Open E left-handed scale chart

D# Blues Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Blues scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.

D# Blues in Open E tuning gives you the notes D#, F#, G#, A, A#, C# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. Because the b5 often gets hit with attitude rather than precision, use the mirrored layout to keep the visual target honest before adding aggressive articulation.

Open a page

Charts are mirrored for left-handed players. Standard tablature below stays unchanged because tab does not flip with handedness.

Formula 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 6 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Open
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
B
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
G#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
B
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
Root Note Scale Note

Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.

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Open
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
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F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
C#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
E
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
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C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
Root Note Scale Note

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Open
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
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F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
G#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
E
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
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C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
Root Note Scale Note

5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Open
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
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F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
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G#
G#
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A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
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C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
Root Note Scale Note

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
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F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
G#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
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A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
Root Note Scale Note

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
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F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
G#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
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G#
F#
D#
C#
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C#
A#
A
G#
F#
D#
C#
A#
A
G#
F#
E
Root Note Scale Note

17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------------------2--4--5--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--------------|
G#|------------------------------2--5--------------------|
E|------------------2--4--5--6--------------------------|
B|------------2--4--------------------------------------|
E|2--4--5--6--------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------------------2--4--5--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--------------|
G#|------------------------------2--5--------------------|
E|------------------2--4--5--6--------------------------|
B|------------2--4--------------------------------------|
E|2--4--5--6--------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|------------------------------------5--6--9--|
B|------------------------------7--9-----------|
G#|------------------------5--7-----------------|
E|---------------5--6--9-----------------------|
B|---------7--9--------------------------------|
E|5--6--9--------------------------------------|

5-9 frets • 15 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------9--11-|
B|---------------------------9-----10-11-------|
G#|---------------------10-12----13-------------|
E|---------------9--11-------------------------|
B|------9--10-11-------------------------------|
E|9--11----------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 15 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------------------14-16-17-18-|
B|------------------------------------14-16-------------|
G#|------------------------------14-17-------------------|
E|------------------14-16-17-18-------------------------|
B|------------14-16-------------------------------------|
E|14-16-17-18-------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|------------------------------------17-18-21-|
B|------------------------------19-21----------|
G#|------------------------17-19----------------|
E|---------------17-18-21----------------------|
B|---------19-21-------------------------------|
E|17-18-21-------------------------------------|

17-21 frets • 15 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Blues feels gritty, tense and expressive and is useful for turnarounds, greasy phrasing and blues-rock solo work.

Lefty Translation

The blue note still sits in the same fret relationship shown in standard tab, even though the fretboard chart is mirrored for left-handed reading.

Practice Cue

Treat the b5 as a passing colour and resolve it deliberately

Tuning Context

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

Scale Notes
  • 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.

D#m Minor chord F#m Minor chord D#m7 Minor 7 chord D#5 Power chord F#5 Power chord G#5 Power chord C#5 Power chord D#sus4 Sus4 chord

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Explore More Left-Handed Resources

Scale Library Browse the full left-handed scale library by key, scale family and tuning. Chord Library Open mirrored left-handed chord charts with standard tab references and related scales. Tuning Library Move the same chart system into drop tunings and open tunings without losing the workflow. Start With A Core Page Use a popular left-handed default page first, then branch into other keys and tunings. Popular Chord Page Jump into a familiar chord page and compare the mirrored grip box with the standard tab below it.