Open G left-handed scale chart

D Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open G.

D Phrygian in Open G tuning gives you the notes D, D#, F, G, A, A#, C across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open G stacks a major chord under the strings, which turns left-handed rhythm and slide ideas into a much more visual game than in standard tuning. 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.

Formula 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning D B G D G D
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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A#
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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

1-5 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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Root Note Scale Note

13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

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-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--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-----------------------------|
G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------|
D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------1--3--5--|
B|------------------------------------1--3--4-----------|
G|---------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
D|------------------1--3--5-----------------------------|
G|---------2--3--5--------------------------------------|
D|1--3--5-----------------------------------------------|

1-5 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------10-12-13-|
B|------------------------------------10-11-13----------|
G|---------------------------10-12-14-------------------|
D|------------------10-12-13----------------------------|
G|---------10-12-14-------------------------------------|
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----------------------------|
G|---------14-15-17-------------------------------------|
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-------------------------|
G|---------17-19-20----------------------------------|
D|17-19-20-------------------------------------------|

17-21 frets • 17 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

Tuning Context

Open G feels rootsy, slide-friendly and chord-rich. It makes partial chords, droning harmonies and slide-friendly shapes easier to hear quickly.

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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