------------------------10-12-13----------| F#|---------------------------11-13-------------------| D|------------------10-12-13-------------------------| A|---------10-12-13----------------------------------| D|10-12-13-------------------------------------------|
10-14 frets • 17 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------15-17-19-| A|------------------------------------15-17-18----------| F#|---------------------------15-16-18-------------------| D|------------------15-17-19----------------------------| A|---------15-17-18-------------------------------------| D|15-17-19----------------------------------------------|
15-19 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------19-20-22-| A|------------------------------------18-20-22----------| F#|---------------------------18-20-21-------------------| 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
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- 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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