Open C left-handed scale chart

D# Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Minor Pentatonic scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open C.

D# Minor Pentatonic in Open C tuning gives you the notes D#, F#, G#, A#, C# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open C gives the guitar a large low register and a broad major framework, which is ideal for cinematic left-handed accompaniment and layered rhythm parts. The mirrored chart makes box one feel natural to a left-handed eye, which matters because this is often the first scale lefty players learn.

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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 b3 4 5 b7
Tuning E C G C G C
Scale Notes 5 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

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

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

1-5 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

6-10 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------2--4--|
C|------------------------1--3--------|
G|------------------1--3--------------|
C|------------1--3--------------------|
G|------1--3--------------------------|
C|1--3--------------------------------|

1-5 frets • 12 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------2--4--|
C|------------------------1--3--------|
G|------------------1--3--------------|
C|------------1--3--------------------|
G|------1--3--------------------------|
C|1--3--------------------------------|

1-5 frets • 12 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------6--9--|
C|------------------------------6--8--10-------|
G|------------------------6--8-----------------|
C|---------------6--8--10----------------------|
G|---------6--8--------------------------------|
C|6--8--10-------------------------------------|

6-10 frets • 15 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|------------------------------9--11-|
C|------------------------10-13-------|
G|------------------11-13-------------|
C|------------10-13-------------------|
G|------11-13-------------------------|
C|10-13-------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 12 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------14-16-|
C|------------------------13-15-------|
G|------------------13-15-------------|
C|------------13-15-------------------|
G|------13-15-------------------------|
C|13-15-------------------------------|

13-17 frets • 12 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------18-21-|
C|------------------------------18-20-22-------|
G|------------------------18-20----------------|
C|---------------18-20-22----------------------|
G|---------18-20-------------------------------|
C|18-20-22-------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 15 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Minor Pentatonic feels direct, punchy and riff-friendly and is useful for blues-rock solos, familiar lead guitar and stubborn riff writing.

Lefty Translation

When a right-handed teacher says start on the sixth string, go to the far-right string in this chart and keep the tab as your note-order reference.

Practice Cue

Anchor the root and b7, then bring in bends around the b3 for feel instead of speed alone

Tuning Context

Open C feels huge, modern and harmonically rich. It adds width without sacrificing melodic clarity completely.

Scale Notes
  • D#
  • F#
  • G#
  • 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 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 G#sus4 Sus4 chord

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Library

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.