Whole Step Down left-handed scale chart
D# Lydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Lydian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Whole Step Down.
D# Lydian in Whole Step Down tuning gives you the notes D#, F, G, A, A#, C, D across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Whole step down changes the guitar response enough to affect bends, muting and attack, which is useful for heavier left-handed rhythm playing. 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
4-8 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--1--3--| A|------------------------------------0--1--3-----------| F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------| C|------------------0--2--3-----------------------------| G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------| D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------0--1--3--| A|------------------------------------0--1--3-----------| F|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------| C|------------------0--2--3-----------------------------| G|---------0--2--3--------------------------------------| D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|------------------------------------------5--7--8--| A|---------------------------------5--6--8-----------| F|------------------------4--5--7--------------------| C|------------------5--7-----------------------------| G|---------5--7--8-----------------------------------| D|5--7--8--------------------------------------------|
4-8 frets • 17 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------8--10-12-| A|------------------------------------8--10-12----------| F|---------------------------9--10-12-------------------| C|------------------9--10-12----------------------------| G|---------8--10-12-------------------------------------| D|8--10-12----------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------13-15-17-| A|------------------------------------13-15-17----------| F|---------------------------14-16-17-------------------| C|------------------14-15-17----------------------------| G|---------14-15-17-------------------------------------| D|13-15-17----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------19-20-22-| A|------------------------------------18-20-22----------| F|---------------------------19-21-22-------------------| C|------------------19-21-22----------------------------| G|---------19-20-22-------------------------------------| D|19-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 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
Whole Step Down feels lower, wider and more elastic under the fingers. It gives familiar fingering a deeper voice without changing interval relationships.
- 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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