Open E left-handed scale chart

D# Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

D# Phrygian Dominant in Open E tuning gives you the notes D#, E, G, G#, A#, B, 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. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.

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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 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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G#
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C#
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G#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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G#
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G#
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C#
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G#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------3--4--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--5-----------|
G#|---------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
E|------------------3--4--6-----------------------------|
B|---------2--4--5--------------------------------------|
E|3--4--6-----------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------3--4--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--5-----------|
G#|---------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
E|------------------3--4--6-----------------------------|
B|---------2--4--5--------------------------------------|
E|3--4--6-----------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------6--7--9--|
B|------------------------------------5--8--9-----------|
G#|---------------------------5--7--8--------------------|
E|------------------6--7--9-----------------------------|
B|---------5--8--9--------------------------------------|
E|6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|

5-9 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

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

9-13 frets • 17 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------15-16-18-|
B|------------------------------------14-16-17----------|
G#|---------------------------14-15-17-------------------|
E|------------------15-16-18----------------------------|
B|---------14-16-17-------------------------------------|
E|15-16-18----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------18-19-21-|
B|------------------------------------17-20-21----------|
G#|---------------------------17-19-20-------------------|
E|------------------18-19-21----------------------------|
B|---------17-20-21-------------------------------------|
E|18-19-21----------------------------------------------|

17-21 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

Tuning Context

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

Scale Notes
  • D#
  • E
  • G
  • G#
  • A#
  • B
  • C#

Next Step

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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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