Drop C left-handed scale chart
D# Lydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Lydian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop C.
D# Lydian in Drop C tuning gives you the notes D#, F, G, A, A#, C, D across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop C changes the whole guitar feel and emphasises the bass side, which is exactly where left-handed players usually need better visual references than mainstream sites provide. Use the mirrored map to lock the #4 into your visual memory, especially if your default instinct is to reach for a standard major shape from right-handed material.
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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
8-12 frets in mirrored left-handed view
13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D#|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--| A#|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------| F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------| C|------------------0--2--3-----------------------------| G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------| C|0--2--3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D#|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--| A#|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------| F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------| C|------------------0--2--3-----------------------------| G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------| C|0--2--3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D#|---------------------------------------------4--6--7--| A#|------------------------------------4--5--7-----------| F|---------------------------4--5--7--------------------| C|------------------3--5--7-----------------------------| G|---------3--5--7--------------------------------------| C|3--5--7-----------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D#|---------------------------------------------9--11-12-| A#|------------------------------------9--11-12----------| F|---------------------------9--10-12-------------------| C|------------------9--10-12----------------------------| G|---------8--10-12-------------------------------------| C|9--10-12----------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D#|---------------------------------------------14-16-| A#|------------------------------------14-16-17-------| F|---------------------------14-16-17----------------| C|------------------14-15-17-------------------------| G|---------14-15-17----------------------------------| C|14-15-17-------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 17 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D#|------------------------------------------18-19-21-| A#|------------------------------------19-21----------| F|---------------------------19-21-22----------------| C|------------------19-21-22-------------------------| G|---------19-20-22----------------------------------| C|19-21-22-------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 17 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Lydian feels bright, suspended and floating and is useful for soundtrack textures, dreamy leads and wide-interval melodies.
The chart mirrors the neck, but the interval formula and tab stay identical to standard notation, so you can compare lessons without confusion.
Feature the #4 early so the mode sounds Lydian rather than plain major
Drop C feels dense, aggressive and built for modern heavy rhythm guitar. It pushes mirrored riff shapes into a heavier, more modern register.
- D#
- F
- G
- A
- A#
- C
- D
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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