Open E left-handed scale chart
D# Lydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Lydian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.
D# Lydian in Open E tuning gives you the notes D#, F, G, A, A#, C, D 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. 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.
2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view
5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view
9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view
14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view
17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| B|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| G#|---------------------------2--4--6--------------------| E|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------| B|---------3--4--6--------------------------------------| E|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|
2-6 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--| B|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| G#|---------------------------2--4--6--------------------| E|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------| B|---------3--4--6--------------------------------------| E|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|
2-6 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|---------------------------------------5--6--8--| B|---------------------------------6--8-----------| G#|------------------------6--7--9-----------------| E|---------------5--6--8--------------------------| B|---------6--8-----------------------------------| E|5--6--8-----------------------------------------|
5-9 frets • 16 note position run
Position 3 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|------------------------------------10-11-13----------| G#|---------------------------9--11-13-------------------| E|------------------10-11-13----------------------------| B|---------10-11-13-------------------------------------| E|10-11-13----------------------------------------------|
9-13 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------15-17-18-| B|------------------------------------15-16-18----------| G#|---------------------------14-16-18-------------------| E|------------------15-17-18----------------------------| B|---------15-16-18-------------------------------------| E|15-17-18----------------------------------------------|
14-18 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
E|---------------------------------------17-18-20-| B|---------------------------------18-20----------| G#|------------------------18-19-21----------------| E|---------------17-18-20-------------------------| B|---------18-20----------------------------------| E|17-18-20----------------------------------------|
17-21 frets • 16 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
Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.
- 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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